The C220 d and C250
d diesels offer 168bhp and 201bhp respectively, while the C220 d returns up to 62.7 mpg and emits 116g / km.
GMC
has diesel offerings in its equivalent models, too.
Not exact matches
For instance, they
've offered school bus rebates to replace older
diesel school buses.
Perhaps the oddest possibility we
've heard suggested thus far is that the new Mazda MX - 5 Miata could even be
offered with a Skyactiv -
D diesel engine.
With all the buzz about Audi and Volkswagen's TDI engines, it's possible to forget Mercedes
has been
offering diesel versions of the ML, GL, and R - class for several years.
Until now, Bentley
has only
offered the Bentayga with a W - 12 engine making 600 hp and 664 lb - ft of torque, and outside the U.S., a
diesel V - 8 with 429 hp and the same amount of twist as its larger sibling.
Mercedes
has chosen to
offer diesel, and, while a 25 - mpg combined rating doesn't sound all that impressive, it's actually quite good for a sedan in this category.
With the recent increase in
diesel offerings and renewed consumer interest in
diesels in the United States, Mercedes
has made a bold move, switching its mainstay E-class
diesel from a
V - 6 to a four - cylinder.
Volkswagen and Audi are not extending the
offer to owners with the automaker's 3.0 - liter
V - 6
diesel vehicles, Audi spokesman Brad Stertz said.
One
had the 188 - hp engine but was mated to a six - speed manual that isn't
offered stateside, while the other featured the automatic transmission but
had a lower - powered four - cylinder
diesel for the European market.
There will also be a
V - 6 plug - in hybrid on
offer —
diesel for Europe, gas for the rest of the world.
We don't yet know details about the Levante's powertrain options, but it will be
offered with both gasoline and
diesel engines in Europe; the U.S. is most likely to get a 3.0 - liter twin - turbo gas
V - 6 producing either 350 hp or 425 hp, depending on tune.
A
diesel engine
had been previously
offered in the Beetle from 1998 to 2006.
Originally, Mercedes intended to
offer hybrid options for all new Mercedes - Benz S - class models, but after a marketing rethink, all that's left are two: a 3.0 - liter
V - 6 and a 200 - hp
diesel version, both paired with a 110 - hp electric motor.
Somewhat surprisingly, there are no plans to
offer a
V - 6
diesel.
Range Rover will
offer the familiar
diesel and 3.0 - liter
V - 6 gas options.
With 235bhp from 4800 - 5600rpm and 258 lb ft from 1650rpm the new engine's performance
has no close equivalents in the crossover class —
diesel rivals from BMW and Mercedes produce less power but more torque, and few rivals
offer petrol variants with similar specifications.
They
offer a stainless steel twin silencer with chromed «Sport» tailpipes or «Sport Black» tailpipes for the 2.0
d and 3.0
d diesel engines.
So far, the company hasn't said whether this engine will be
offered in the U.S. Mazda 6, only that the
diesel will be sold here in some car.
Automakers
have been
offering rebates for drivers who scrap their old
diesel cars and purchase more environmentally friendly vehicles.
Since unit sales of the Escalade in Europe
would be miniscule, Vurpillat's inference of an imminent
diesel option makes us think it could be
offered on both sides of the Atlantic.
The five - seat 5 Series sedan is
offered with a turbocharged
V - 8 (550i), a turbo six - cylinder (535i), a turbo -
diesel six - cylinder (535d) and a turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder (528i).
The MKC
offers a more powerful gas engine option, and the Q5
has upgraded gasoline and
diesel engines available.
Two models are
offered — a biturbo
diesel and a 2 - litre petrol turbo that we
have here.
The five - seat 5 Series is
offered with a twin - turbo
V - 8 (550i), a single - turbo six - cylinder (535i), a turbo -
diesel six - cylinder (535d) and a turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder for the 528i.
For 2017, power comes from a gas four - cylinder or
V - 6 engine; Audi
has stopped
offering a turbo -
diesel V - 6 while it works on resolving an emissions - cheating scandal, and the gas - electric hybrid
has been shelved until the Q5 is redesigned.
The five - seat 5 Series sedan is
offered with a twin - turbo
V - 8 (550i), a single - turbo six - cylinder (535i), a turbo -
diesel six - cylinder (535d) and a turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder (528i).
