An alternative to petrol unit is the same
old diesel unit.
Not exact matches
As with the
old car 2.0 - litre and 3.0 - litre
diesel engines are joined by 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 - litre petrol
units all in mildly tweaked form.
The engine uses some advanced new tech to boost efficiency and performance, but we'd be surprised if it didn't turn out to be as reliable long - term as the
old - tech
diesel units.
The 6 - speed gearbox with iMT (intelligent manual transmission) in the
diesel variant replaces the
older 5 - speed
unit and comes mated to the 2.4 - litre turbocharged
diesel motor.
The engine range has also been rationalised, with the
old 1.6 TDI 103bhp
diesel engine dropped in favour of a 108bhp 2.0 - litre TDI
unit that's actually 1g / km better off in emissions terms, and also has a little more torque.
Two new 2.0 - litre
diesels (150 and 173bhp, both lifted from the Renault Laguna) replace the
old dCi
unit, while the 2.0 - litre petrol and underpinnings come from the Qashqai.
In 2014, the big news was the shift from the
old 2.0 - litre
diesel engines to the new 1.6 CDTi
units.
Whereas the
old 2.1 - litre
unit suffers from some vibration and a lot of that typical
diesel clatter under hard throttle, the new all - aluminium 1,950 cc motor is noticeably smoother across the revs.
It becomes the affordable variant of the E-Class, undercutting the prices of the other two variants - the petrol - fed E 200 and the
diesel - powered E 350 d. With the E 220 d, Mercedes - Benz has also introduced its new 2.0 - litre
diesel engine which replaces the
older 2.1 - litre
unit.
The
diesel in the meanwhile is the decade -
old Fiat - derived motor that makes 75PS / 190Nm 4 - pot
unit.
Both the four and six - cylinder
diesels featured in various forms in the
old model, while the four - cylinder turbocharged petrol
units debuted in the smaller 3 Series.
Owing to its compact dimensions, it is the first six - cylinder
diesel to find its way into the C - Class, where it replaces the
old 2.7 - litre in - line five - cylinder
unit.
That
diesel engine joins a 1.2 - litre Ti - VCT petrol
unit, which replaces the
old car's 1.2 Duratec.