Mercedes 5 cylinder versus 6 cylinder

[westmicher]

We think the 5 cylinder engine was a much better engine and were told that Mercedes had to switch to the 6 cylinder because of emmissions. Then manufacturers had to switch technology to keep up, currently with DEF. Can't help wondering if DEF technology would clean up the 5 cylinder enough for it to return to the US market? That would be nice!

 

[greg334]

It is not about the US market the switch was made for the EU market and their needs.

The 5 cylinder to me is their best engine.

 

[Monty]

Yea, my 5 cyl had 134,000 miles on it when it siezed up ....

At that time it was $9500.00 for a NEW engine, and they wanted $800.00 just to tear it apart to see what went wrong ....

Hopefully this 6 cyl will do a little better ..

 

[geo]

i would agree, you pay for extra cylinder, in fuel mileages
on my 2011 sprinter will find out how much will cost to fill up def tank on 04/02/11