While Daimler-Benz AG didn't quite invent the diesel engine, it has done more for it than anyone else has (well, actually, Daimler-Benz has done more for all automobiles than anyone has ). The first diesel-powered passenger car was the 1936 Mercedes-Benz 260D. The first turbocharged car was the 1976 Mercedes-Benz 300SD. The world's first electronic direct injection system for diesel engines was developed jointly by Mercedes-Benz and Bosch and it is the infamous Common Rail Direct-Injection system (CDI).

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1999 Mercedes-Benz S600, 103K miles - garage queen
1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL, 89K miles - daily driver
2007 Hyundai Sonata Limited, 31K - daily driver