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June 02, 2004, 03:13:54 am

kens84quantumtd

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A little off topic but interesting Diesel news...
« on: June 02, 2004, 03:13:54 am »
Hey. Just wached Motorweek, and they had the new Mercedes E320 CDI being reviewed. I saw this car at the Detroit autoshow.  I think we may see more cars like this returning to the US as we finally get low sulfur diesel. The car is rather impressive... even though it's not a VW :)
It uses a Common-Rail Direct Injection system.

Engine 3.2L Inline-6 diesel engine
Net Power 201 hp @ 4,200 rpm
Net Torque 369 lb-ft @ 1,800- 2,600 rpm

Motorweek's testing resulted in some pretty healthy stats.
0-60 of 6.8 sec !!!!!
1/4 mile of 15.1 !!!
For a car weighing over 2 tons, that is pretty fast.
It is faster than the E500 V8 powered car.

Mileage is also impressive..   27 city 38 Highway. Motorweek avereaged 35MPG on their test loop.

I hope this type of press will change the mind of more people out their that are still remembering the cars built by GM.


Ken



Reply #1June 03, 2004, 08:24:51 am

BlackTieTD

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A little off topic but interesting Diesel news...
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2004, 08:24:51 am »
nice. diesel is the way of the future! ..at least for now.

those are some good numbers... nice to see some factory diesels making some strong 1/4 mile passes!  :D

don't start about GM  :evil:

 

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