Production of world’s smallest diesel engine begins

Date:
1 September 1999
Description:
After some four years of development work, the Mercedes-Benz plant in Berlin-Marienfelde begins production of the CDI diesel engine for the smart. The 0.8-litre three-cylinder OM 660 unit is the world's smallest diesel engine fitted in a passenger car.

smart CDI diesel engine, 0.8-litre three-cylinder OM 660, the world's smallest diesel engine fitted in a passenger car, 1998