All the documentation I've ever seen indicates it to be an Italian 4 banger.
Fuel economy.gov rates it at 21-26 which may not seem like much but the 4cyl
gasser is rated for 20-24 with a 6 speed while the diesel only gets a 5. The
auto 6cyl gasser is 17-22 which in my experience is a bit low. My parents have
a pair of those right now and I've seen them do 25mpg on a long highway ride so
I'd guess driven conservatively the diesel could do closer to 30mpg.
Of course I'm the guy with the 240D that gets 28mpg consistantly.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 19:53:40 -0500
From: Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Daimler Chrysler diesel & hybrid prediction for US
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The new Liberty diesel is, you guessed it, a Detroit 16:1 four banger
with a monster turbocharger, shakes like crazy, rattles like it has
ball bearings loose in the combustion chambers, and gets all of 21 mpg
-- a recipe for lack of sales if I ever saw one.
What happened to the five cylinder turbo 605?
Peter
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