Toronto, Ontario - Surfing: that's what it feels like when you toe into the gas pedal in this diesel Mercedes. Surfing, because there's that same sense of initial resistance; then a tidal wave of power that pushes you forward and actually lifts you up, accelerating you with an ever-swelling force that never seems to diminish. You glance down at the tach, wondering when it's going to let up, realizing you're not even at 2,000 rpm yet. This is serious, earth-shaking power, the sort that, once you're rolling, gobbles up entire columns of cars in one passing manoeuvre; the sort that makes long highway drives absolutely effortless. It has the power to corrupt; it's hard not to feel superior, wafting around on the wave of torque, dispatching lesser cars with a mere twitch of your toe. Full Article
I believe you are correct. Mercedes doesn't even want you to use biodiesel mixed with dino diesel in concentrations greater than 5%. It still drives me crazy that Mercedes has big banners up touting the "Worlds Cleanest Diesels" now on sale. That may be true, but from what I can see its not much to brag about. Maybe VW will do better, we'll have to wait and see. 2008 Mercedes E320 Bluetec vs. 2006 Toyota Prius CO2 (g/mi): 387.85 vs. 191.04 (103% (2X) higher) Greenhouse/Global Warming Gas CO (g/mi): 2.88 vs. 0.1 (2870% or 28.8X higher) Poison / Toxic NOx (g/mi): 0.165 vs. 0.01 (1550% or 16.5X higher) Smog / Acid Rain NMOG (g/mi): 0.0814 vs. 0.009 (804% (9X) higher) Formaldehyde & other VOCs, irritant, cancer, smog PM (g/mi): 0.002 vs. 0 (inf (>2X) higher, maybe negl) asthma, lung development problems in children 2008 Mercedes E320 Bluetec vs. 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid CO2 (g/mi): 387.85 vs. 258.47 (50% higher) Greenhouse/Global Warming Gas CO (g/mi): 2.88 vs. 0 (inf (>72X) higher) Poison / Toxic NOx (g/mi): 0.165 vs. 0.01 (1550% or 16.5X higher) Smog / Acid Rain, breathing problems NMOG (g/mi): 0.0814 vs. 0.006 (1257% or 13.6X higher) Formaldehyde & other VOCs, irritant, cancer, smog PM (g/mi): 0.002 vs. 0 (inf (>2X) higher, maybe negl) asthma, lung development problems in children 2008 Mercedes E320 Bluetec vs. 2008 Lexus GS450h CO2 (g/mi): 387.85 vs. 382.09 (1.5% higher) Greenhouse/Global Warming Gas CO (g/mi): 2.88 vs. 0.1 (2870% or 28.8X higher) Poison / Toxic NOx (g/mi): 0.165 vs. 0.01 (1550% or 16.5X higher) Smog / Acid Rain NMOG (g/mi): 0.0814 vs. 0.008 (918% or 10.2X higher) Formaldehyde & other VOCs, irritant, cancer, smog PM (g/mi): 0.002 vs. 0 (inf (>2X) higher, maybe negl) asthma, lung development problems in children Rob
