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Mercedes 4-Cylinder Diesel Returns to U.S.
This week Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz unit reintroduces a 4-cylinder diesel option in the U.S. for the first time since 1985, when it phased out the 190D sedan.
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This week Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz unit reintroduces a 4-cylinder diesel option in the U.S. for the first time since 1985, when it phased out the 190D sedan.
The new-for-America 2.1-liter diesel will power the carmaker's all-wheel-drive GLK250 BlueTec small crossover. The engine, which produces 201 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque, will be mated to a seven-speed automatic and all-wheel drive system.
The gasoline version of the model, called the GLK350, is equipped with a V-6 gasoline engine that makes 302 hp and 273 lb-ft of torque.
The diesel is expected to achieve fuel economy ratings from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of 24 mpg in the city and 33 mpg on the highway. That will make the oil burner 26% and 32% more efficient, respectively, than the V-6.
The GLK250 will retail for $39,900, or about the same as a GLK350 with all-wheel drive.
Mercedes reportedly will expand availability of its 2.1-liter diesel in the U.S. to the restyled E-Class sedan this autumn and the smaller C-Class sedans in 2015.
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