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so at 19.5mpg (very good for that huge vehicle by the way) and an over 24 gallon tank, that's a (great) range of ~470mi.
of course at say $3.50 a gallon for premium that's about $68 fill up.
your cost per mile is about 18c. my ev for comparison is just 4c (with home charging)!
Glad you all made it safe! @AJT123 how is the wind noise isolation at 90? One of the issues I have found with luxury SUVs is once you get over 75 the wind noise really exponentially increases because of the large surface area and big mirrors. Thats another thing that keeps me out of an SUV. Even Range Rovers have that issue. Pacifica is like that too
My S560 turns about 1,700 RPM at 90 lol
Thanks! I wasn't testing it going that fast but I didn't notice anything different loudness-wise, will check for sure on the way back at 90+. The mirrors are huge like you say.
It dumbfounds me, of course and LS is going to be quiet; that's its whole mission. This is a 6200lb brick going 85MPH. IDK how Lexus did it but they did. It's an absolute tomb in there.
Originally Posted by bitkahuna
AJT - thanks for sharing trip info.
so at 19.5mpg (very good for that huge vehicle by the way) and an over 24 gallon tank, that's a (great) range of ~470mi.
of course at say $3.50 a gallon for premium that's about $68 fill up.
your cost per mile is about 18c. my ev for comparison is just 4c (with home charging)!
Thanks! And yeah, it gets good MPG on the highway for what it is.
This is not intended to start a debate, it's not a shot, but I couldn't even begin to imagine dealing with finding chargers and waiting for charging on long trips.
I think the ideal thing would be to have an EV to zoom around the city in and ICE/hybrid for long trips.
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it's meant to give you a back and leg massage with the cruise control set at 150
the E55 especially could benefit from an additional gear... 100 mph in 5th is just about 3,000 rpm, but it's got the grunt to be at 1,500 and still accelerate up a steep hill lol
it's meant to give you a back and leg massage with the cruise control set at 150
Yep, lol. That said, even on the autobahn I'm not sure I'd drive that fast even though S-Class would do it all day. Easy to be killed fast if you hit something on the road.
Originally Posted by Stroock639
the E55 especially could benefit from an additional gear... 100 mph in 5th is just about 3,000 rpm, but it's got the grunt to be at 1,500 and still accelerate up a steep hill lol
Same with the SL, I reported this... someone (maybe you?) said something like "Yep MB wants you to have the torque at the ready at high speeds..."
Our cars must be geared the same, 3000RPM @ 100 as well.
Yep, lol. That said, even on the autobahn I'm not sure I'd drive that fast even though S-Class would do it all day. Easy to be killed fast if you hit something on the road.
Same with the SL, I reported this... someone (maybe you?) said something like "Yep MB wants you to have the torque at the ready at high speeds..."
Our cars must be geared the same, 3000RPM @ 100 as well.
Wait a minute! I thought you never drove over the speed limit?!
This is not intended to start a debate, it's not a shot, but I couldn't even begin to imagine dealing with finding chargers and waiting for charging on long trips.
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I would rather pay the extra money and drive the LX. Full size spare. Cargo room. A sunroof that can open.
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