http://wardsauto.com/home/best_engines_focus/

But they neglect to mention why. Discuss.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

Probably because it is the first "clean" diesel in the USA.

And its probably realy powerful too, probably over 300ftlbs of torque

Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear compared it to the amg 55 n/a. He said it had the same torque as the amg 55 but whereas the 55 reaches it's peak torque at about 3000 rpm, the 320 cdi reaches its peak torque at 1800rpm.

I like more the twin turbos from bmw though. 2L twin turbo 201hp on the 123d and 3 liter twin turbo ~276hp on the 335d/535d.

IIRC the 535d posted a better time on top gear track than the mazda rx8.

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1992 Mercedes 190D 2.5 turbo 5sp manual. EGT+boost gauges. Boost controller set to ~14.5 psi. 1 1/4 turns on full load adjustment. LPG injection. Next in the list is water injection.