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Mercedes Remembers the 240 D 3.0, the First 5-Cylinder Diesel Production Car
Four decades ago, Mercedes-Benz launched the 240 D; the most powerful and fastest diesel car of its day and the world’s first series-production car with a five-cylinder oil burner. The Mercedes-Benz 240 D 3.0 launched in 1974 was powered by a 79hp (80PS) five-cylinder engine. Read more »
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Mercedes-benz Puts A Price Tag On New Cls Shooting Brake In Europe, Begins Taking Orders
While deliveries will not begin until October 6, 2012, Mercedes-Benz has released pricing for the European range of the new CLS Shooting Brake series, which is available to order with immediate effect. In Mercedes-Benz' home market of Germany, the...
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Mercedes' First-ever Diesel-hybrid, The E300 Bluetec, Debuts In Geneva
At the Geneva Motor Show, Mercedes previewed its first-ever, series-production diesel-hybrid model, the E300 BlueTEC HYBRID that will be available in both sedan and Estate body styles when it is launched onto the market at the end of 2011. The hybrid...
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2009 Mercedes-benz Sprinter Gets New Diesel Engines And 6-speed Gearboxes
For the 2009MY, Mercedes-Benz's Sprinter van has been updated with the introduction of a new generation of diesel engines and six-speed manual transmissions along with numerous, but of less importance, features. The new four-cylinder OM 651 diesel...
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New Mercedes C250 Cdi Bluefficiency: 45.2mpg And 0 To 62mph In 7.0’’
Mercedes-Benz has developed a completely new turbo diesel engine generation that will make its world premiere on a C-Class model at the Paris Auto Show. In the limited production C250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Prime Edition, the 4-cylinder 2.2-liter diesel produces...
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Frankfurt Show: Mercedes-benz S 300 Bluetec Hybrid
Yep, it’s another production hybrid model from Mercedes-Benz. Only this time the S 300 BLUETEC HYBRID combines a BLUETEC diesel engine with hybrid technology instead of a petrol-hybrid system like the ML 450 HYBRID that we showed you yesterday....
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