March 2004) and was reinforced during our communion with a U.S.-spec E320 CDI, one of the first of some 4000 that Mercedes plans to sell this year, with prices starting at about $50,000.

Mercedes has made it official: Diesel power will be offered in its 2007 SUVs, giving the Stuttgart three-pointed star bragging rights for the first diesel seven-seat 'ute on the market following ...

OUR TAKE: There's a lot to like about a 5092-pound tall wagon with three rows of seating, cargo capacity to spare, a fuel-efficient diesel engine under the hood, a sleek body shape and a Mercedes ...

Take the Mercedes ... C300 starts from $74,700, but under the bonnet lies a 2.0-litre turbo petrol engine producing 190kW and 370Nm, with fuel consumption of 7.0L/100km. Judges praised the C250 ...

And so it is with Mercedes-Benz ... Tied to Benz's seven-speed auto, it is claimed to be quicker, quieter and more economical. The E280 CDI costs $96,500 - exactly $1000 less than its petrol ...

And it's not as if I was being inconspicuous -- my getaway vehicle was a shiny 2007 Mercedes-Benz ML320 CDI, one of only a handful of such rides on the road in California. Quick test: Do you know ...

Could the recent announcements of more and better diesel-engined cars from Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen be a case of them having some really good market prognosticators? Whatever, the question is ...

While available in 42 states only, Mercedes says the 2009 edition, with its even cleaner Bluetec technology, will meet the requirements of all 50 states. See slide show.

With its new E320 CDI sedan, Mercedes-Benz-creator of the first diesel car in 1935-will appeal to the former group and alienate the latter. Despite the similar nomenclature, the E320 CDI doesn't ...