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Originally Posted by mathijskok

It is indeed, I'll be moderating it although moderating is hardly needed for a forum like this on. I asked for it to be added because it is kind of hard to find help or share information on these versions. Of course they are basically the same cars, but are a bit different in equipment (the nav system for example does not have the speed restriction).

And of course, the 300CRD (the diesel) is far more common here then it is in the US. Eight out of ten 300's here are sold with the 3 liter Diesel. I got one and am very happy with it. It's a very very good engine and only a few mph slower then the large Hemi versions. In a sprint it even does better up to 30 mph because of the massive torque of the diesel at very low revs. In cruise I just love the engine as it only needs 2100 rpm for a steady 70 mph, making it very smooth and very silent. Of course, it has the disadvantages as well, it's slow to react to throttle (the auto transmission does not really help there) and it takes a few minutes to really wake up. Also overtaking needs to be 'planned' as you need to be in a lower gear to really be able to increase speed fast. But I driven both the diesel and the big hemi and I can honestly say I prefer the diesel. Having the large engine is nice, very nice, but in day to day use this one is better suited for me.

With fuel prices as they are in Europe, the diesel costs about half as much as the petrol version to drive, that certainly makes you forget about the disadvantages, lol.

mathijskok,
What is the version number of your NAV DVD? I am trying to get a copy of a European one So I can McGyver a solution to my US NAV system. I also need to find a MB Version as well. I'll not let this thing beat me...