Here, we look at one of them in particular — the OM617A, which is the turbocharged version of the five-cylinder Mercedes-Benz ...

However, one specific engine arguably deserves consideration over all others: the OM617 diesel from Mercedes-Benz. The humble diesel motor earned some unique superlatives when it first went on the ...

but once you get past 500,000 miles (as so many 70s and 80s Mercedes-Benzes powered by the OM617 have done), that line of argument loses much of its power. Make the jump to see some video of this ...

The OM617 in this car is not only one of the best engines out there, but the W116 S-Class wrapped around it is one of the best series Mercedes has ever built. Over-engineered and solid to a fault ...

Produced from 1974-1991 Used mainly in Mercedes-Benz 240D/300D models A modified version of the OM617 was used in the W460/W461 G-Class SUV from 1979-1991 Mercedes-Benz's history with five ...

The Mercedes-Benz W123 sold like mad during its production run from the middle 1970s through the middle 1980s, and the cars powered by the legendary OM617 five-cylinder diesel straight-five engine ...

The Mercedes-Benz W123 was built for the 1976 through ... and the most legendary type is the OM617-equipped turbocharged diesel sedan. Here's a final-year-of-production '85 that I spotted not ...

Perhaps the hood exhaust system is an example as good as any. The power comes from a Mercedes OM617 3-liter in-line five turbodiesel, but don’t expect wonders. This thing delivers about 150 hp ...