The internal combustion engine in high performance Mercedes-Benz models may soon become a thing of the past, at least when operating apart from an electric engine. Teutonic Surprise Yesterday, the German automaker surprised auto analysts by telling Automotive News that they are considering offering gas-electric hybrids only for its next generation S-Class, due out in [...]
Mercedes (M-B) is stepping deeper into the hybrid game in a big way. Yesterday, M-B launched its ML450 Hybrid, recognized as the first European full hybrid vehicle to be offered for sale in the United States. Powered by a 3.5-liter V6 gasoline engine, optimized via the Atkinson cycle, two magneto-electric motors and cutting-edge hybrid electronics, [...]
Inside the next five years, visitors to Mercedes dealerships may find that their favorite sedan isn’t built in Germany anymore. That would be the C-Class, which is the best selling Mercedes model in the United States, a car that is currently assembled in the homeland, but soon may join three other models now being built [...]
