[Vwdiesel] Mercedes CDI

[harchris]

I was at a neighbourhood party last night and one of the guests had a sleek MB
4 door with a CDI. A mechanic/machinist told me it had gobs of power, lots of
speed, and when it took off, it certainly didn't sound like a diesel. The
owner told me he got about 40 mpg. He was American (Michigan) and I forgot to
ask if he was talking American gallons or Imperial.

What has been done to this diesel to make it go like a high powered gas
engine, yet deliver the economy of a traditional diesel with none of the
'marbels shaking in a can' sound?

Cheers
George
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George and Dot Harris
harchris at smokesignal.net