DiesOtto in Mercedes for Germany

The previously disparate worlds of diesel and four-stroke gasoline technology will converge into a tiny engine under the hood of a concept flagship of the Mercedes Benz fleet. Autoblog reports that Frankfurt will host the Mercedes F700 concept. Mercedes rolling out a large and luxurious car is nothing new. A mere 1.8 liters of DeSoto DiesOtto engine kicking out 238 HP and posting near 40 mpg in that same car is. Rudolph Diesel and Nicolaus Otto were not available for comment. [Mercedes to Unveil F700 via Autoblog]