World Premier Of The Mercedes-Benz C 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Prime Edition

Mercedes today has officially taken the wraps of their newest diesel engine generation – one that will be launched starting in autumn 2008. While the new engine will replace four of Mercedes' current diesel powerplants and be featured on a number of different Mercedes models, including the E-Class, the GLK-Class, the E-Class Coupé (yes, you heard me right – an E-Class Coupé is coming), the engine will first make its debut on the new C-Class pictured before you: a model that's being called the C 350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Prime Edition. And I have to tell you, the figures are impressive, to say the least.
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Willis - 9/10/2008 4:07:00 PM

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It has a clutch.

http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Images/Sep08/10_Mercedes_Benz_C_250_CDI_BlueEFFICIENCY_Prime_Edition/668548_1201334_4256_2832_08C697_018.jpg

neutral - 9/11/2008 1:00:48 PM

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I love the star on the grill, for 2 reasons.

1) Looks awesome (my opinion, especially for the lesser Merc models like the C)

2) Some punk cant rip off your hood ornament, consider it preventative crime stopping.

jeffbro1 - 9/10/2008 4:23:31 PM

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Is it actually going to be released in America this time?

Mercedes has done a great job in regards to high mpg vehicles, but very few seem to show up in the US with the same great gas mileage compared the their euro brothers.

EvoAudi - 9/10/2008 7:36:24 PM

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That's uuuhhhh Prime.

Bmw8ter - 9/11/2008 7:40:44 AM

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TurboSpyder.....you might want to do some research before you speak, next time.

kpaxx - 9/11/2008 9:06:27 AM

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# 1885 - Gottlieb Daimler invented what is often recognized as the prototype of the modern gas engine - with a vertical cylinder, and with gasoline injected through a carburetor (patented in 1887). Daimler first built a two-wheeled vehicle the "Reitwagen" (Riding Carriage) with this engine and a year later built the world's first four-wheeled motor vehicle.
# 1886 - On January 29, Karl Benz received the first patent (DRP No. 37435) for a gas-fueled car.
# 1889 - Daimler built an improved four-stroke engine with mushroom-shaped valves and two V-slant cylinders.

snatchandgrab - 9/11/2008 2:37:59 PM

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Daimler-Benz..aren't they the founders?

abcd - 9/11/2008 5:06:23 PM

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To me it`s hard to say if the motor-wagen was a CAR from today`s perspective . There were more important auto innovations than cart with internal combustion engine but this was of course also important . Earlier were only used transportations with steam engine .

kpaxx - 9/11/2008 9:03:39 AM

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Probably is and it was likely Delphi and MB working together to develop this!

abcd - 9/12/2008 4:54:33 PM

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"and it was likely Delphi and MB working together to develop this"

You likely want to think it was than it was in reality .

993Turbo - 9/11/2008 8:17:54 AM

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I have the current Blutech and it's really awesome. It's an E class that averages realword mpg of over 27. Unless you put your ear to the hood, you can't tell it's a diesel. The new engine must be amazing!

Whelan - 9/11/2008 9:18:31 AM

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At what point are we going to shorten these names, it's getting a little ridiculous.

Htay7500 - 9/11/2008 3:41:45 PM

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I wouldn't mind one if it came here.

Barrie - 9/13/2008 6:09:36 PM

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Mercedes was the daughter of a Swiss business man who saw the potential and ordered a number of cars with the provision that they be named after his daughter, but Mercedes as it exists has evolved from Daimler Benz who were among the earliest to attempt to make cars and then went on to produce some of the worlds best, so they may not exactly have invented the automobile, but they are the sole manufacturer that can be traced directly back to the late 1800`s. At the moment diesel is the way to go, and there are some excellent diesels which are much better than hybrids.