Illegal In 5 States
The Stunning 2007 Mercedes-Benz ML320 CDI Outlawed
Driving the 2007 Mercedes-Benz ML320 CDI in California is illegal. It happens to be powered by a diesel engine, and though its emissions technology is sophisticated enough to clear the regulatory hurdles erected by legislators in 45 of 50 states, California is notoriously tough (as are Maine, Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont). No matter that the SUV’s turbocharged V-6 power plant contributes less to global warming than any gas engine out there, or that the nationwide introduction last fall of ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel has nixed the blue-smoke spew associated with such cars. What were they thinking? Diesel?! Why!?
