During the 1980s, one of the major objections to compression-ignition engines was noise. Sooty smoke and that peculiar exhaust aroma - call it eau de diesel - were also problems, but it was the noise ...

Irritating audio system The 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML320 CDI offers a comprehensive list of features, including heated seats and steering wheel, a sunroof, automatic climate control and Burl Walnut wood ...

The ML 280 CDI, with a recommended retail price of $77,900, serves up 140 kW of power and a peak torque of 440 Nm. This diesel model burns just 9.4 litres of fuel per 100km (combined city and highway) ...

Mercedes-Benz doesn't usually wind up on top in fuel economy - unless the Mercedes you're looking at has a turbodiesel engine. Mercedes officials have been adding their fuel-thrifty, new-generation, 3 ...

In 2005 Mercedes-Benz introduced newly developed V6 engines that opened up a brand-new chapter in its long and successful history as a maker of diesel engines. These six-cylinder powerplants combine ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

Mercedes-Benz doesn't usually wind up on top in fuel economy — unless the Mercedes you're looking at has a turbodiesel engine. Mercedes officials have been adding their fuel-thrifty, new-generation, 3 ...

I refuse to go down the path of juvenile humor simply because the magic ingredient in Mercedes-Benz’s new California-legal diesels, such as the ML320 CDI, is urea -- which also happens to be the magic ...

Mercedes Benz may be one of Germany's preeminent automotive brands, but today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe ML was actually built in Tuscaloosa Alabama. Let's see of this diesel-powered wagon's price ...

To say it betters its predecessor doesn't do the ML320 CDI justice. Its leap ahead in ride comfort, build quality, visual appeal and driver dynamics means it is good enough to take on the Discovery, ...

The blue star Fans of sport utility vehicles (SUV) now have an opportunity to thumb their nose at environmentalists. As far as I'm concerned, one of the blue stars in the Mercedes-Benz lineup, the ...