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Where is the M276 DELA 30 Engine Built?

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Old 10-19-2016, 10:00 PM
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Where is the M276 DELA 30 Engine Built?

Anyone know if the 3.0 TT V6 installed in the C400/450 built in Alabama is built in that plant? If not, is it from Germany, South Africa, or?
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https://www.google.com/amp/www.autoblog.com/amp/2010/05/07/officially-official-the-new-direct-injected-multi-spark-v6-an/

It's in Germany


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Originally Posted by hans007
https://www.google.com/amp/www.autoblog.com/amp/2010/05/07/officially-official-the-new-direct-injected-multi-spark-v6-an/

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Thanks but I don't think that article applies.
That article talks about the 3.5L naturally aspirated V6 that was in the 2012 and later C350 (called M276) , not the 3L TT V6 used in the 2015 and up C400/C450/C43 models (called M276 DELA 30).
It also doesn't explicitly say the engines are only built in Germany.
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i guess i just sort of assumed they built it there, since they dont make the non turbo one anymore. http://www.myautoworld.com/mercedes/...es-plants.html doesnt look super official but it seems to indicate basically every drivetrain component is made in germany

i know mercedes makes some engines in Tennessee at that nissan joint venture plant , but pretty sure its 4 cylinder only there. did some googling and the parts still come from germany even on that engine. http://www.autonews.com/article/2014...output-in-tenn.

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Only the M274 is built in Nissan/Infiniti's joint plant. The M276 is built in Untertürkheim in Stuttgart. The M274 is only assembled in Tennessee. The engine block still comes from Untertürkheim.

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