Thread: 190 D Faster or slower than 240 D?
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Old 11-29-2006, 09:23 PM
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gimme a low-tech 240D
  
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Originally Posted by 92300SE View Post
The 240d engine is a dinosaur,50 year old design,the 2.2 l in the early 190's are actually the first MB "modern" diesels,easy to start in winter,quiet,many years ago I had no problem cruising on the autobahn in Germany with the 2.2 d at 140km/h for long hours,later same design engine got 6cyl in 1986 on the 300d,300sdl and 5 cyl in the later 190's and 1990-93 300d2.5turbo.
And no doubt next generation diesel modifications explain how the '83 1997cc 190D develops the same 72bhp as the primitive 2404cc 240D..... http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/?man=3932
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