Mercedes is still leading in diesels. A couple of things stated in the article that I thought were interesting are the facts that BMW and others don't have the Bluetec technology and that this is only the first generation of Bluetec. I have read that with the Urea injection system that will be on the second generation that the car will actually run cleaner than a comparable gas engine. This is what will allow them into California and New York, which have large Mercedes buying populations.

Another article that was posted also mentioned that the Bluetec technology is premiering in North America, which is typically rare when it comes to any of the German car manufacturers.

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Doug

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