New Mercedes GLK 250 4cyl. Turbo Diesel

[macdoe]

It gets almost 33 mpg or 7.1L/100kms.
I think the guy on the program said 200hp and 369 ft/pounds torque and is a 4 cylinder turbo diesel.

[tjts1]

More like 24 city 33 highway. 7.1L/100km = 33.1 mpg

I'm sure its a very nice car but for that kind of money I would rather have the extra 100hp of the 350.

[macdoe]

I got all excited after watching the Canadian version of motor trend, and posted right after....I feel kinda silly, now, since it is really not anything new, as I had thought. It was released for 2013, so is a year old already....The guy on T.V claimed he got an average of a 400km highway trip, (through 2 cities). of 7.1L/100kms. I used an online converter and it said 39.79 miles per gallon. The guy on the program said that is what the factory rated it. Maybe the imperial gal.?

I was trying to see if the 4 cyl. had a cast iron block and it does...aluminum cylinder head.

I saw that the 6 cyl. Diesel V6 Blutec block is made of compressed graphite??? Lots of torque out of both!

The specs for the new 4 cyl.version. give it a few horsepower more than last years model.

[macdoe]

Originally Posted by tjts1

More like 24 city 33 highway. 7.1L/100km = 33.1 mpg

I'm sure its a very nice car but for that kind of money I would rather have the extra 100hp of the 350.

Yess, you are correct, sorry, that above post was imperial galons....U.S liquid galons comes up 33.1.

[macdoe]

I think , I want to find a wrecked one of those with a good powertrain. Those are not built on a frame are they?

[Skid Row Joe]

Whoever is buying these new or even slightly used, is parting with a lot more money than I would for one.

[MTI]

Originally Posted by macdoe

I think , I want to find a wrecked one of those with a good powertrain. Those are not built on a frame are they?

Nope, the X204 GLK is akin to the W204 C-Class.

[macdoe]

Not so exciting, anymore. Sounds like the earlier versions had problems too, upon further research.