Sadly, Audi no longer
offers a
diesel engine in the Q5 in the U.S. due to its emissions - cheating scandal, so if you want better fuel economy, you'll
have to opt for the Lexus NX 300h hybrid, which is rated 33/30/31 mpg.
The E-class
has the most extensive
offerings, with 4Matic available in the sedan with either the
V - 8 (E550) or the gasoline
V - 6 (E350), but not the
diesel engine or the AMG
V - 8.
The SUVs will be
offered with one of two powertrains — the 4.4 - liter
V - 8
diesel engine or the 5.0 - liter supercharged
V - 8 engine.
That's more than what the U.S. - spec Mercedes - Benz Sprinter
offers from its 3.0 - liter turbo -
diesel V - 6 (188 hp, 325 lb - ft of torque), but it does trail the traditional
diesel V - 8s
offered in North American cargo vans.
Ford confirmed today it will
offer a 3.2 - liter, turbo -
diesel I - 5 in the North American - spec 2014 Transit, marking the first time a
diesel has been
offered in a Ford van since 2010.
VW
had a chance to distinguish itself and the Passat as the only midsize sedan
offering a
diesel (the Mazda6
diesel never made it to the U.S.), but now the company's emissions deception will indeed
have long - reaching consequences that put a lot of doubt into Volkswagen's future plans for the U.S. market.
and it wouldn't
have been bad
had they just
offered this car with a more powerful engine or V8, but no, instead anemic derivative engines and a
diesel that's absolute crap, cause they're right, for the price of this car optioned you can get a much better BMW, Audi or MB.
Ford
has openly stated it
would offer a
diesel - powered Transit in North America, but only affirmed the engine selection today.
In addition to the XC90 T8, Polestar also
has performance optimization upgrades for Volvo's
diesel engines in Europe and for the new generation of Drive - E gas engines
offered in vehicles sold in the U.S..
Bentley at a later stage will also
offer the Bentayga with a less expensive
V - 8 engine in gasoline and
diesel form and as plug - in hybrid.
Sadly, we still don't get a
diesel option, even though Range Rover
offers both
V - 6 and
V - 8
diesels in other markets.
The lone
diesel engine
offering for 2016 is Ford's own 6.7 - liter Power Stroke Turbo -
diesel V - 8, which is already
offered in the 2015 Super Duty range.
Engine-wise we
'd pick either the THP 210 or BlueHDi 180, each of which
offers suitable performance, and of the two it's the auto - equipped
diesel that probably makes more sense.
A turbocharged gas six - cylinder engine is standard, but the X5 also
offers a turbo -
diesel engine, a turbocharged gas
V - 8 and a plug - in hybrid in the xDrive40e model.
A turbocharged gas six - cylinder engine is standard, but the X5 also
offers a turbo -
diesel engine, a turbo gas
V - 8 and a plug - in hybrid in the xDrive40e model.
And although AMG
has offered a
diesel - powered model in Europe (the C30 CDI AMG), Mornhinweg and Spitzner appear lukewarm to the notion of future
diesel - motivated AMG models.
A range of petrol - hybrid powertrains is likely though, in common with other Lexus and Toyota models — to date, the upmarket brand
has only
offered one
diesel model in the UK, in the second - generation Lexus IS.
We haven't been
offered a drive in the standard V90 yet, but while auto journalists are supposed to be inclined toward station wagons, especially brown ones with
diesels and manual gearboxes (neither of which will be
offered in the U.S.) we can't see how we'll like it any more as the Cross Country.
On Tuesday, VW brand CEO Herbert Diess said that it
would not
offer the 2.0 - liter
diesel in the U.S..
That includes Mercedes, which
has a short - term plan for
diesels, but may not
offer them in the U.S. going forward.
Mercedes - Benz still
has no answer to the high - performance
diesels offered by Audi's 313 - hp 3.0 TDI
V - 6 and BMW's 381 - hp twin - turbodiesel I - 6.
«We
have to look at that and see whether it makes sense to
offer diesels in the future,» Matthias Luehrs, VP of sales and product management for Mercedes - Benz Cars, told Automotive News.
The gas - powered 6.8 - liter
V - 10 carries over into the new trucks, but the F - 750's 6.7 - liter Cummins ISB turbo -
diesel six - cylinder — essentially the same
diesel used in the Ram 2500 and 3500 pickup trucks — is no longer
offered.