Thought you guys would find this interesting

Introduction of the 350SDL and 300D 2.5:
http://books.google.com/books?id=qeMDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PA62#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Also mentioned was the then new Audi TDI, a technology we didn't get here until 1996.

W115 300D:
http://books.google.com/books?id=1TQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA15&dq=mercedes%20diesel&lr=&as_brr=1&pg=PA14#v=onepage&q=&f=false

W115 240D and others:
http://books.google.com/books?id=N-IDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA127&dq=300D&lr=&as_brr=1&pg=PA62#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Introduction of the turbo 617 in the W123:
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tkDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA105&lr=&as_brr=1&pg=PA105#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Introduction of the 300SD (W116):
http://books.google.com/books?id=YwEAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32&dq=&lr=&as_brr=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=OQEAAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&dq=mercedes%20diesel&lr=&as_brr=1&pg=PP2#v=onepage&q=&f=false

http://books.google.com/books?id=kQEAAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA7&dq=300SD&lr=&as_brr=1&pg=PA6#v=onepage&q=&f=false

(W126)
http://books.google.com/books?id=39QDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA93&dq=300SD&lr=&as_brr=1&pg=PA93#v=onepage&q=&f=false


Here's an article talking about the introduction of the Jetta ECOdiesel:
http://books.google.com/books?id=MFHLut0E2y8C&pg=PA38&dq=ecodiesel&lr=&as_brr=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false

-J

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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket

Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.