Mercedes-Benz doesn't usually wind up on top in fuel economy - unless the Mercedes you're looking at has a turbodiesel engine. Mercedes officials have been adding their fuel-thrifty, new-generation, 3 ...

always knew I was a fan of diesel power but after spending a week with the ML320 CDI, I think I have become an advocate. The best argument is in the numbers. Over a week and 650 km, I averaged 11.7L ...

During the 1980s, one of the major objections to compression-ignition engines was noise. Sooty smoke and that peculiar exhaust aroma - call it eau de diesel - were also problems, but it was the noise ...

The Mercedes-Benz ML320 CDI is a mix of small SUV, off-road truck and luxury sedan. It offers a little something for everyone, including great gas mileage. The only area in which it may be lacking is ...

MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class SUVs are available with several engine options, but the engine du jour is the 3.0-liter V-6 turbocharged diesel, propelling the 2008 ML 320 CDI. The ML 320 CDI, base priced at ...

The ML320's body structure and chassis feel tightly unified, generating no squeaks squawks or thumps as sometimes found in SUVs. Steering response is better than typical of the segment as is the ML320 ...

I refuse to go down the path of juvenile humor simply because the magic ingredient in Mercedes-Benz’s new California-legal diesels, such as the ML320 CDI, is urea -- which also happens to be the magic ...

At the southern end of Basalt Knob track in Victoria's high country is a gnarly bugger of a climb. It's steep and rutted, with regular wash aways slicing across it. It's serious four-wheel-drive ...

Mercedes-Benz doesn’t usually wind up on top in fuel economy — unless the Mercedes you’re looking at has a turbodiesel engine. Mercedes officials have been adding their fuel-thrifty, new-generation, 3 ...

More so than most auto manufacturers, Mercedes-Benz has been committed to diesel engines, which are inherently more fuel-efficient and often deliver more torque than their gasoline counterparts.

I lucked out on the car board and got the ML320 CDI for a weekend. This mid-size SUV has all the equipment and image you’d expect from a serious off-roader, but seems too posh inside to actually ...