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01-19-2005, 06:54 AM
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BenzWorld Member
Date registered: Sep 2004
Vehicle: 1998 ML320
Location: Webster, NY
Posts: 236
RE: Autoweek news: MLdiesel will be available in NAsoon!
AWESOME!
BUT, what about a Diesel Touareg? M-B is making it because VW is making one? Would be interesting to see if BMW/Volvo/Audi make one as well
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01-19-2005, 07:03 AM
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Date registered: Dec 2004
Vehicle: 2000 ML430
Location: Bethesda MD, temporarily in Frankfurt, Germany
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RE: Autoweek news: MLdiesel will be available in NAsoon!
Here in Germany it is rumoured that Audi will provide a V8 diesel in the next generation Allroad....
Volvo already has the XC90 D5 but may not be willing to bring it to NA, like BMW is not selling the X5 3.0d. I am hoping they will sell the 535xd wagon in NA.
Since there is so little interest in diesels in general in NA I suspect the ML may be all alone for a good while to come.
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01-22-2005, 12:25 PM
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Vehicle: 2007 GL320CDI
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RE: Autoweek news: MLdiesel will be available in NAsoon!
Looking at the 2005 E320 it appears the price difference for the gas vs diesel is about $520 more for the diesel. Does history show us that the diesel is only that much more? I thought it was about $3000+ more.
I'm trying to establish whether or not to wait for the ML CDI or go for the gas burner.
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01-22-2005, 03:53 PM
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RE: Autoweek news: MLdiesel will be available in NAsoon!
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SequoiaSaurus - 1/22/2005 12:25 PM
Looking at the 2005 E320 it appears the price difference for the gas vs diesel is about $520 more for the diesel. Does history show us that the diesel is only that much more? I thought it was about $3000+ more.
I'm trying to establish whether or not to wait for the ML CDI or go for the gas burner.
So far the diesel usually has been less expensive.
For example the last year the E300 Turbodiesel was sold in the US, in 1999, it was $42,400 vs. $46,200 for the E320, saving $3800.
Or, taking the M-Class diesel in Germany at present, the ML270 CDI is EU41,180 vs EU45,298 for the ML350,
saving EU4118. [:D]
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01-22-2005, 04:41 PM
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RE: Autoweek news: MLdiesel will be available in NAsoon!
there is more information on the new Audi Q7 SUV which will ALSO have a Diesel model
looks good as well
still ML is the looker [8D]
01-23-2005, 12:03 PM
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Roman - 1/19/2005 6:54 AM
AWESOME!
BUT, what about a Diesel Touareg? M-B is making it because VW is making one? Would be interesting to see if BMW/Volvo/Audi make one as well
MB has always had diesel MLs. They've just never been able to bring it over because of emissions issues, and the supposed lack of demand.
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01-23-2005, 01:17 PM
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RE: No...
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Drew - 1/23/2005 3:03 PM Quote:
Roman - 1/19/2005 6:54 AM
AWESOME!
BUT, what about a Diesel Touareg? M-B is making it because VW is making one? Would be interesting to see if BMW/Volvo/Audi make one as well
MB has always had diesel MLs. They've just never been able to bring it over because of emissions issues, and the supposed lack of demand.
I dont know where the "lack of demand" comes from
but I know about emmisions
and I know they have diesel versions in other countires, but not in the USA - and that is what I meant, VW announced that they will make Touareg, Audi said that they will be making one, so M-B finally decided to bite a bullet and make it happen or what?
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