Mercedes CLK 1997 fuel consumption

Mercedes CLK from 1997 to 1999 real fuel consumption according to user reports is approximately 2% higher compared to advertised fuel consumption. For petrol engines real consumption is similar to manufacturer's stated consumption, but for diesel engines is approximately 3% higher. Starting from 1997 Mercedes CLK average difference between actual owner-reported fuel consumption and stated consumption was slightly above industry average, at 1998 it was similar to average, at 1999 difference between owner-reported and advertised fuel economy became less than industry average. For more details, see the table below.

Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values

Year	Gasoline cars
Year	All carmakers	Mercedes CLK
1997	+3%	+6%
Show all years
1998	+3%	insignificant
1999	+3%	insignificant

See below for the actual consumption of generations and versions of Mercedes CLK.

1997 - 1999

Mercedes CLK 1997 coupe fuel economy

Average advertised fuel consumption for petrol engines	23.8 MPG 9.9 l/100km
Average real-world fuel consumption for petrol engines	23.7 MPG 9.9 l/100km
Average real gasoline consumption difference *	insignificant

Mercedes CLK 1997 specs

According to advertised fuel consumption, a Mercedes CLK 1997 with automatic transmission consumes on average 0.2 liters per 100 km or 2% more fuel than similar versions with manual gearbox. Based on user-reported real-world fuel consumption, this generation Mercedes CLK with automatic transmission consumes around 0.8 litres per 100 km or 9% more fuel than a version with the same engine but a manual gearbox.

Compared to similar cars from other manufacturers, the Mercedes CLK fuel economy is slightly better than average. The best real fuel economy in its class according to user reviews of all the modifications has modification with 2.0 petrol engine and manual transmission (Mercedes CLK 2.0 200 1997 136 HP). However, of all modifications the best advertised fuel economy in its class has Mercedes CLK with 4.3 petrol engine and automatic transmission (Mercedes CLK 4.3 430 1998 279 HP).

The table below shows the real and claimed fuel consumption and the differences for specific versions.

Modification	Claimed consumption	Real consumption
2.0 liter petrol engine
Mercedes CLK 2.0 200 1997 136 HP manual	25.0 MPG 9.4 l/100km	24.5 MPG 9.6 l/100km+2%
Mercedes CLK 2.0 200 1997 Automatic 136 HP automatic	24.8 MPG 9.5 l/100km	24.8 MPG 9.5 l/100km0%
Mercedes CLK 1997 2.0 CLK 200 Kompressor 192 HP manual	24.8 MPG 9.5 l/100km
Mercedes CLK 1997 2.0 CLK 200 Kompressor Automatic 192 HP automatic	24.0 MPG 9.8 l/100km
2.3 liter petrol engine
Mercedes CLK 2.3 230 1997 Kompressor 193 HP automatic	23.8 MPG 9.9 l/100km	22.4 MPG 10.5 l/100km+6%
Mercedes CLK 1997 2.3 CLK 230 Kompressor 193 HP manual	24.0 MPG 9.8 l/100km
3.2 liter petrol engine
Mercedes CLK 3.2 320 1997 224 HP automatic	23.3 MPG 10.1 l/100km
4.3 liter petrol engine
Mercedes CLK 4.3 430 1998 279 HP automatic	21.0 MPG 11.2 l/100km	21.4 MPG 11.0 l/100km-2%

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* - Difference between advertised and user reported fuel economy has been calculated taking into account only those car versions for which information is available both on the fuel consumption specified by the manufacturer and reported by users.

User-reported fuel consumption may not accurately represent all users' experiences due to variables such as driving conditions, driving style, technical condition of the vehicle, and other circumstances. Thus, it should not be relied upon as a representative indicator.