Mercedes-Benz is proving to their consumers that they have what it takes to make a fuel efficient green line of diesels. That is why they have tweaked one of their largest models with a diesel engine and have equipped it with the badge BlueEfficiency.The new S-Class has been given a 3.0 liter diesel engine with a seven speed automatic tranny that is able to decouple itself during stops. It also comes equipped with a power steering pump that operates only when it needs to and low rolling resistance tires. When it comes to changing things around this is one of the more simpler jobs that we have seen in a long time.
For the size of the vehicle the fuel mileage for it is much improved coming in close to 31 miles to the gallon. Their newest S400 BlueHybrid model only has 29 miles to the gallon. This sounds like a great deal from Mercedes - but it seems that they have not decided to broaden the market for this S 320 CDI BlueEfficiency model. They have only released German pricing which leads us to believe that we won’t see it in the U.S. for some time.
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