
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Mercedes-Benz SL600 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 SL600 | Automatic 5-speed | 12 | 14 | 11 | 18 | $5,625 | $6,750 |
| 2008 SL600 | Automatic 5-speed | 12 | 14 | 11 | 18 | $5,625 | $6,750 |
| 2007 SL600 | Automatic 5-speed | 12 | 14 | 11 | 18 | $5,625 | $6,750 |
| 2006 SL600 | Automatic 5-speed | 12 | 14 | 11 | 18 | $5,625 | $6,750 |
| 2005 SL600 | Automatic 5-speed | 12 | 14 | 11 | 18 | $5,625 | $6,750 |
| 2004 SL600 | Automatic 5-speed | 12 | 14 | 12 | 17 | $5,422 | $6,507 |
| 2002 SL600 | Automatic 5-speed | 12 | 14 | 12 | 17 | $5,422 | $6,507 |
| 2001 SL600 | Automatic 5-speed | 12 | 14 | 12 | 17 | $5,422 | $6,507 |
| 2000 SL600 | Automatic 5-speed | 12 | 14 | 12 | 18 | $5,312 | $6,375 |
| 1999 SL600 | Automatic 5-speed | 12 | 14 | 12 | 17 | $5,422 | $6,507 |
| 1998 SL600 | Automatic 5-speed | 12 | 14 | 12 | 18 | $5,312 | $6,375 |
| 1997 SL600 | Automatic 5-speed | 12 | 14 | 12 | 19 | $5,213 | $6,256 |
| 1996 SL600 | Automatic 5-speed | 12 | 14 | 12 | 19 | $5,213 | $6,256 |
| 1995 SL600 | Automatic 4-speed | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | $5,546 | $6,656 |
| 1994 SL600 | Automatic 4-speed | 12 | 13 | 11 | 16 | $5,859 | $7,031 |
Data source: Fuel Economy USA, Reference.