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Originally Posted by BlackJetE90
The small fuel tank is on the Euro C200 BlueTec diesel. It is able to be smaller due to the new car being 20% more fuel efficient. The new C has lost 220lbs. It is mostly due to extensive use of aluminium in the chassis and body panels. They body alone is 150lbs less than the previous gen.
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Thanks, that's what I was getting at, I was just trying to say that fuel tank capacity isn't going to save much weight on a car, even if they used a much smaller tank. I'm still smarting from the stupidly small fuel tank in my M Coupe and it's pathetically short range.