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| darcyocker Veteran Date registered: Mar 2008 Location: Cape Town South Africa Vehicle(s): 1994 W463 G300 Diesel; 1981 W123 300D Posts: 138  | ||
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| AlanMcR Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, CA, Los Altos Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL Posts: 3500  | ||
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| DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9964  | ||
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| AlanMcR Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, CA, Los Altos Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL Posts: 3500 | RE: 166 ML250CDI Buetec Not bringing in the small BlueEfficiency engines is just sad. By my calculations, if I were to swap out the OM606 for the 250 BlueEfficiency, I'd have a 30MPG W463. Even better with some axle changes. The new motor would have between 36% and 50% more torque where it mattered and it would weigh much less. If I manage to blow up the OM606, I'll be seriously tempted to try the swap.
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| DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9964 | RE: 166 ML250CDI Buetec AlanMcR - 8/22/2012 7:56 PM Not bringing in the small BlueEfficiency engines is just sad. In actuality, in the ML, they are already here in the USA. The Vance, AL plant makes them, but they are all exported. It's a Free Trade Zone; so while they are physically on US soil, they are technically not in the US. This is similar to the off-road package in the ML and GL. When we toured the plant a few years ago, they took us on the off-road test track. All of the vehicles were R-O-W ML's & GL's with the off-road package - not available for sale in the US. MBUSA Marketing really has their heads firmly planted where the sun never shines. But of course, if the VP for Marketing cannot even spell Gwagen, what is to otherwise be expected.  | |
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| robwill54 Veteran Date registered: Aug 2007 Location: South of Houston on the Gulf Vehicle(s): '12 G550,F350 Superduty, E250 Posts: 140 | ||
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