Only 5000 Made And It’s Still This Affordable?
With production limited to just 5000 units the Mercedes CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Prime Edition is in demand. No one knows if Mercedes will do another production run or increase the number. The C 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Prime Edition model can be had in the following colors: obsidian black, palladium silver or iridium silver and the optional special paint finish diamond white metallic. For a sportier look the optional AMG sports package, this includes distinctively styled front and rear aprons as well as side skirts.
At an MSRP of roughly $54,000, it may not be that cheap but then again, what you shell out initially, you will eventually get back on fuel savings most especially if you intend to keep the vehicle for several years. On average the CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Prime Edition consumes a mere 5.2 liters of fuel per 100 km or roughly 1.3 gallons per 60 miles. CO2 emissions are at a low 138 grams/km.
Without trying to get too techie, Mercedes’ CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Prime Edition engine is a 2.2-litre inline four, with twin sequential turbochargers and the latest in common-rail piezo injection. The engine is more compact thanks to the fact that the cylinders are positioned 4mm closer. The piezo injection is doubly accurate as before; injecting the proper amount of fuel required and at exactly the right moment it is needed and it operates at a massive 2000 bar. To boost low speed response, a small, high pressure turbo unit initiates, and as the revs build, slowly shifts over the work to a low pressure turbocharger thereby guaranteeing a smooth, lag free acceleration. Also on board the C 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Prime Edition is a newly-developed gearshift display on the dashboard that not only tells the driver the best moment to shift gear in order to save fuel but also shows the precise current fuel consumption.
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