New 2006 E320 CDI
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From: Poplarville, Mississippi
2006 E320 CDI
New 2006 E320 CDI
Hello All,
We picked up the new E320 CDI last Friday. It is decked out and needless to say it is a beautiful car. I have wanted a diesel Mercedes since the mid 70s. It only took me 30 years to get it!!! I look forward to learning about the car and hopefully will be able to contribute to the forum. Cheers, Ed B
We picked up the new E320 CDI last Friday. It is decked out and needless to say it is a beautiful car. I have wanted a diesel Mercedes since the mid 70s. It only took me 30 years to get it!!! I look forward to learning about the car and hopefully will be able to contribute to the forum. Cheers, Ed B
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07 Bluetec P2 package panaroma sunroof wood and leather steering wheel, keyless go
Hello All,
We picked up the new E320 CDI last Friday. It is decked out and needless to say it is a beautiful car. I have wanted a diesel Mercedes since the mid 70s. It only took me 30 years to get it!!! I look forward to learning about the car and hopefully will be able to contribute to the forum. Cheers, Ed B
We picked up the new E320 CDI last Friday. It is decked out and needless to say it is a beautiful car. I have wanted a diesel Mercedes since the mid 70s. It only took me 30 years to get it!!! I look forward to learning about the car and hopefully will be able to contribute to the forum. Cheers, Ed B
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From: Toronto
2006 E320 CDi, 2008 3/4 Ton Suburban, 2007 "rice rickshaw" Accord 5 speed
thats the right attitude Tuffy
I still have not made up my mind yet which one to go for if either and would like to learn more about the Bluetec. All the CDi guys seem to like their cars a lot and say they are trouble free.
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I haven't read any reviews to suggest there's a significant difference in how the Bluetec drives. Main benefit is a cleaner exhaust. Either one pulls like a freight train while getting very good fuel economy, but handles more clumsily than the gas sedan.
My review here:
Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI review
My review here:
Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI review
Last edited by mkaresh; Dec 30, 2006 at 01:28 PM.
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Notice any shortcomings with the 5-speed in your car? With so much torque, I wouldn't expect a couple more ratios to be of much benefit. And the Benzes I've driven with the new seven-speed often shift roughly and indecisively, though I've been told this is because they are "learning."
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I had a C230 with 7-speed for a few days recently, and the transmission worked well...no jerkyness...but I'd get up to 70-75mph in 3rd or 4th...5th-7th were redundant; the difference between 6th and 7th being 200 RPM at freeway speeds on a car with a redline of 6,000+. I can't see how it would improve the drive on a diesel; my guess is that it is being used primarily to keep costs down by using the same transmission across the W211 lineup.
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I agree. The transition from I6 to V6 in the diesel was transparent in Europe, and now here as well. Both have similar power, performance, and economy. The V6 is more modern and therefore cleaner and more efficient (it's really a 3.0 vs the 3.2 in the I6), and also likely less expensive to manufacture since the rest of the W211 lineup have modular 'V' motors as well.
