Mercedes Introduces C 350 CGI BlueEFFICIENCY

More power, improved fuel economy

Mercedes C 350 CGI BlueEFFICIENCY
Mercedes C 350 CGI BlueEFFICIENCY
Mercedes C 350 CGI BlueEFFICIENCY

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need4speed

ANY FUEL EFFICIENCY INNOVATION SHOULD BE APPLAUDED.

October 23, 2008 4:21 pm

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kimbo

I totally agree on this. Merc is doing good job today with improving fuel efficiency, so does the vw group.

October 23, 2008 4:39 pm

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GanSan

How right you are. It's a shame it has taken this long though.

October 23, 2008 6:56 pm

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alessandro

Yes! Waited so long from Mercedes and most others to make something with their gasoline engines.

October 26, 2008 6:30 am

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unknown

it's about time they put that engine into every merc.

October 23, 2008 5:40 pm

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benz_man

They've been keeping this great little engine to themselves for some time now. They need to drop it in everything that the port-injected 3.5 is in. And, why dont we get the CLS 350 CGI in the states?

October 23, 2008 5:59 pm

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BabyMilo

im not too sure about the name, CGI BlueEFFICIENCY seems very long and annoying to say... i think mercedes should employ some new name thinkers

October 23, 2008 6:32 pm

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nossralsuva

I like it, it shows that they are taking steps towards a greener future.

October 23, 2008 11:25 pm

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alejandromad

Wasn't done before because was not important to the clients...

October 24, 2008 1:27 am

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rcw

With regards to the delay in introducing this to the U.S.: I wonder if M-B was "testing" it in all the other markets before bringing it to the U.S.? It seems that we are last to get all of the goodies due to legal red tape, litigation fears and also quality control concerns. I've observed this several times before over the years. This happened when the euro Benzes had ABS and SRS eons before we did. I'm sure this technology isn't terribly cheap either. Better late than never, I guess.

October 24, 2008 2:52 am

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GPKH

want to be efficient, and still stick to Merc get the C180. Want the best green car get the BMW's 118d - World Green Cra of The year. want performance like the C350, yet green and fuel efficient, yet fun to drive for the young and dynamic, get the BMw123d not this C350 Efficient rubbish

October 24, 2008 8:39 am

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zimstyles

Well if you do your research, you will see that there are smaller variants of the CGI engines. The 123 is a smaller car... maybe suggest a 3 series.

January 23, 2009 1:09 am

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StickForLife

For those of us not familiar with the European fuel economy figures, I calculated it to be about 28.3 US MPG. Considering that the car's got near 300 HP and weighs as much as it does, that's very impressive. I sincerely hope MB decides to bring this engine over the pond. For comparison, the regular C 350 averages 21 US MPG, weighs 3615 lbs and has 268 HP.

October 26, 2008 11:17 am

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