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03-13-2008, 06:21 PM
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Click above for a high-res gallery of the MB GL320 BlueTec
Urea injection will finally arrive in the U.S. when Mercedes-Benz launches fifty-state-legal diesel versions of its ML320, GL320 and R320 BlueTec models. Mercedes says these U.S. light-duty diesels will be equipped with AdBlue injection that allows them to meet this country's strict Tier2 Bin5 emissions standards. To live up to that, Mercedes will have to ensure that vehicles are shipped before BMW gets the X5 and 335d into customers hands this fall (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-live-reveal-of-bmws-335d-and-x5-xdrive35d/). The Mercedes vehicles are using a 3.0L turbo diesel V-6 putting out 210 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque, while using urea injection (like the diesel BMWs and upcoming diesel VW Touareg and Audi Q7) to almost completely eliminate NOx emissions. Called AdBlue, it is a solution of 2/3 water and 1/3 urea that reacts with NOx to create nitrogen and water.
The urea is contained in a 7-gallon (8.5-gallon in the larger GL) tank that should only need refilling about every 15,000 miles. In addition to the urea NOx treatment system, the trio also have diesel particulate filters to eliminate almost all of the soot. With these vehicles being T2B5 compliant, that means they will also meet the future Euro6 standards. The ML- and R-class diesels will be rated at 18/24 mpg, while the heavier GL comes in at 17/23. That compares to 15/20 for the ML350 with a gasoline V6 and 13/18 for the ML550 with a V8. The E-Class sedan will also get the urea treatment in 2009 after the next generation model debuts.
Gallery: 2009 Mercedes-Benz BlueTec SUVs (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-bluetec-suvs-1/)
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/mb_bluetec_suv_450-02.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-bluetec-suvs-1/697004/)
Click above for a high-res gallery of the MB GL320 BlueTec
Urea injection will finally arrive in the U.S. when Mercedes-Benz launches fifty-state-legal diesel versions of its ML320, GL320 and R320 BlueTec models. Mercedes says these U.S. light-duty diesels will be equipped with AdBlue injection that allows them to meet this country's strict Tier2 Bin5 emissions standards. To live up to that, Mercedes will have to ensure that vehicles are shipped before BMW gets the X5 and 335d into customers hands this fall (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/13/detroit-2008-live-reveal-of-bmws-335d-and-x5-xdrive35d/). The Mercedes vehicles are using a 3.0L turbo diesel V-6 putting out 210 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque, while using urea injection (like the diesel BMWs and upcoming diesel VW Touareg and Audi Q7) to almost completely eliminate NOx emissions. Called AdBlue, it is a solution of 2/3 water and 1/3 urea that reacts with NOx to create nitrogen and water.
The urea is contained in a 7-gallon (8.5-gallon in the larger GL) tank that should only need refilling about every 15,000 miles. In addition to the urea NOx treatment system, the trio also have diesel particulate filters to eliminate almost all of the soot. With these vehicles being T2B5 compliant, that means they will also meet the future Euro6 standards. The ML- and R-class diesels will be rated at 18/24 mpg, while the heavier GL comes in at 17/23. That compares to 15/20 for the ML350 with a gasoline V6 and 13/18 for the ML550 with a V8. The E-Class sedan will also get the urea treatment in 2009 after the next generation model debuts.
Gallery: 2009 Mercedes-Benz BlueTec SUVs (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-bluetec-suvs-1/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/mb_bluetec_suv_1280-05_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-bluetec-suvs-1/697003/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/mb_bluetec_suv_1280-02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-bluetec-suvs-1/697004/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/mb_bluetec_suv_1280-04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-bluetec-suvs-1/697001/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/mb_bluetec_suv_1280-01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-bluetec-suvs-1/696998/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/mb_bluetec_suv_1280-03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-mercedes-benz-bluetec-suvs-1/697000/)
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