Continental's New CD300 Diesel

[@TheTurbinator]

That's a Mercedes OM642 engine that they took and modified by removing all the diesel emissions system parts off of it, like the DPF, EGR, CCV and the SCR. Remove all those and you have a bulletproof engine that will go on and on and on and on, while poluting the atmosphere like crazy. Itsy the same engine in my car!! Just wish it didn't have to be suffocated wit all those diesel emissions systems. O_O

[@venusreena2532]

I have an ML320 CDI that ide rather not sell ... its been a great SUV

[@zaitcev0]

One thing people seem to forget is that Safran's SMA diesel in Cessna Skylane JT-A is in the same power class and has a good track record. AFAIK, it's not heavier than this. I'm afraid SMA is going to be the biggest competitor for CD300 (Thielert 2.0), not EPS or RED or other crazy German thing.

[@solawiking]

Is the gear box / clutch solved like austoro engine ( no need to replace parts )

[@jetpowered1]

My god, how much does that beast weigh? It's bigger than a washing machine!

[@MikeKobb]

+jetpowered1 560 pounds, as he says in the video.

[@peachtrees27]

Vertical Horizontal what? 'Its not a clean sheet' but it is a clean sheet? Can someone please translate that ?

[@MikeKobb]

+Pete Kuhns I think he meant that the design is based in part on the automotive engine (not a clean sheet design), but the engine itself will not have many parts in common with the automotive engine (clean sheet). They're moving from taking an automotive core and modifying it (horizontal) to making it from the ground up (vertical).

[@trainroomgary]

More great facts.

[@peachtrees27]

500lb engine made out of what U-238? Yikes!

[@venusreena2532]

Benz 3L V6 CDI is about that.. all aluminum