400hp w210, om606 Turbo or 320cdi?
400hp w210, om606 Turbo or 320cdi?
(02-11-2011, 11:12 AM)majesty78 You should not post up a tuning file on the internet ; -)
You obviously have cheap gas in your parish...we pay approximately $7.29 per US gallon(3.8 litres) for gas here in Ireland...diesel runs for approximately $6.77 per US gallon. In reality,we find big gas engines absolutely guzzle the stuff when worked hard,I've seen big Mercs return about 15 MPG when driven hard whereas CDI's can easily return 30 MPG when the ass is driven off them...and not only that but the CDI can generally leave a gasser for dead in the hills where the superior torque and pulling power makes the gasser feel anaemic.
Having run both gassers and diesels for the last 30 years,diesels work out about 60% of the running cost of an equivalent gasser. That's why on this side of the big pond diesels account for 50%-60% of the total European car sales.....and besides the performance of the modern CDI's,TDi's,HDI's etc... are exhillerating
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Defo agree. In the UK where I am , the diesel offers the best bang for the buck as it were, 3000 I paid for mine, and apart from the rust its great, on the motorway I get 40 mpg easily and the torque is intoxicating!
In addition the insurance in the uk is a lot less for my diesel than the equivalent petrol e class. Its also very hard to find a good example of a e55, and when you can they are very expensive
(02-11-2011, 11:12 AM)majesty78 You should not post up a tuning file on the internet ; -)