Mercedes-Benz pulled the wraps off the world’s first diesel-electric hybrid in the form of the E300 Bluetec at the motor show in Geneva. The carmaker announced that the car should be available in Europe, at least, by next year. The E300 Bluetec is on the phase of making daily test runs prior to the launch.
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Last month, there was news over the internet that General Motors is pushing hard to develop their line of diesel hybrid engines. The American carmaker is still a bit far from reaching this goal and they may still need about five years to bring their diesel-hybrid vehicle to the market.
There is no need to worry [...]
Luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz reinvents its design concept by going from boxy edgy looking cars to more fluid looking lines for their future range of vehicles. The design chief declared that they want to move things a notch higher and unveiled concept car F800 Style a few weeks ahead of the motor show in Geneva.
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German carmaker Mercedes-Benz is developing an enhanced safety system which will automatically swerve around pedestrians to avoid road mishaps. The head of safety development, Ulrich Mellinghoff, foresees that the technology will be available as soon as 2015.
During the Detroit Auto Show, Mellinghoff explained that around 80% of the accidents on the road involving people entail [...]
During the Detroit Auto Show back in January, Mercedes-Benz wowed the public with the unveiling of three electric vehicle concepts coined BlueZERO. The EVs have a modular build allowing sharing of technology and architecture. The BlueZero still works the same way but Mercedes-Benz added E-CELL PLUS, a combustion engine to the package.
Some may look at [...]
The Mercedes-Benz SLK roadster has been performing well for the company since it was unveiled in 2004. However cool it might be after a mid-cycle facelift, the market still gets tired of how it looks like. Mercedes-Benz though has been baking a new SLK that is due for release by 2011.
The new SLK is 200 [...]
If we’re talking about modified cars, Mercedez Benz models are not new to this arena. In fact, in the past few years, it has become one of the tuners’ favorite models to prep not just for showcase purposes but also for professional races.
However, modified cars look just about the same: flashy wheels with [...]
Automakers around the world spend money and effort to come up with vehicles that will answer the needs of the market today, in terms of style, efficiency, and parts. Mercedes Benz which is set to release the new ML-Class SUV by 2011 may derive the concepts from the next gen of R-Class and G-Class or [...]
The C-Class of Mercedes-Benz was upgraded last January with implementation of the CGI BluEfficiency, a direct fuel injection technology, to the unveiled C350 CGI BlueEfficiency. The line up is further made stronger with the addition of three new variants of fuel efficient engines.
The three new engine options were derived from the DNA of 4-cylinder power [...]