Production did ramp up during the next couple of years, and in 1949 170 V production returned to above 10,000 cars.[1] From May 1949 the car, badged in this permutation as the Mercedes-Benz 170D, was offered with an exceptionally economical 38 PS (28 kW; 37 hp) diesel engine.[7] The 170D was the world's third diesel fueled passenger car, and the first to be introduced after the war.