[H-TownBenzoboy]

I think it's a good idea. Today's diesel engines are not like the old smokey, slow, clattering ones like in my 300D. You can hardly distinguish them from gassers now, they're so quiet and clean. I mean, MB has put diesel engines in the SLK, a SLK320 CDI tri-turbo V6, which pulls 286hp and 630nm of torque, and has a 0-60 time of 5.0s. The SL400 CDI is a V8, that produces 315hp and 730nm of torque. MB proposes to put together two of the before mentioned tri-turbo V6 CDI engines and make a V12 diesel, which SHOULD have over 400hp for the Maybach. I don't think people are going to care about the cost of fuel when it comes to choosing a gas or diesel Maybach, some people just like diesel engines better, or they don't want to have the run of the mill gasser Maybach, they want something different. Remember, it's not always about fuel prices when MB puts a diesel in a flagship car. Back in the late 70's and early 80's, MB put diesel engines in their W116 and W126 S-class bodies for the North American market. It was not because of fuel prices, but rather a way to sell a load of S-classes in the U.S. without having to modifiy their big V8s to meet emission standards for the U.S. because diesels were not subject to the same emission standards as gasoline engines were, and as a result, in 1985, 80% of the MBs sold in the U.S. were diesel.
-Joe