Anyone can drop Acura engine into a Honda Civic, a Subaru STi mill into a Porsche 914 or a small-block Chevy into a Datsun 240Z. It takes real nuttiness to stuff a brand-new Mercedes C-Class diesel into an old 190 D. But that’s exactly what Mercedes-Benz has done.
Why?
Because they could.
Engine swaps are no big deal. What makes this one so unusual is the fact an automaker did it — not just any automaker, but one of the most conservative around. The project started with a bunch of Merc…
Benznews September 4th 2009
