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Originally posted by Diesel-Lover
Hello Russ,
One major Q, how are the noise levels in the living area while under way and in the cab for the driver and navig. The reason I ask is that most diesels here tend to be pushers with an engine in the back. This reduces the noise in the unit but if the enclosure for the engine is not a good one, there is the diesel perfume in the bedroom, not to mention the noise level. And in the front, one hears the squeaks and rattles and wind noise.
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Noise is louder than in a car, but not so loud as to dissaude the passenger and driver talking to each other - in the living area its quieter, and reasonably easy to sleep. There's no smells from the engine at all - Just wood and leather smell!
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Has any one seen the 5cyl diesels that merc has in the "freightliner" vans that are out? On a side note I can't wait for Merc to put the diesel into the ML else its the toureg for me.
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Well, there has always been a ML270 CDi in Europe - I guess (even though the ML is built in Alabama) they're not giving the US that one?
It could do with the 320 CDi engine (~200 bhp), but the straight six wouldn't fit under the bonnet!