Fans of diesel automobiles generally fall into one of two categories: the pragmatists, who admire such cars for their efficiency, durability, and grunt; and the iconoclasts, who get off on the oil ...

Rewind the clock about 20 years and besides looking at some bad clothes and the pinnacle of rock ’n’ roll hair bands, you’d see diesel-powered cars accounting for 80 percent of all Mercedes-Benzes ...

Do you miss starting your car each morning, sitting back and enjoying the aroma of diesel fumes escaping from your car? Mercedes-Benz, inventor of the diesel for passenger cars back in 1936, thought ...

Imagine driving from New Orleans to Nashville, or Charlotte to Indianapolis, or going roundtrip from Dallas to Little Rock, on a single tank of fuel in a mid-size Mercedes-Benz luxury sedan. It ...

Mercedes-Benz has been making a mid-size luxury sedan in one form or another for nearly a hundred years, and for the last 30-odd years, it has been known as the E-Class. Throughout that time, it has ...

It wasn't long ago that the majority of car buyers snubbed diesel-engine-equipped luxury cars. Not that we blame them. After all, who wants to shell out the big bucks for a righteous car that glides ...

MANDEL: I remember waiting for a glow plug light to go out on the dash of the 300D Mercedes, signaling the all-clear to fire the car. With this new E320 diesel, it’s one quick motion. As the starting ...