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