6spd diesel A6 Avant

[Tom Nas]

"Michael L. Riebs" <michael at 1stchoicegranite.com> wrote:

>Well, now Mercedes is producing their Sprinter Van in the US, as a
>"Freightliner Sprinter", and I do believe it will come with the Mercedes
>5Cyl TD engine, with the 45Mpg fuel economy... I wonder how that will
>perform here?

Those CDIs are FAST! I've been passed by a couple when I was doing 100 mph
myself... drove a Vito 110 (the smaller model, same common rail diesel) and
it put a lot of passenger cars to shame when it came to accelerating.

Tom