
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Mercedes-Benz SL500 cars, across model years.
The annual fuel costs (shown in the right-hand columns) are calculated based on an estimated annual mileage of 15,000 miles,
of which 55% of the miles are city driving, and 45% of the miles are highway driving.
Annual Cost 1 assumes a fuel cost of $5.00 per gallon, while Annual Cost 2 assumes a fuel cost of $6.00 per gallon.
| Model Year | Transmission | Cyl. | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Annual Cost 1 |
Annual Cost 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 SL500 | Automatic 7-speed | 8 | 17 | 14 | 22 | $4,480 | $5,376 |
| 2005 SL500 | Automatic 7-speed | 8 | 17 | 14 | 21 | $4,553 | $5,464 |
| 2004 SL500 | Automatic 7-speed | 8 | 17 | 14 | 21 | $4,553 | $5,464 |
| 2003 SL500 | Automatic 5-speed | 8 | 16 | 14 | 20 | $4,633 | $5,560 |
| 2002 SL500 | Automatic 5-speed | 8 | 17 | 15 | 22 | $4,284 | $5,140 |
| 2001 SL500 | Automatic 5-speed | 8 | 17 | 14 | 21 | $4,553 | $5,464 |
| 2000 SL500 | Automatic 5-speed | 8 | 17 | 14 | 21 | $4,553 | $5,464 |
| 1999 SL500 | Automatic 5-speed | 8 | 17 | 14 | 21 | $4,553 | $5,464 |
| 1998 SL500 | Automatic 5-speed | 8 | 17 | 14 | 21 | $4,553 | $5,464 |
| 1997 SL500 | Automatic 5-speed | 8 | 16 | 14 | 21 | $4,553 | $5,464 |
| 1996 SL500 | Automatic 5-speed | 8 | 17 | 15 | 22 | $4,284 | $5,140 |
| 1995 SL500 | Automatic 4-speed | 8 | 16 | 15 | 20 | $4,437 | $5,325 |
| 1994 SL500 | Automatic 4-speed | 8 | 16 | 14 | 19 | $4,722 | $5,667 |
Data source: Fuel Economy USA, Reference.