Imagine taking a top-of- the-line Mercedes S class sedan and making it into a hybrid, and one that claims a few firsts at that. This is Mercedes’ first hybrid, and before you say, “Big deal,” hang in there a bit longer, for the S400 is the first production car to use a lithium-ion battery.
That nifty little bit allowed Mercedes to take an existing sedan and make it a “mild” hybrid without the battery intruding into the interior or the trunk by as mu…
I hope you already have a view on the s400 of last post, Great Ride, Difficult Brakes, Good Big-Car Fuel Economy.
And on the eve of the Frankfurt Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz supplies this peek under the skin of the S 500 plug-in hybrid concept it will unveil there.
The see-though shows the location of the rear-mounted lithium-ion battery pack, the charging port on the right rear flank, the regenerative braking system (and could that be a pair of in-hub wheel motors in the rear?) and…
Great Ride, Difficult Brakes, Good Big-Car Fuel Economy, that’s what I wanna to say
With its 2010 S400 Hybrid, Mercedes-Benz has taken some significant steps to redefine the premium hybrid sedan market - in part by minimizing the premium.
Despite cutting-edge technology that includes what the automaker says is the world’s first lithium-ion battery designed specifically for automotive use, Mercedes-Benz new entry-level U.S. is priced staring at $88,825…
The Frankfurt Auto Show this year is all about green cars: highly fuel efficient clean diesels, electric cars, and plug-in hybrids. It’s where the German automakers offer up their sexiest concept cars.
So the photos of the eagerly awaited Mercedes-Benz “Vision” concept car are a bit of a shock: It looks identical to a standard 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class with a fancy white and silver paint job.
But it’s the mechanical parts that matter; the Vision…
When Mercedes rolled out the odd-looking F700 concept at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show many speculated that it was destined to become just another pointless exercise in automotive styling. Not so according to people close to the project. Latest reports claim both the technology and design of the car will eventually make its way onto the next-generation S-Class due in 2012.
As these renderings suggest, the next S-Class will be heavily influenced by the F700 design study…
