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Mercedes E-Class Hybrid.Saving, it is popularly called, is a thoroughly Swabian virtues. Mercedes makes this honor all cry now – perhaps with the presentation of the Swabian E-Class ever, which features a diesel-hybrid system as a drive.

This is good news for controllers and environmentally conscious fleet managers. Mercedes will soon bring the hitherto most economical luxury sedan on the market in the world. That is at least the announcement, with the Swabians will unveil in January at the Detroit Motor Show in the first hybrid version of the Mercedes E-Class. The car with a diesel-hybrid drive consumes just under scrutiny or 4.2 liters and can allow other vehicles with hybrid technology seem downright thirsty.

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Technically, the new drive is based on a package which you can buy for several years in the S-Class. But the well-known drive train for use in the E-class on three crucial points was developed: The electric motor is strong with 29 hp and 250 Nm of torque, enough now, to leisurely ride in the limousine to drive even on their own. The lithium-ion battery under the front hood delivers with a capacity of 0.8 kWh, enough juice for purely electrical short distances. And as a combustion engine instead of the previous V6 petrol engine is now a four-cylinder diesel is used. The system is so handy and compact that no cargo space is lost and the Mercedes E-Class hybrid-only model offered in this segment as a combination.

It uses the 2.2-liter diesel engine OM651, which already makes the S-Class and the M-Class for saving mobile. The engine makes 204 hp, comes with 500 Nm of works and is due to the electrical support with about 0.7 liters less satisfied than in the normal E 250 CDI. Nevertheless, the E-Class with hybrid drive no party pooper: The sprint from zero to 100, the car creates unchanged in 7.5 seconds and closes only at 242 km / h.

The low consumption will be possible not only through the support of the current and the electric-sections, which have only one kilometers from E-Reach at maximum 35 km / h relatively small influence. Far greater effect on the energy savings, however, has primarily the so-called sailing. Future turns at constant drive to just to a pace of 160 km / h, the glow from, and then the E-Class rolls idling on the highway.

For the U.S. and China is building a hybrid version of Mercedes V6 with gasoline

Should the test values ​​in practice confirm only approximate, Mercedes would have asked the Swabian virtues of saving an impressive demonstration. It is also clear that Mercedes will make a diesel hybrid car outside Europe not random. Therefore, the E 300 BlueTec Hybrid is on show in Detroit, not only on stage but parked next to an E 400 Hybrid, for U.S. customers, and those for Chinese buyers is made in the rest of the world and the old Fathers custom on a gasoline engine as power source is authoritative. In this car, the V6 engine comes from the E 350 is used, which draws from 3.5 liters and develops 306 hp 370 Nm. Thanks to the support of the electrical consumption is reduced in accordance with U.S. standards to 27 miles per gallon (mpg) or the equivalent of 8.7 liters per 100 kilometers. That’s about two liters less than without the electric assist motor.

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In everyday life, can look forward to drivers and fleet managers to low fuel consumption and therefore lower maintenance costs. But the savings will still have a high price. The selling price of Mercedes cars has indeed not yet revealed, but because the Swabians combine with the two most expensive diesel and hybrid powertrain technologies is likely, the new model is probably the most expensive model in the series are – with the exception of the AMG racing again.

A hybrid drive that will increase the power rating

With the commitment of some electric Mercedes is not the way in Detroit alone. Even rival BMW in the U.S. trade shows an expanded range of twin engine models. After 7 Series Active Hybrid and F7er the new BMW 3 Series gets an auxiliary engine now – and will be unveiled at the show. However, it is the BMW hybrid use at least as much a matter comes to saving, such as sprinting. And so combine the Bavarians the 54 hp electric motor with the strongest line six-cylinder, making the hybrid model with a system output of 340 hp the most powerful model in the series – at least until the premiere of the M3.

Accordingly, the high consumption of white and blue flagship model. Although the hybrid car is nearly 15 percent more efficient than the equivalent 335i. But with 6.4 liters of fuel consumption it is more than two liters of the much larger Mercedes E-Class.