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kdbcom · 05-10-2008, 06:22 AM

Photos of model changes have been posted earlier.

I have seen somewhere that about 90% of Mercs (not necessarily B class) are autos draw your own conclusions from that.

You will get slightly less mpg with the CVT but not the difference that you used to get in the old days when you used to have 3 & 4 speed auto boxes.

The CVT should give the optimum revs - speed - conditions & in the S mode is supposed to have a form of driver style learning capability.

0-100 kmph is about 0.1-0.2 down on the manual.

Top speed is down about 3-5 mph down and depending on method determined to measure mpg is between the same & about 4 mpg worse than the manual.

CO2 figures are up but you guys in North America /Canada don't seem so worried about CO2 figures as the rest of us in Europe you appear to have differing methods of defining & measuring pollution.

Source of figures M/B official brochures is for 05-08 models and does vary between models & engine sizes / types.

N.B. Do get yourself a good test drive in both the manual & auto versions before deciding what variant to go for.

05-10-2008, 06:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
kdbcom BenzWorld Extremist Date registered: Feb 2006 Vehicle: B200 CDI SE Location: Surrey UK Posts: 1,164	Photos of model changes have been posted earlier. I have seen somewhere that about 90% of Mercs (not necessarily B class) are autos draw your own conclusions from that. You will get slightly less mpg with the CVT but not the difference that you used to get in the old days when you used to have 3 & 4 speed auto boxes. The CVT should give the optimum revs - speed - conditions & in the S mode is supposed to have a form of driver style learning capability. 0-100 kmph is about 0.1-0.2 down on the manual. Top speed is down about 3-5 mph down and depending on method determined to measure mpg is between the same & about 4 mpg worse than the manual. CO2 figures are up but you guys in North America /Canada don't seem so worried about CO2 figures as the rest of us in Europe you appear to have differing methods of defining & measuring pollution. Source of figures M/B official brochures is for 05-08 models and does vary between models & engine sizes / types. N.B. Do get yourself a good test drive in both the manual & auto versions before deciding what variant to go for. Last edited by kdbcom : 05-10-2008 at 06:27 AM.