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Audi and Mercedes-Benz both began offering diesel-powered compact
crossovers in the U.S. The U.S. isn鈥檛 historically a market prone to
diesel purchases, but that鈥檚 slowly starting to change. What used to
be an unusual fuel reserved for heavy-duty trucks is trickling into
high-end luxury showrooms. Take the Audi Q5 and Mercedes-Benz GLK 250
BlueTEC as examples. They both offer torque-rich turbo diesels in a
small package. Both boast relatively conservative fuel consumption
without the sort of power sacrifices you might expect. Rosy as that
might sound, there are drawbacks. As a fuel, diesel tends to be more
expensive per gallon. It鈥檚 also harder to find because fewer gas
stations sell it than, well鈥?gasoline. Audi slaps its familiar
3.0-liter turbo diesel V6 into the Q5 - the same unit used in the A6,
A7 and A8 - while Mercedes makes do with a 2.1-liter turbo four. They
compete in the same class and use the same fuel but offer a different
end product. With that in mind, we decided to drive them side-by-side
to determine which of the two brands offers the better solution to
selling a product in such a niche segment.
Audi and Mercedes-Benz both began offering diesel-powered compact
crossovers in the U.S. The U.S. isn鈥檛 historically a market prone to
diesel purchases, but that鈥檚 slowly starting to change. What used to
be an unusual fuel reserved for heavy-duty trucks is trickling into
high-end luxury showrooms. Take the Audi Q5 and Mercedes-Benz GLK 250
BlueTEC as examples. They both offer torque-rich turbo diesels in a
small package. Both boast relatively conservative fuel consumption
without the sort of power sacrifices you might expect. Rosy as that
might sound, there are drawbacks. As a fuel, diesel tends to be more
expensive per gallon. It鈥檚 also harder to find because fewer gas
stations sell it than, well鈥?gasoline. Audi slaps its familiar
3.0-liter turbo diesel V6 into the Q5 - the same unit used in the A6,
A7 and A8 - while Mercedes makes do with a 2.1-liter turbo four. They
compete in the same class and use the same fuel but offer a different
end product. With that in mind, we decided to drive them side-by-side
to determine which of the two brands offers the better solution to
selling a product in such a niche segment.
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How can I tell if a Mercedes is an AMG? AMG Mercedes Benz has a big
Mercedes Benz name logo in relief on the cylinder head cover. What is
faster the BMW m5 or Mercedes Benz e63 amg? When was Mercedes-Benz SLS
AMG created? Is the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT electric or gas? The
2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT is a gas-powered vehicle. Is the 2014
Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT electric or gas? The 2014 Mercedes-Benz
SLS-AMG-GT is a gas-powered vehicle. How tall is the 2014 Mercedes-Benz
SLS-AMG-GT? The height of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT is 4 ft.
1.7 in. (49.7 in.). How tall is the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT? The
height of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT is 4 ft. 1.7 in. (49.7
in.). What kind of fuel does the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT use? The
2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT runs on premium unleaded (required). What
kind of fuel does the 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT use? The 2014
Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT runs on premium unleaded (required). What
model of the Mercedes line is the most expensive?
How can I tell if a Mercedes is an AMG? AMG Mercedes Benz has a big
Mercedes Benz name logo in relief on the cylinder head cover. What is
faster the BMW m5 or Mercedes Benz e63 amg? When was Mercedes-Benz SLS
AMG created? Is the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT electric or gas? The
2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT is a gas-powered vehicle. Is the 2014
Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT electric or gas? The 2014 Mercedes-Benz
SLS-AMG-GT is a gas-powered vehicle. How tall is the 2014 Mercedes-Benz
SLS-AMG-GT? The height of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT is 4 ft.
1.7 in. (49.7 in.). How tall is the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT? The
height of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT is 4 ft. 1.7 in. (49.7
in.). What kind of fuel does the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT use? The
2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT runs on premium unleaded (required). What
kind of fuel does the 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT use? The 2014
Mercedes-Benz SLS-AMG-GT runs on premium unleaded (required). What
model of the Mercedes line is the most expensive?
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A recent Facebook and Twitter challenge by Mercedes-Benz sent two fans
home with a new model by Mercedes-Benz that will not be available until
this fall at Boston Mercedes dealer lots in Massachusetts: Mercedes
C-Class Coupe. The all-new 2012 model is even more stylish, modernized
and appealing than its C-Class predecessors. 45,000 to St. Jude
Children's Hospital as part of the event. Todd and John's Tweet coach,
Pete Wentz, is an active supporter of St. Jude Children's Hospital and
chose the charity to be the winning team's beneficiary. The contest,
which was ran entirely through Facebook and Twitter, required
participants to earn as many tweets as possible through a variety of
different ways. These ways included getting supporters to tweet certain
team hashtags and each driver's handle in every tweet. Other tweet
points were earned for pictures tweeted of support signs from
participant's hometowns; pictures tweeted by people the participants
met along the route also earned participants points. Perhaps the most
interesting part of the entire Mercedes-Benz Tweet Race, which by the
way is the world's first tweet race, was the fact that tweets were
considered fuel for the vehicle. That is to say, participants could
only continue on their route to Dallas if a certain amount of
tweet-fuel was in their tweet-tank. Winning specific challenges would
add to participant's tweet-tank, while not making nightly check points
in time, not responding to the race director via Twitter in time and
not abiding by speed limits would all deduct tweets from participant's
tweet-tank. Being punished by local law-enforcement would also penalize
participant's tweet-tanks. For more information on the vehicles driven
in the race, which included the CL 550 4Matic Coupe, the E550 Cabriolet
and the GL350 BlueTEC SUV, in addition to the S400 Hybrid sedan, visit
your local Boston Mercedes dealer in Massachusetts. The Mercedes
C-Class Coupe that was awarded to the winners is expected to arrive on
dealer lots this fall and from all accounts thus far, is one of the
most appealing vehicles Mercedes-Benz has ever produced.
