Well the guy that owns a 2.5 turbo will tell you 2.5 is better and the guy that owns 3.0 non-turbo will tell you that his engine is better. My question is WHY MAKE A DIESEL WITHOUT TURBO? Yes if you have turbo there are more things to go wrong but why even buy a non-turbo charged DIESEL engine?

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1993 Mercedes 300D 2.5

1987 Mercedes 300D 3.0

2000 Volkswagen JETTA TDI diesel 5 speed

2002 Lexus ES300

2006 Lexus GS430