The first version of the turbo-charged OM617 engine was the OM617.950, built for the W116 platform, which made the resulting 300SD the world's first passenger car with a turbo-diesel engine.

Production of Mercedes-Benz's OM606 diesel engine ran from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. One such car to rock the powerhouse under its hood was the Mercedes E 300 Sedan. The 1993, 1994, and ...

Mercedes based its OM 617 diesel on its OM 616 straight-four diesel engine, manufacturing it from 1974 to 1991. The OM 617 was a 3.0L five-cylinder turbo diesel that reached U.S. shores tucked ...