A recent Facebook and Twitter challenge by Mercedes-Benz sent two fans
home with a new model by Mercedes-Benz that will not be available until
this fall at Boston Mercedes dealer lots in Massachusetts: Mercedes
C-Class Coupe. The all-new 2012 model is even more stylish, modernized
and appealing than its C-Class predecessors. 45,000 to St. Jude
Children's Hospital as part of the event. Todd and John's Tweet coach,
Pete Wentz, is an active supporter of St. Jude Children's Hospital and
chose the charity to be the winning team's beneficiary. The contest,
which was ran entirely through Facebook and Twitter, required
participants to earn as many tweets as possible through a variety of
different ways. These ways included getting supporters to tweet certain
team hashtags and each driver's handle in every tweet. Other tweet
points were earned for pictures tweeted of support signs from
participant's hometowns; pictures tweeted by people the participants
met along the route also earned participants points. Perhaps the most
interesting part of the entire Mercedes-Benz Tweet Race, which by the
way is the world's first tweet race, was the fact that tweets were
considered fuel for the vehicle. That is to say, participants could
only continue on their route to Dallas if a certain amount of
tweet-fuel was in their tweet-tank. Winning specific challenges would
add to participant's tweet-tank, while not making nightly check points
in time, not responding to the race director via Twitter in time and
not abiding by speed limits would all deduct tweets from participant's
tweet-tank. Being punished by local law-enforcement would also penalize
participant's tweet-tanks. For more information on the vehicles driven
in the race, which included the CL 550 4Matic Coupe, the E550 Cabriolet
and the GL350 BlueTEC SUV, in addition to the S400 Hybrid sedan, visit
your local Boston Mercedes dealer in Massachusetts. The Mercedes
C-Class Coupe that was awarded to the winners is expected to arrive on
dealer lots this fall and from all accounts thus far, is one of the
most appealing vehicles Mercedes-Benz has ever produced.
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Equipped with the optional 鈥楶erformance Package鈥? the ML63 AMG
nudges the performance ceiling of the segment marginally higher: it
produces 549bhp, distancing itself from the BMW X5 M by a mere two
brake horsepower. The main gripe you might have with a
large-displacement petrol engine in an equally-large SUV is, of course,
poor fuel economy - but Mercedes engineers have dug deep into their bag
of tricks to keep consumption at a tolerable level. A start/stop system
is fitted as standard, while the 鈥楥ontrolled Efficiency鈥?gearbox
mode (others are 鈥楽port鈥?and 鈥楳anual鈥? encourages frugal driving
behaviour by changing up gears early and pulling away from standstill
in second gear in most situations. However, all that 鈥榚
ncouraging鈥?is undone by the aural drama: the bassy note urges the
driver to hold onto gears that much longer when in manual mode, just to
hear the pitch ascent of the V8鈥檚 burbling grumble. As a result, the
23.9mpg combined figure will seldom be achieved in practice; a figure
below 20mpg is likely for all but the most featherfooted. The air
suspension also has three settings: 鈥楥omfort鈥? 鈥楽port鈥?and 鈥楽
port Plus鈥?
Equipped with the optional 鈥楶erformance Package鈥? the ML63 AMG
nudges the performance ceiling of the segment marginally higher: it
produces 549bhp, distancing itself from the BMW X5 M by a mere two
brake horsepower. The main gripe you might have with a
large-displacement petrol engine in an equally-large SUV is, of course,
poor fuel economy - but Mercedes engineers have dug deep into their bag
of tricks to keep consumption at a tolerable level. A start/stop system
is fitted as standard, while the 鈥楥ontrolled Efficiency鈥?gearbox
mode (others are 鈥楽port鈥?and 鈥楳anual鈥? encourages frugal driving
behaviour by changing up gears early and pulling away from standstill
in second gear in most situations. However, all that 鈥榚
ncouraging鈥?is undone by the aural drama: the bassy note urges the
driver to hold onto gears that much longer when in manual mode, just to
hear the pitch ascent of the V8鈥檚 burbling grumble. As a result, the
23.9mpg combined figure will seldom be achieved in practice; a figure
below 20mpg is likely for all but the most featherfooted. The air
suspension also has three settings: 鈥楥omfort鈥? 鈥楽port鈥?and 鈥楽
port Plus鈥?
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