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Re: [VW engine in Mercedes ?] & Volvo



Yea and the Old Volvo 240 D had 6cyl VW/Audi Diesels
my 2 pennies

Steven Toughill
ASE Cert VW Technician
Volks-Tech Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: 16v Jason <jason@scirocco.org>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Thursday, May 13, 1999 3:02 PM
Subject: [VW engine in Mercedes ?]


>Slightly off-topic, but I'm on a Mercedes list, too.  Someone asked why MB
>uses the VR6.  One guy responded "The VR6 is a toy-- it's the same 30-valve
>in the Audis".
>
>...so I jumped in and corrected him about that... but I also said that I
>didn't think MB would use any VW engines.  I stand corrected, however, and
>I thought some of you might find this interesting:
>
>
>jcammisa@sprintmail.com wrote:
>
>> ...but by no stretch of the imagination are they the same engines... and
>>  no, Mercedes won't be using either.
>
>Jason:
>
>That was a good explanation of the differences between VW's VR6 and Audi's
>V6. The one point you got wrong is that presently, MB does use VW's VR6 in
>the V-Class minivan available in Europe. It is built in Spain. I guess the
>reason they use VW's VR6 engine is that it is very compact. MB's own V6
being
>a 90-degree engine is larger. There are currently 4 models of the V-Class
in
>production:  V 230, V 280, V 200 CDI, V 220 CDI. For more info on these MB
>models, go to MB's German web site:
>
>http://www.mercedes-benz.com/e/cars/v-class/default.htm
>
>
>Best regards,
>
>Danny Stahl
>MBCA
>
>
>
>
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