Fans of diesel automobiles generally fall into one of two categories: the pragmatists, who admire such cars for their efficiency, durability, and grunt; and the iconoclasts, who get off on the oil ...

Rewind the clock about 20 years and besides looking at some bad clothes and the pinnacle of rock ’n’ roll hair bands, you’d see diesel-powered cars accounting for 80 percent of all Mercedes-Benzes ...

High oil prices, fuel economy and diesel-powered cars all seem to be a relic of ’70s nostalgia, the automotive equivalent of Curtis Mayfield’s song “Freddie’s Dead” or the movie “Superfly.” Still, ...

Imagine driving from New Orleans to Nashville, or Charlotte to Indianapolis, or going roundtrip from Dallas to Little Rock, on a single tank of fuel in a mid-size Mercedes-Benz luxury sedan. It ...

For once, I am excited to write about a diesel powered car that is available in the U.S. Granted, it will cost you a pretty penny to enjoy the pleasure of driving around in the Mercedes E320 diesel, ...

Well Toto, we’re not in a Kenworth anymore. In fact, there’s never been a diesel quite like this one. In an automotive first, Mercedes began producing passenger diesels in 1936, three years before the ...

This week we will be viewing a blend of classic practicality and classy appeal in the commodious and executively posh shape of this Mercedes-Benz E 320 CDI wagon. Yes, we did have an E 320 CDI a ...

Do you miss starting your car each morning, sitting back and enjoying the aroma of diesel fumes escaping from your car? Mercedes-Benz, inventor of the diesel for passenger cars back in 1936, thought ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

In Europe, where diesels are as common as good coffee, Mercedes' E-class is available with five diesel engines ranging from a 2.0-liter four-cylinder to a 4.0-liter V-8 in the E400 CDI. The top-of-the ...

MANDEL: I remember waiting for a glow plug light to go out on the dash of the 300D Mercedes, signaling the all-clear to fire the car. With this new E320 diesel, it’s one quick motion. As the starting ...