We often see various reports, especially when a new Mercedes-Benz car is released, it is said that a certain car is equipped with a certain engine, such as M256, M260, M271, M276 and so on. So what do the letters and numbers in the Mercedes-Benz engine mean? Let's explain it in detail below.

In fact, the M256 and other models mentioned above are only a small part of the Mercedes-Benz engine name, such as the following engine name:
M271 E 18 ML

[M] stands for: engine type, M refers to gasoline engine, OM refers to diesel generator.

[271], it represents the series of engines: it mainly indicates the number of cylinders of the engine and whether it is in-line or V-type.

[E], represents the technology of the engine, where E stands for electronic injection, D stands for direct injection in the cylinder, and K stands for port injection. There are also combinations, such as DE.

[18], it represents the displacement of the engine: of course this is only a rough idea, for example, write 18, the actual displacement may only be 1796cc.

[ML], it represents the supercharging mode: AL stands for turbocharging, ML stands for mechanical supercharging, if not, it means naturally aspirated.

It’s actually very easy to know what model your Mercedes-Benz engine is.Mercedes-Benz generally has a nameplate under the B-pillar when the front passenger door is opened