According to Daimler.com, their new six-cylinder in-line diesel engine, the OM 656, sets a new standard as regards what diesels are capable of.
What makes it noteworthy is that it not only has more power, but it also consumes 6% less fuel. The engine isn't designed simply to meet today's standards. Their target is always tomorrow's standards as well. Their goal, in conjunction with a cross-sector consortium of other companies, is a net zero future.
I find it interesting that the engine has an aluminum block with steel pistons. It also touts a nano-level coating inside the piston chambers that they call NANOSLIDE®.
When you try to wrap your head around the engineering, chemistry and science involved in making today's high-tech cars, it's literally astonishing what we're seeing today. Just as the Internet was unimaginable half a century ago, so are the advances in automotive technology.
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