Mercedes-Benz has been producing diesel-powered passenger cars in manifold entity styles owing to 1936. Diesel- and gasoline-powered Mercedes generally help the equivalent object styles of the coupe, four-door sedan, estate car, convertible and the sport service vehicle. Diesel-powered Mercedes are exceeding fuel-efficient and less expensive at the pump than petrol versions, however are substantially also favoured in Europe than in the USA.
Origins
The first off Mercedes-Benz powered by a diesel engine was the 260D that debuted in Feb 1936. The diesels eventually came in the coupe and estate, or station wagon, body styles. Power came from 2.2- and 2.4-liter in-line four-cylinder diesel engines and the 3-liter five-cylinder diesel. Mercedes' CDI, or common-rail direct injection, became available in 1997 diesel-powered coupes and sedans. The 260D came as a Pullman saloon, or 4/5-seat sedan or convertible. It became universal among taxi vehivle companies for its fuel-efficiency. A larger six to seven passenger variant featured a fashionable target and upgrades, and sold as a luxury anecdote of the Pullman saloon. Mercedes produced the vehivle over 1940.
Postwar Era
Mercedes offered the 1.7-liter four-cylinder diesel engine in the 170D four-door saloon, coupe and convertible in 1949. In 1953, the automaker introduced the mid-size W120 series saloons, or sedan, with a 1.9-liter four-cylinder engine. It followed in 1956 with a 1.8-liter account in the W121 series sedans. The W120s were Mercedes' "pontoon" models admitted for their rounded protest style and bulbous fenders. Mercedes streamlined the coupe and saloon body styles blastoff in 1962. These cars glaring the "fin-tail" Period. The 190D featured a 50-horsepower 1.9-liter six-cylinder diesel engine with Bosch fuel injection pump transaction. There was as well a 55-horsepower 2-liter diesel straight-six. By 1968, the mid-size W114 and W115 models appeared with four- and five-cylinder engines, with the six-cylinder diesel appearing in coupes.
Contemporary Passenger Cars
The Mercedes-Benz 240D 3-liter five-cylinder diesel engine came with the W115 series sedans in 1974. Three senility following, Mercedes launched its W123 four-door sedans that laid the foundation for the next W124 and W210 sedans that chalk up shift the signature cars in looks for the automaker. The diesel-powered 240D and succeeding the 300D cemented Mercedes' honour as a sort maker of diesel engines. It featured a 2.6-liter four-cylinder engine originally placed on the chassis of a Mercedes-Benz 200. This early disposition of becoming diesel engines on existing gasoline-powered models became the criterion participation as both petrol and diesels shared the identical bodies. The mould identification of 260D denoted the vehicle had a diesel 2.6-liter engine. The numerical-letter imitation identification as well became a Mercedes principles. In 2011, the automaker launched its diesel-hybrid cars with the E300 BlueTec Hybrid saloons equipped with a 204-horsepower 2.2-liter four-cylinder diesel engine working in tandem with a compact electric motor to deliver up to 224 total horsepower.
Sport Utility Vehicle
The automaker dived into the sport utility vehicle market in 1997 with its M-Class vehicles. These early models featured a 2.7-liter five-cylinder diesel engine. By the third generation, the M-Class came with its fuel-efficient yet powerful BlueTec diesel for the four-wheel drive models. The ML350 features a 305-horsepower 3.5-liter diesel V-6 that wields 258 foot-pounds of torque and develops up to 22 mpg in highway driving.
