Mercedes-Benz OM668 automotive diesel engine
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The Mercedes-Benz OM668 is a compact, four-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine originally designed for automotive use, known for its efficiency and durability and later adapted for applications such as light aircraft.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz OM600 engine family | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz OM668 automotive diesel engine canonical | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz automotive diesel engines | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7804456 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mercedes-Benz OM668 automotive diesel engine Context triple: [Thielert Centurion 1.7, derivedFrom, Mercedes-Benz OM668 automotive diesel engine]
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A.
Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12 diesel engine
The Continental AVDS-1790-2 is a turbocharged, air-cooled V12 diesel engine widely used as the powerplant for U.S. Cold War–era main battle tanks such as the M60 Patton.
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B.
Continental R975 radial engine
The Continental R975 radial engine is a nine-cylinder air-cooled gasoline aircraft engine widely adapted during World War II to power U.S. armored vehicles, most notably the M4 Sherman medium tank.
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C.
Thielert Centurion 1.7 diesel engine
The Thielert Centurion 1.7 is a liquid-cooled, turbocharged diesel aircraft engine derived from an automotive design and optimized for efficient, heavy-fuel operation in light aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles.
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D.
Perkins CV12-6A V12 diesel
The Perkins CV12-6A is a 12-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine used as the powerplant for the British Challenger 2 main battle tank.
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E.
Maybach HL42 six-cylinder petrol engine
The Maybach HL42 is a German World War II-era six-cylinder gasoline engine widely used to power half-tracks and other medium military vehicles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mercedes-Benz OM668 automotive diesel engine Target entity description: The Mercedes-Benz OM668 is a compact, four-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine originally designed for automotive use, known for its efficiency and durability and later adapted for applications such as light aircraft.
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A.
Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12 diesel engine
The Continental AVDS-1790-2 is a turbocharged, air-cooled V12 diesel engine widely used as the powerplant for U.S. Cold War–era main battle tanks such as the M60 Patton.
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B.
Continental R975 radial engine
The Continental R975 radial engine is a nine-cylinder air-cooled gasoline aircraft engine widely adapted during World War II to power U.S. armored vehicles, most notably the M4 Sherman medium tank.
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C.
Thielert Centurion 1.7 diesel engine
The Thielert Centurion 1.7 is a liquid-cooled, turbocharged diesel aircraft engine derived from an automotive design and optimized for efficient, heavy-fuel operation in light aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles.
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D.
Perkins CV12-6A V12 diesel
The Perkins CV12-6A is a 12-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine used as the powerplant for the British Challenger 2 main battle tank.
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E.
Maybach HL42 six-cylinder petrol engine
The Maybach HL42 is a German World War II-era six-cylinder gasoline engine widely used to power half-tracks and other medium military vehicles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automotive diesel engine
ⓘ
internal combustion engine ⓘ |
| adaptedFor |
aerodiesel engine conversions
ⓘ
light aircraft ⓘ |
| applicationType | automotive ⓘ |
| aspiration | turbocharged ⓘ |
| bore | 80.0 mm ⓘ |
| brand | Mercedes-Benz ⓘ |
| compressionRatio | 18.0:1 ⓘ |
| configuration | inline-four ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | water-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| cylinderBlockMaterial | aluminium alloy ⓘ |
| cylinderHeadMaterial | aluminium alloy ⓘ |
| designedFor | passenger cars ⓘ |
| displacement |
1.7 L
ⓘ
1689 cc ⓘ |
| drivetrainIntegration | front-wheel drive ⓘ |
| emissionsControl | exhaust gas recirculation ⓘ |
| emissionsStandard |
Euro 3
ⓘ
Euro 4 ⓘ |
| family |
Mercedes-Benz OM600 engine family
ⓘ
linked to:
Mercedes-Benz OM668 automotive diesel engine
|
| fuelSystem | common-rail direct injection ⓘ |
| fuelType | diesel ⓘ |
| layout | transverse ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Daimler AG
ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
compact design
ⓘ
durability ⓘ high fuel efficiency ⓘ |
| numberOfCylinders | 4 ⓘ |
| powerOutput |
44 kW
ⓘ
55 kW ⓘ 60 kW ⓘ 75 hp ⓘ 90 hp ⓘ |
| primaryApplication |
Mercedes-Benz A-Class (W168)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mercedes-Benz A-Class hatchback
|
| productionEnd | 2005 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1997 ⓘ |
| secondaryApplicationType | aviation (light aircraft conversions) ⓘ |
| stroke | 84.0 mm ⓘ |
| successor | Mercedes-Benz OM640 ⓘ |
| torqueOutput |
160 N·m
ⓘ
180 N·m ⓘ |
| turbocharger | wastegate turbocharger ⓘ |
| usedInModel |
Mercedes-Benz A 160 CDI
ⓘ
linked to:
Mercedes-Benz A-Class hatchback
Mercedes-Benz A 170 CDI ⓘ
linked to:
Mercedes-Benz A-Class hatchback
|
| valvetrain | DOHC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mercedes-Benz OM668 automotive diesel engine Description of subject: The Mercedes-Benz OM668 is a compact, four-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine originally designed for automotive use, known for its efficiency and durability and later adapted for applications such as light aircraft.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Thielert Centurion 1.7 diesel engine
linked to: Mercedes-Benz OM668 automotive diesel engine
subject linked to:
Mercedes-Benz OM668 automotive diesel engine
linked to: Mercedes-Benz OM668 automotive diesel engine