Mercedes still make them. About 80% merc sales in uk and italy are
diesel. They are good too but not the power houses of the audis.
Audi offer and 4 and 4.2 TDI all aluminum v8 in the A8 and vw have a
toureg with I think a 6 litre turbo diesel. These are very refined
engines.
On 12/21/07, William Lau <mrlau@charter.net> wrote:
> You will notice though that Mercedes quit making them. I think they had
> enough too. -- Bill --
>
> and i'll add to that, that towing or off the start you have so much
> torque in a diesel that it far outstrips the petrol. its not max
> power you want for towing but torque for the low end power.
>
> but i agree those old 70's merc diesels were awful. in germany they
> were only really used for taxis.
>
> On Dec 21, 2007 5:34 PM, Owain Lloyd <owain.lloyd@gmail.com> wrote:
> > chalk and cheese. those old diesels were TERRIBLE!
> > high end diesels have come a long long in the last 5 or 6 years.
> > i had a choice between the 3.0 diesel, the 4.2 v8 petrol or the 5.2 v10
> petrol.
> >
> > i drove them all about 1000 miles a peice and the diesel was smoother,
> > quieter and had more usable power than the 4.2. it is also a much
> > lighter engine so the car handles much better (audis always have a bit
> > of a problem with the weight up at the front end). the 5.2 puts a
> > tiger like smile on your face but its not really necessary long trips
> > and over here the fuel economy and difference in purchase price mean
> > its not viable.
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