At the Geneva Motor Show in March Mercedes-Benz will be presenting two new models which will be a great leap forward with regard to consumption and CO2 emissions. The new C 220 CDI now consumes a mere 4.5 liters per 100 kilometers – that’s 0.3 of a liter less than previously. This cuts its CO2 output from 127 g/km to 119 g/km.

The E 250 CDI with an automatic transmission will require just 4.9 liters of diesel per 100 kilometers (129 g/km CO2) in future – as opposed to 5.8 liters currently (154 g/km CO2 – all provisional, combined figures). The high performance that characterizes the four-cylinder diesel engines – and with it the driving pleasure that they generate – will remain undiminished for both models. This puts Mercedes-Benz in a new dimension of efficiency in these segments. And the new C-Class and E-Class models serve as shining examples of the fact that the combustion engine still offers vast potential – which Mercedes-Benz will be harnessing in a targeted manner for its other models, too.