April 2008 - Posts

• Mercedes-Benz new four cylinder diesels

  Should be a positive for biodiesel advocates wanting to see a small diesel from Mercedes. Mercedes-Benz launches new line of four cylinder diesels Mercedes-Benz was the first automaker to bring diesel engines to automobiles and just after the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rudolf Diesel, they are announcing a redesigned four cylinder diesel line. The new trio of four cylinder turbo diesels all displace 2143cc and have power outputs ranging from 136hp to 204hp and up to 369lb-ft of torque in the most powerful version. That puts output on a par with the latest four cylinder diesels from arch-rival BMW. In spite of the increased output from 168 to 204hp in the most powerful version, fuel consumption has been reduced. In the C250 CDI that debuts this fall, the EU combined fuel consumption is rated at 43.6 mpg (U.S.), an improvement of almost 4 mpg. The mid-level 170hp goes 46.1 miles on every American-sized gallon of diesel. Carbon dioxide emissions for the two engines are rated at 143 and 136 g/km respectively. Continue at Autoblog Green    Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | live it! Posted Apr 10 2008, 09:01 PM by Rich with 8 comment(s)