No other vehicle helped propel Mercedes-Benz to its current status atop the luxury market quite like the W116 generation.

Mercedes-Benz's W116 platform is known for having rock-solid reliability, and this is largely thanks to the enduring OM617 turbodiesel engine platform.

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The diesel engine in the 1981 300SD escaped downsizing. The 3.0-liter five-cylinder turbodiesel introduced in the W116 chassis-based 1979 300SD—the world’s first turbocharged diesel car ...

This particular diesel engine actually arrived in the car's W116 predecessor back in 1978. As some noted at the time, its output was not all that far from the gasoline 380SEL. And it returned 23 mpg.

The Mercedes-Benz W116 S-Class, sold for the 1973 through 1980 model years, has a reputation as one of the most long-lived motor vehicles ever built, and the diesel-powered versions took that ...

We drove every generation (and rode in the latest-gen model) and were impressed by the progress between them, reflecting and often foreshadowing more general progress in the auto industry.

Benz's expertise with diesel powertrains goes back decades. In fact, some of you might have a grandfather who used to own a late-1970s diesel-powered W116 300SD.

Located in Stuttgart, Germany, Mercedes-Benz's nine-story museum shows just how multi-faceted the company is. It's home to over 160 Grand Prix cars, passenger sedans, prototypes, off-roaders ...

From 1978 through 1987, diesel-fueled S-classes sold far better here than expected, and many W116- and W126-generation diesels are still puttering along the road today.

Mercedes-Benz's W116 platform is known for having rock-solid reliability, and this is largely thanks to the enduring OM617 turbodiesel engine platform.