The Mercedes-Benz presentation at the North American International Auto Show 2006 will provide drivers in the USA with the perfect answer to their motoring needs: the E 320 BLUETEC will be celebrating its world premiere, which ‑ powered by the world's cleanest diesel engine ‑ will be launched in the autumn in the US market. With the first BLUETEC production model, Mercedes-Benz is establishing BLUETEC as the name for the new generation of extremely economical, clean diesel engines. As another show highlight the German premium brand will be presenting its first full-size SUV, the new GL-Class. One particular feature of the powerful and comfortable seven-seater is the unitised body that is unique in the GL-Class segment. The extremely robust and spacious lightweight construction provides the new GL-Class with advantages in terms of drive comfort, dynamism and safety compared with its rivals. The new S 65 AMG, the 450-kW/612-hp flagship model of the eighth-generation S-Class unveiled a few months ago, is also celebrating its world premiere in Detroit.
With the launch of the E 320 BLUETEC in the USA in autumn, Mercedes-Benz will be offering the first series production car with advanced BLUETEC diesel technology. The six-cylinder diesel engine combines V8 power with four-cylinder consumption: 155 kW/211 hp maximum output and 540 Nm maximum torque despite average fuel consumption of just 6.7 l/100 km or 35 mpg.
BLUETEC: new formula for powerful, economical and clean diesel technology
At the heart of the first BLUETEC generation of engines for passenger cars is the ultra-modern V6 diesel engine, which Mercedes-Benz offers worldwide in numerous model series with the 320 CDI. The clean, economical and powerful Mercedes diesel engines are gaining in popularity wherever you look. The diesel engine is the most efficient combustion engine, and this is especially true of the Mercedes V6 CDI. Based around this modest power pack, the Mercedes engineers have come up with the world's cleanest diesel engine to date. BLUETEC in passenger cars brings together four important factors:
In-engine measures reduce untreated emissions
The efficient oxidation-type catalytic converter the content of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HC) in the exhaust
The diesel particulate filter, which Mercedes-Benz fits as standard in many countries, almost entirely eliminates particulate emissions
These measures are now complemented - in the form of the latest innovation in the E 320 BLUETEC - by highly efficient technology that minimises nitrogen oxides
The cleanest diesel engines in the world go by the name of BLUETEC
The outcome of this package of measures is BLUETEC, the technology for the world's cleanest combustion engines working on the diesel principle. As a powerful, economical and clean drive system, BLUETEC can significantly help American drivers continue to enjoy large, powerful cars for many years to come - whether you are looking at large saloons, vans, light trucks or SUVs. BLUETEC diesel vehicles will have the potential to meet the world's most stringent exhaust emissions standards, including those of all 50 US states.
Spurred on by rising fuel prices, more and more car buyers in America are considering the option of an ultra-modern diesel vehicle. Testimony to this trend has been the success of the current E 320 CDI since its market launch in August 2004. At the same time, Mercedes-Benz in the USA has seen growing demand for the brand's other diesel models. The company therefore plans to launch the M-Class and R-Class variants with a 320 CDI engine in the fourth quarter of 2006. Other models are set to follow. The DaimlerChrysler plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama has just what it takes to respond quickly to the new market situation in the USA. The Mercedes plant produces the M-Class and the R-Class - including the ML 320 CDI and R 320 CDI diesel versions that have proven extremely popular in Europe - and will also build the GL-Class, the full-size SUV customised specifically to the needs of US customers.
Powered by the Just Good Cars network Making it easier to sell your car
Mercedes-Benz 300 is a registered trademark and Just300cars.com is not affiliated, sponsored by, authorized by, sanctioned by Mercedes-Benz or the owner of this trademark.
Sign In | Sell My Car » 
