Mercedes' AMG works on their first DIESEL engine
04-03-2002, 03:37 PM
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Mercedes' AMG works on their first DIESEL engine
Diesels have come a long way folks. America has not adopted this technology in cars nearly as much as Europe has.
Now seeing AMG coming out with a Diesel AMG model in the Mercedes Sports Coupe, well...America will listen, say me.
This is about a 5 cylinder, yes 5, 3 liter turbo engine which will make 200 HP!! Yes 200HP from 3 liters and Diesel.
I am not sure about the toruqe rating but that is where Diesel engines kick ass as compared to gas engines. I predict 280 pounds easy.
The reason I would love to see more Diesel engines in America is so that we see us be less dependant on oil imports from OPEC. That is the only reason. And I know that the answer is not really Diesel but fuel celss, hybrids, etc, but I will take that for now. Let's see what S. Arabia thinks 15 years from now about cooperating with us or not. Bring on all these technologies folks.
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Diesels still put out a lot of particulate matter that has been traced to cancer (like what isn't), so no one is really willing to adopt them in large scale numbers here.
Last I heard, a uric acid based catalist can nullify the pitfalls, but at very high cost.
Last I heard, a uric acid based catalist can nullify the pitfalls, but at very high cost.
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i dunno bout the cancer thing, but i can tell u my family's '85 300TD (turbo diesel) wagon is the sh!t!! this tank can haul most anything/everything...the engine by far will outlast the body!!! this engine literally is a small truck engine fit in a wagon's body...this particular engine is a 3.0L in-line 5-cyl...can't tell u much bout HP, but it had a lot of pulling power 
i love this car so much...i especially love after my parents have used it for a while to "blow out" the engine...u know...slam on the gas, let up, slam again, let up...SMOKE SCREEN everyone behind u!!! bahahahaha i'd love to do it to Shawn, but i know he wouldn't like that too much 
i love this car so much...i especially love after my parents have used it for a while to "blow out" the engine...u know...slam on the gas, let up, slam again, let up...SMOKE SCREEN everyone behind u!!! bahahahaha i'd love to do it to Shawn, but i know he wouldn't like that too much
04-03-2002, 07:28 PM
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Carlsson has been working on Diesels for quite some time now...
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Originally posted by mechafreq
Diesels still put out a lot of particulate matter that has been traced to cancer (like what isn't), so no one is really willing to adopt them in large scale numbers here.
Last I heard, a uric acid based catalist can nullify the pitfalls, but at very high cost.
Diesels still put out a lot of particulate matter that has been traced to cancer (like what isn't), so no one is really willing to adopt them in large scale numbers here.
Last I heard, a uric acid based catalist can nullify the pitfalls, but at very high cost.
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they are prolly the second largest aftermarket supplier for MB other than AMG which we all know is now in house...
http://www.carlsson.de/gb/home_set.html
http://www.carlsson.de/gb/home_set.html
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