World premiere of an innovative direct petrol injection system: Ten percent lower fuel consumption with more output and even more driving pleasureMercedes-Benz is presenting the world's first petrol engine with piezoelectric direct injection and spray-guided combustion. This 215 kW/292 hp six-cylinder engine will enter the market in the second half of 2006 in the CLS-Class. In the European driving cycle, this innovative injection technology from Mercedes-Benz achieves fuel consumption improvements of ten percent over the highly efficient V6 petrol engine with port injection and fully variable valve timing: the figures for the CLS 350 GI are 9.1 litres per 100 km. Thus Mercedes-Benz has succeeded in combining a substantial increase in output with a significant increase in fuel economy.
| Displacement | 3498 cc |
| Compression ratio | 12.2:1 |
| Rated output | 215 kW/292 hp at 6400 rpm |
| Rated torque | 365 Nm at 3000-5100 rpm |
