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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #20 on: May 08, 2012, 08:12:05 pm »
Quote from: Mike on May 08, 2012, 07:09:26 pm
CLS = 10.8 L/100 km
Cruze Eco = 4.7 L/100 km
Escape 1.6L EcoBoost = 7.9 L/100 km


That is all I drove so far.

What on earth was the rational for MB bringing the CLS AMG 63?

To me, the only people interested in this kind of event are likely fairly hostile to cars to begin with. Bringing this to the event seems to be MB thumbing their nose at the green movement, maybe not the brightest move they could make from a marketing standpoint.

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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #21 on: May 08, 2012, 08:17:13 pm »
It cls was Mike car for the week, I guess it was only thing he could get  :rofl2:
The red BMW look nice
Do you also get to drive the Lexus 200?
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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #22 on: May 08, 2012, 08:24:50 pm »
Quote from: Northernridge on May 08, 2012, 08:19:59 pm
Quote from: 5 Wheel Drive on May 08, 2012, 09:57:47 am
What is a CLS doing with this group?  Good for you for getting it though....   ;D


I have the same question...maybe for when drivers get bored driving almost everything else??

I dunno...maybe to show a 500+HP car can get decent mileage too?

10.8L/100km ain't bad!!
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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #23 on: May 08, 2012, 08:38:02 pm »
Hey AB, do you mean the Mini? There are no BMW's on the trip.

I am in the CT200h after the Panamera tomorrow.

The Merc is here as it is heralded as one of the most fuel efficient 500+ hp cars.  It has start stop and is more efficient than the old C63 (this is the twin-turbo 5.5L)
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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #24 on: May 08, 2012, 08:40:14 pm »
Quote from: Mike on May 08, 2012, 08:38:02 pm

I am in the CT200h after the Panamera tomorrow.



A local guy I talked to has averaged 5.2L/100km in his CT since he bought it.  Not too shabby at all!
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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #25 on: May 08, 2012, 08:43:03 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on May 08, 2012, 08:24:50 pm

10.8L/100km ain't bad!!

true that!!
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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #26 on: May 08, 2012, 08:45:00 pm »
The way we are driving I fully expect 4s.  If I can do it in the Cruze Eco it should be a breeze.
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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #27 on: May 08, 2012, 08:46:42 pm »
Quote from: Mike on May 08, 2012, 08:45:00 pm
The way we are driving I fully expect 4s.  If I can do it in the Cruze Eco it should be a breeze.

Oh for sure...you will be trying.  His number was just from normal driving over the lifetime of the car.
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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #28 on: May 08, 2012, 10:07:18 pm »
Quote from: Mike on May 08, 2012, 08:38:02 pm
Hey AB, do you mean the Mini? There are no BMW's on the trip.

I am in the CT200h after the Panamera tomorrow.

The Merc is here as it is heralded as one of the most fuel efficient 500+ hp cars.  It has start stop and is more efficient than the old C63 (this is the twin-turbo 5.5L)
When you pull back on hwy 2 from the caa parking lot , there was a red  car behind you , I thought it was a bimmer
I miss you by that much   

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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #29 on: May 08, 2012, 10:11:41 pm »
Quote from: airbalancer on May 08, 2012, 10:07:18 pm
Quote from: Mike on May 08, 2012, 08:38:02 pm
Hey AB, do you mean the Mini? There are no BMW's on the trip.

I am in the CT200h after the Panamera tomorrow.

The Merc is here as it is heralded as one of the most fuel efficient 500+ hp cars.  It has start stop and is more efficient than the old C63 (this is the twin-turbo 5.5L)
When you pull back on hwy 2 from the caa parking lot , there was a red  car behind you , I thought it was a bimmer
I miss you by that much   



That was actually Gary Grant in the CLS, I was in the Cruze Eco by then,  Not sure which car it was, there were a few red cars.
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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #30 on: May 08, 2012, 10:21:09 pm »
Was there a couple of cruzes?
I saw a beige one with a Eco sign about 5 mins after the cls pulled out of the packing lot
If the doctor was no time ,  ::), I would have made in time
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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #31 on: May 08, 2012, 10:39:22 pm »
Quote from: airbalancer on May 08, 2012, 10:21:09 pm
Was there a couple of cruzes?
I saw a beige one with a Eco sign about 5 mins after the cls pulled out of the packing lot
If the doctor was no time ,  ::), I would have made in time

Mine was red, not sure about the beige one, but a lot of manufacturers had 'support vehicles'
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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #32 on: May 09, 2012, 07:23:07 am »
I was talking to Jim Kenzie last night at dinner and during his stint in the CLS AMG he managed to average below 10.0 L/100 km.  :o 
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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #33 on: May 09, 2012, 08:09:47 am »
Quote from: Mike on May 09, 2012, 07:23:07 am
I was talking to Jim Kenzie last night at dinner and during his stint in the CLS AMG he managed to average below 10.0 L/100 km.  :o

Jim is pretty good at hypermiling when he wants to.
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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #34 on: May 09, 2012, 08:16:34 am »
Quote from: Mike on May 09, 2012, 07:23:07 am
I was talking to Jim Kenzie last night at dinner and during his stint in the CLS AMG he managed to average below 10.0 L/100 km.  :o
How far did you make it last night, it only a 4 hour to Chatham down the 401 from Cobourg ;D
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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #35 on: May 09, 2012, 07:34:28 pm »
Today's cars:

Porsche Panamera S Hybrid = 9.7 L/100 km.  That was 100% city driving...the worse city driving.  We drove across Dundas from East Toronto (Bayview) to Oakville.  Jil McIntosh got 6.8 L/100 km in this car on the open road

Lexus CT200h - 4.0 L/100 km.  I wanted to hit the 3's so bad and came so close
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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #36 on: May 10, 2012, 03:52:07 pm »
2012 Kia Optima Hybrid = 5.4 L/100 km. It was a mostly uphill run from Hamilton to Woodstock

2013 Mazda CX-5 GS FWD = 5.6 L/100 km. It was Woodstock to London, mostly flat.  I was at 5.3 L until the final run on Veterans Memorial highway (up-hill, 90 km/h)
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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #37 on: May 10, 2012, 06:02:52 pm »
Quote from: Mike on May 10, 2012, 03:52:07 pm
2012 Kia Optima Hybrid = 5.4 L/100 km. It was a mostly uphill run from Hamilton to Woodstock

2013 Mazda CX-5 GS FWD = 5.6 L/100 km. It was Woodstock to London, mostly flat.  I was at 5.3 L until the final run on Veterans Memorial highway (up-hill, 90 km/h)
They should put hybrid in a Santa Fe, they could get a lot of press from that L/100km
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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #38 on: May 10, 2012, 06:35:27 pm »
The panamera is impressive. I'm impressed  by the cx5. Mazda is typically horrible.

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Re: Feature: AJAC Brighton-to-London Eco-Run
« Reply #39 on: May 10, 2012, 07:15:21 pm »
Wing I think your post above needs a tiny bit more punctuation
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