Car buying advice

[Monster]

Monster, no C250 CDI there?

The 250 CGI is impressive, but the 250 CDI takes the cake.

No C250 CDI yet, that might change at face lift time. They do offer the 250 CDI engine for the E-class here.

BTW, we finally sold the A8.

Finally, congrats mate, how long did it take, 2 years? Have you decided on its replacement?

 

[VroomVroom]

Im no specialist on Merc egnines, but whats the difference between CGI and CDI

 

[martinbo]

Dude...
CGI = Common Rail Gasoline directInjection = Petrol engines
CDI = Common Rail Diesel directInjection = Diesel engines

 

[coolraoul]

CGI is a petrol engine, CDI a diesel one.

CGI for Charged Gasoline Injection
CDI for Common rail Direct Injection

I agree, it's very confusing...

 

[VroomVroom]

Dude...
CGI = Common Rail Gasoline directInjection = Petrol engines
CDI = Common Rail Diesel directInjection = Diesel engines

Ohhh..

Personally i'd much preffer a diesel in large estate cars unless the engine is bigger with a lot more performance!

 

[martinbo]

Notice that there is a difference between what I understood the acronyms to read and that which coolraoul has put forward. Which is the correct one?

Gullwing? Unterturkheim?

[Edit: Raoul, I'd be surprised that the "C" in CGI stands for "Charged" as this term is more normally used to imply forced induction. On the E350 CGI for example there is no forced induction, only common rail, direct injection. Of course, because the common rail is pressurised, it could be inferred that the fuel injection is "charged" as well. But it would still be vague and inconsistent with the CDI acronym in my books.]

 

[coolraoul]

The C for Charged is a reference to the fact it is a stratified charged injection it seems. By the way of the common rail.

I always found those names to be very deceiving, way too close to each other.

Here's a proof I'm right, Martin...

http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Feb06/24WorldPremierOfMercedesCLS30CGI.html

 

[Silverado]

When's the facelift due? If it's anything later than mid-2010 you might as well wait for the next generation 3 series due out in 2012. At least it's a new model with a full 7-years to go in its life cycle vs the W204's 3+ years.

 

[Gullwing]

The gas engine is not common rail.
I think the C stands for stratified not charged

 

[coolraoul]

The gas engine is not common rail.
I think the C stands for stratified not charged

Yes it does: Stratifies-Charged Gasoline Injection.

 

[Untertürkheim]

Raoul and Gullwing got to it first, but for the CGI, it is Stratified-Charge.