W210 E290 Turbodiesel

[Flash]

This noon when I was out and about I saw a pre face lift W210 that was on German plates badged as the above title "E290 Turbodiesel".

In the UK we had a E300 Turbodiesel but stranage why in Europe they have the E290 unless it is just badged differently in rest of Europe? Has anyone else seen a European W210 E290 Turbodiesel?

 

[DieselE]

Europe did have a version of the 3.2CDI engine minus turbo that IIRC was badged E290 but I might be wrong on the badging.

 

[230K]

Hi

It was a 5 cylinder i thought, have seen many on the continent.

230k

 

[nick mercedes]

This noon when I was out and about I saw a pre face lift W210 that was on German plates badged as the above title "E290 Turbodiesel".

In the UK we had a E300 Turbodiesel but stranage why in Europe they have the E290 unless it is just badged differently in rest of Europe? Has anyone else seen a European W210 E290 Turbodiesel?

It's just a W210 with a Sprinter 312D engine in it, not bad cars.

I don't know why we didn't get them.

 

[Flash]

Thanks for replies - At first I thought it was me just seeing things when it was badged as a E290...

 

[Dieselman]

I don't know why we didn't get them.

Marketing.

They are too underpowered and gruff for our discerning tastes. remember an indirect engine is smoother than a direct injection, which is only smoothed by multi injections.