Mercedes-Benz 300D

The first Mercedes-Benz 300D automobile (not to be confused with the 300d or 1950s 300D four-door cabriolets) was introduced in 1975 (U.S.) and started its life by placing the newly developed 3.0 litre five-cylinder naturally aspirated diesel engine 617.910 in a W115 chassis four-cylinder Mercedes-Benz 240D diesel. For the American market those cars only came with power windows and automatic transmission. The W123 chassis of the Mercedes-Benz 300D was introduced as a 1976 model (1977 U.S.). Its 3.0 litre five-cylinder diesel engine with indirect injection (using a Bosch MW for the American market, or W for the rest of the world) piston-type mechanical fuel injection pump, produced 80 to 88 hp (59 to 65 kW), depending on the year or...