As you may know already, back in we reported that Mercedes-Benz is planning to add a four-cylinder diesel engine to it S-Class flagship sedan. Apparently, the new model will be called S300 CDI and will carry the same engine found on the E250 CDI, capable to deliver 201bhp and 384lb ft of torque.

According to Mercedes’ R&D boss Thomas Weber, it appears that the big problem with installing this new engine on the S-Class was to make it silent, but the German engineers did it again and we shall see this new model in 2010 ready to hit the streets. “The issue is NVH [noise, vibration and harshness]. Getting refinement to S-Class levels was difficult and we had to change engine mounts and add body stiffness” said Thomas Weber.

[via autocar]

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