http://www.dieselautoblog.com/mercedes-benz/mercedes-benz-1985-300d-turbo-diesel-vs-2005-e320-cdi/ News and commentary on Diesel powered cars and trucks. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:53:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.dieselautoblog.com/mercedes-benz/mercedes-benz-1985-300d-turbo-diesel-vs-2005-e320-cdi/#comment-49 » A look back at six diesel cars and trucks from the 80’s - Diesel Auto Blog Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:48:42 +0000 http://www.dieselautoblog.com/?p=3#comment-49 [...] 1983 was the last year of the 240D in the states. It had been sold since 1974(Introduced in 1973 in Europe.). The engine it used was a 4 cylinder 2.4L it produced 72 Horsepower. I drove a 88 horsepower 1980 300D and I thought it was slow. The 1983 Model, specifically the W123 Model, was a very reliable car. It has a very basic, low tech design that made it easy to maintain. I touched on some of the comparisons of the 1985 300D turbo diesel and the 2005 E320 CDi in this article. [...] [...] 1983 was the last year of the 240D in the states. It had been sold since 1974(Introduced in 1973 in Europe.). The engine it used was a 4 cylinder 2.4L it produced 72 Horsepower. I drove a 88 horsepower 1980 300D and I thought it was slow. The 1983 Model, specifically the W123 Model, was a very reliable car. It has a very basic, low tech design that made it easy to maintain. I touched on some of the comparisons of the 1985 300D turbo diesel and the 2005 E320 CDi in this article. [...]

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