Shown as a thinly-disguised concept car earlier today at the New York International Auto Show, the Mercedes-Benz E250 Bluetec previews an ultra-efficient four-cylinder diesel E-Class aimed at the North American market.
Under the E250’s hood is a four-cylinder Bluetec diesel powertrain that, in conjunction with a seven-speed automatic transmission, achieves 28 mpg around town and 39 mpg on the highway and meets the proposed EU6 emissions standards.
The E250’s 2.2-liter CDI-based engine receives the Bluetec treatment – a pair of Selective Catalytic Reduction catalytic converters with an AdBlue injector positioned upstream. The AdBlue aqueous urea solution enables nitrogen oxide to be converted to harmless nitrogen gas in the converters.
The motor puts out 204 horsepower and 369 lb-ft. of torque available from just 1,600 rpm.
Mercedes calls it a concept, but we’d expect it to arrive more or less unchanged as a 2011 model.
04/08, 2:51 PM
posted by:
A4
MBUSA needs all the effiency they can get after forcing the heftiest CAFE fines ever over the last two years. This would make a great addition.
04/08, 3:09 PM
posted by:
zfenderguy
Nice looking car. Too rich for my (and a growing number of Americans’) blood.
04/08, 3:11 PM
posted by:
golf4me
I’d like to see this powertrain in the C-class. I just don’t like the new E. I like the current version better, but maybe it’ll grow on me. Or, even the GLK, because they’ll not likely bring a wagon version of the C or E ever. Yeah, I’m one of THOSE. Diesel wagon nutjobs unite!
04/08, 3:52 PM
posted by:
nickkop
very cool… agree with A4 and Golf4me
04/08, 3:54 PM
posted by:
nickkop
i think this motor would also make a lot of sense in the C and GLK, since it first came out i was thinking the GLK needs a small but torquey clean diesel, and same for the Q5, it should have their 3.0 and 2.0 TDI
04/08, 4:11 PM
posted by:
aexcorp
That’s pretty impressive specs for a 2.2 liters engine, plenty of torque to get the heavy E-class to move quickly (not sports car quick, but quick enough for just about every regular driver).
But all in all, Mercedes really needs to step away from using urea to clean up its emissions. They should use the VW model for the BLUETDI which stores the NOx until a certain engine cycle will burn it out. This means nothing to refill or even worry about…
04/08, 6:04 PM
posted by:
SomeGreek
@golf4me both the C and GLK class have thiw engine but only with 170hp…
@nickkop both the 2L and 3L diesel engine of audi exist in the Q5…
Not yet in the states but soon i believe.
04/09, 9:27 AM
posted by:
The Stig
$50K for a 4-cylinder diesel? With “legendary” Mercedes reliability? They have to be kidding.