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I am thinking about purchasing a 2012 mercedes benz e350 and found one but it is Blue efficiency.
I search and search and cant find anything that talks about what it is in detail. does anyone know what it is and is a 2012 mb e350 with it a good choice to buy as a CPO? Does it take gasoline or diesel?
Blue efficiency refers to it being a Diesel or Bluetec. I have a 2011 Bluetec and adore it. I only have to fill up every two weeks! Do a search for "Bluetec" on here. You should find everything you need to know. Goodluck!
Blue efficiency refers to it being a Diesel or Bluetec.
No it does not. A gas or diesel vehicle can be BlueEFFICIENCY.
Blue Efficiency is nothing more than a marketing term for a collection of 'tweaks' to optimize fuel economy and minimize emissions. Most MBs had BlueEFFICIENCY fender badging for a 2 or 3 year period between MY10 and MY13.
In short:
BlueTEC = Diesel
BlueEFFICIENCY = Marketing
All 2012 E-Class will have BlueEfficiency badges on the sides of the car just behind the front wheels. Purely marketing. They dropped this starting with the 2013 models.
Now, if it says Bluetec on the back, it's a diesel.
Good CPO car... 2012 is when they started with the new engine (~30 more HP), new instrument cluster, and a few other changes.
I was trying to find one with a few options I was looking for (Distronic, active contour seat) but wasn't able to find one, so I ended up ordering a 2015 E350.
Yeah my 2012 E550 4M has the Blue-Efficiency badge. It's funny since it doesn't have eco-start-stop, and the only way this is an efficient car is if you compare it to my C63.
I just got my V8-biturbo badges yesterday to replace the Blue-Efficiency ones with something more honest.
True story. I was at the dealership once (probably in 2012) and asked if they had any bluetech diesels and the salesman tells me they just got in the new CLS Bluetech. I was in disbelief; finally he drove around in a CLS 550 with the Blue-Efficiency badge.
Nice job, rediesel. Very slick. Makes me re-consider my debadging plans...
I had planned to deep six the silly "blue eff" badge on my front quarters and go stealth, but swapping it for just "biturbo" (no v8) is intriguing.
One, it's more accurate in my mind.
Two, it's a sneaky re-badge that few would notice.
Three, for those that notice, I think they'd appreciate the cleverness.
How sticky are replacements badges?! Can I trust them to stick "forever?"
Last edited by Johnny Rad; Dec 10, 2014 at 11:05 PM.
The V8 biturbo badges are an MB part for AMG models. They come layed out on clear sticky plastic so you don't space each letter. Peel the adhesive back, align, stick, and remove the clear plastic on top.
The blue-eff badge was easy to remove - in fact it was the easiest I've ever done, and I've removed quite a few. Now the chrome door handles inserts I took off were clearly a different adhesive, and a real PITA to remove.
Last edited by rediesel; Dec 11, 2014 at 09:02 AM.
Why bother? There's no need to advertise what's under the hood. I can appreciate that debadging may look a little cleaner, but changing the badge is a waste IMO.
Last edited by looney100; Dec 11, 2014 at 09:53 PM.
Why bother? There's no need to advertise what's under the hood. I can appreciate that debadging may look a little cleaner, but changing the badge is a waste IMO.
I like having the engine badge on the fenders like my AMG. I wouldn't put an ///AMG badge on a non-AMG car, but I do have a V8 biturbo so I'll rock the fender badges like an E63.
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