Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTEC, world’s cleanest diesel?

Posted on March 20, 2008 
Filed Under Mercedes-Benz, New York Auto Show

The BlueTEC ML320 SUV was recently unveiled at the 2008 New York auto show and according to the manufacturers, its AddBlue technology makes it the world’s cleanest diesel. The car uses a turbocharged diesel 3.2-liter V-6 engine which produces 210 horsepower and 398 lb-ft. ot torque and it represents the first use of AddBlue technology in the States.

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What is the AddBlue technology? Well, AddBlue is a urea-based liquid which if is injected in the exhaust stream, it converts 80 percent of the nitrogen oxide into ammonia.

“These vehicles now have a urea injection [called AdBlue] which makes them 50-state [compliant],” Rob Moran, Mercedes-Benz USA spokesman, told Inside Line. “Bluetec enables a diesel to be as clean as a gas engine, in simple terms. For 2009, those SUVs become available in 50 states and become Bluetec, not CDI models. CDI is the 2008 model that is only available to be registered in 42 states.”

The ML320 has a 7 gallon tank for AddBlue which means it should be refilled every 10,000 miles. Mercedes-Benz will follow the ML320 BlueTEC with R-Class and GL-class BlueTEC models.

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