Mercedes-Benz SL600 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Mercedes-Benz SL600 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 15 model years, from 1994 to 2009. Across those years its best rated version returned 14 mpg (1996) and its thirstiest returned 13 mpg (1994). The EPA record holds 15 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Two Seaters.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Mercedes-Benz SL600 placed highest in 1997 at #10 of 13, and lowest in 2008 at #37 of 46. It spent 0 of its 15 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 15 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 1 of 1 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What SL600 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2009 Mercedes-Benz SL600 burns 821 to 821 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2009 model year is $5,550 to $5,550 a year in fuel, or $16,500 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Two Seaters

Across the 263 nameplates EPA classifies as Two Seaters, the median best combined rating is 18 mpg. At 14 mpg the Mercedes-Benz SL600 is 4 mpg below the median, which is worth about $639 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Two Seaters rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Mercedes-Benz nameplates

Every Mercedes-Benz model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.