http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_OM617_engine


allright 123 horses

"Power output was 123 hp (91 kW) at first but rose to 125 hp (92 kW) in 1983."

Amazing! MB somehow figured out how to extract 2HP out of the engine after 4 years of production!

What gave them this power rush? Not a "cold air" filter kit, that's for sure.

well they could of pulled one like the big three would during the muscle car days .. saying the engine for lets say 67 had 20 more horse than the one from 66 but in reality had a total of 350 but the first year running said it had 300.. and just kept saying they added power to it but they really didnt.. ya dig?

i thought my 300d had 90hp.. now it has triple digit.. alllright

The N/A 617s were around 90hp. Also the testing was not very standardized and manufactuers could play with the numbers a bit (engine on stand with no accessorys, etc..). Now the numbers do mean something.

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

The big three did a lot of messing with the numbers (usually understating the actual power) during the muscle era. I used to be really into muscle cars and had a lot of the published horsepower and torque figures memorized, along with the unofficial (and probably exagerated) "real" estimates from the magazines and others.

After a half-dozen (and then some) speeding tickets, my attitude has changed a bit. I still enjoy driving a fast, powerful car when I get the chance, but for the most part I'm happy with anything that will hang with a loaded Peterbilt. Years ago I saw a VW billboard ad that summed it up pretty well, "0-60? Yes."

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

Unless you've got a california engine, 118 horses Not that it matters anyway, if I wanted more HP i'd have a different car.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi