Germany: Mercedes unveils first HDEP diesel for Europe

A Europeanised version of the Daimler group’s Detroit Diesel DD13 heavy-duty diesel has been unveiled. The 12.8-litre in-line six-cylinder engine, bearing a Mercedes-Benz OM471 designation, is the first of the group’s new-generation HDEP (heavy-duty engine platform) diesels to be produced in Europe. It will be manufactured in Daimler’s Mannheim plant Subscribe to Automotive World to … Continued

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• March 28, 2011