Mercedes SLK 1996 fuel consumption

Mercedes SLK from 1996 to 2000 real fuel consumption according to user reports is approximately 16% higher compared to advertised fuel consumption. For petrol engines real consumption is in average 8% higher, but for diesel engines is approximately 23% higher. Starting from 1996 Mercedes SLK average difference between actual owner-reported fuel consumption and stated consumption 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 SLK
1996	+4%	insignificant
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1997	+3%	insignificant
1998	+3%	insignificant
1999	+3%	insignificant
2000	+4%	insignificant

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

1996 - 2000

Mercedes SLK 1996 fuel economy

Average advertised fuel consumption for petrol engines	25.3 MPG 9.3 l/100km
Average real-world fuel consumption for petrol engines	25.7 MPG 9.2 l/100km
Average real gasoline consumption difference *	insignificant

Mercedes SLK 1996 specs

According to advertised fuel consumption, a Mercedes SLK 1996 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 SLK with automatic transmission consumes around 0.8 litres per 100 km or 10% more fuel than a version with the same engine but a manual gearbox.

Compared to similar cars from other manufacturers, the Mercedes SLK fuel economy is significantly above average. The best fuel economy in its class of all the modifications has one with 2.3 petrol engine and manual transmission (Mercedes SLK 2.3 230 1996 Kompressor 193 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 SLK 2.0 200 1996 136 HP manual	25.8 MPG 9.1 l/100km	26.1 MPG 9.0 l/100km-1%
Mercedes SLK 2.0 200 1996 Automatic 136 HP automatic	25.3 MPG 9.3 l/100km	23.8 MPG 9.9 l/100km+6%
2.3 liter petrol engine
Mercedes SLK 2.3 230 1996 Kompressor 193 HP manual	25.3 MPG 9.3 l/100km	25.3 MPG 9.3 l/100km0%
Mercedes SLK 2.3 230 1996 Kompressor Automatic 193 HP automatic	24.8 MPG 9.5 l/100km	23.3 MPG 10.1 l/100km+6%

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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.