To go along with our previous post on the BLUETEC initiative reaching Europe, we bring you a review from the guys over at BusinessWeek. John Tayman reviews the ML320 CDI with BLUETEC technology, which as we know is still not available in five US states (California, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont) due to their high emission standards. Mercedes of course didn’t want to leave out the five states and has developed an even cleaner Diesel that should come out next year.
It is a very informative article, talking about the overall Diesel industry and how it is changing.
Here is nice quote from the review that really sums up the ML:
Think diesel doesn’t get a bad rap? The ML320 CDI is nimble, fuel-efficient, as clean as anything on the road — and outlawed in five states