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2003 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 fuel economy

The 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 does 12.2 L/100 km (23.2 mpg, 19.3 US mpg) on the official combined test. Work out what a trip costs in your money below.

2003 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 in Motora’s 3D garage

Key figures

FuelPetrol
Official economy12.2 L/100 km (23.2 mpg, 19.3 US mpg) · NEDC
Per 100 km12.2 litres
Per 100 miles19.6 litres
Power302 hp (225 kW)
Engine5 litres
Weight1,845 kg
DriveTwo-wheel drive

Every version of this generation

Figures for each engine and gearbox in this generation. In Motora, owners pick theirs so drives are costed for their exact car.

VersionYearsGearboxPowerL/100 kmmpg
SL 350 245/2722002–2012automatic268 hp9.928.5
SL 500 306/3882001–2012automatic302 hp12.223.2
SL 55 AMG 500/5172002–2008automatic510 hp13.520.9
SL 65 AMG 6122004–2012automatic603 hp15.118.7

What does a trip cost?

Fuel cost–

Prices start at an example. Change them to what you pay. Economy starts at the car’s official combined figure, or a typical real-world one for cars without an official result.

Real-world economy

Official figures come from a lab test. On the road, motorway speeds, short trips, traffic and cold weather usually use more. Motora records each drive in your SL 500 and works out what it really used from how you drove, priced with pump prices near you. How the drive tracker works.

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Put your SL 500 in your Motora garage, paint it, fit wheels and a body kit, set the stance and park it next to your friends’ cars. See the 3D garage.

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Build it in your 3D garage, and Motora records every drive and works out what it cost in fuel.

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Figures are official combined (NEDC) results and can differ a little between markets. Calculator prices are examples.