From rjlaue-at-azstarnet.com Thu Jun 29 14:36:18 2000
From: Richard J Laue <rjlaue-at-azstarnet.com>

Hi, John -

Just looking at your on-line chart of MB Diesel specs, and I found a
GLARING error!

In the US Models, you have the 190d 2.5 Turbo model all wrong.  You
basically copied the specs from the NON-turbo, and that's where you got
into trouble....

The correct specs, as shown in the current "MB Buyer's Guide," read
something like this:
HP = 123 -at- 4600rpm
Torque = 168 -at- 2400
0-60 Time = 10.0 seconds
Dates of manufacture:  late 1986 thru mid 1987.  (This car was offered
ONLY for the 1987 model year, and then pulled off the market.  Also,
this car is the only 1987 US MB diesel that did NOT have the infamous
trap oxidizer.)  This car was only offered with automatic transmission,
and only a few thousand were sold.

The 190d 2.5 Turbo could beat the 2.3 gasser off the line, through the
quarter mile.  It comes VERY close to matching the 2.6!  All in all, a
very sporting diesel indeed!

Your specs for the basic 190d 2.5 NON-turbo are also slightly off.  They
should be:
HP = 93 -at- 4600rpm
Torque = 122 -at- 2800rpm
other specs okay

Cheers -
RJLaue