The car will be using the Bluetec diesel system with a technology for hybrid systems that they developed with BMW. The one on display in Geneva has a diesel four 2.2L with twin turbochargers. This powerplant can output an excellent 204 horsepower.

The same engine is featured at the 2011 E250 Bluetec that took spotlight at the 2009 New York Auto Show. The fuel mileage of the powerplant is estimated to be 39 mpg while cruising on the highway and 29 mpg while on the city streets.

The electric motor and lithium ion battery installed on the E300 hybrid are similar to the configuration used by the 2010 S400 Hybrid that kicked off sales last year.

The drivetrain of the E300 will only be a mild hybrid. This means that the car’s electric motor will only boost the power of the combustion engine and will be utilized to restart the car from full stops. The E300 will not be capable of running pure electric like the Toyota Prius – but it’s a hybrid car none the less.

The mild hybrid setup will not really be an issue. Initial tests show that the fuel economy is pegged at 57 mpg based on the combined cycle in Europe. This translates to a CO2 emission of about 109 grams per kilometer.

Mercedes-Benz’ F800 Style represents what future Mercedes-Benz will look like. The four-door, five-seat coupe blends safety, future driving technology, and comfort with the new design language of the company.

The interior of the concept vehicle is quite roomy and makes use of display concepts and intelligent controls for seating. The concept vehicle has two versions. One version will be purely utilizing an electric drive which runs on fuel cells and has a decent range of 375 miles. Another version is a hybrid plug-in that can run on pure electricity for 18 miles.

F800 Style plug-in hybrid car will depend on the 300 horsepower V-6 gasoline powerplant and an electric motor that uses lithium ion battery packs. According to insiders, the F800 plug-in variant will be able to zoom from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.7 seconds. It will hit 155 mph as its top speed. The fuel efficiency of this concept will be pegged at 81 mpg. The electric vehicle mode of this variant will allow it to hit 75 mph for its top speed. The new generation of Mercedes-Benz S Class will feature an engine like this one.

The pure electric variant of the F800 Style will depend on an electric motor that has an output of 136 horsepower. The engine will also make use of a hydrogen fuel cell just like the one that will be installed on the F-Cell of the B-Class due to roll out in the near future.

During the Detroit Auto Show, Mellinghoff explained that around 80% of the accidents on the road involving people entail only 20% of the car’s front hitting the pedestrian. They did the math and studies show that it will only take a Mercedes Benz to swerve by 40 to 50 centimeters to avoid the pedestrian detected by the safety system.

Safety on the road is ultimately the responsibility of the driver so the technology will still encourage that the driver should react first during a potential road mishap. This concept is also applied on other Mercedes safety systems.

The Mercedes’ crash prevention technology will be unlike Volvo’s CitySafe system which triggers the brakes to avoid collision. The new safety protocol will be added to other existing safety platforms of Mercedes like the drowsiness monitor first used with the E-Class. The drowsiness system will be rolled out as a standard featured in all Mercedes Benz vehicles.

Mellinghoff admitted that it might be impossible to totally eliminate all accidents on the road, like what is set by their Volvo counterparts, but he is proud to say that fatal accidents involving Mercedes Benz is rarely part of the real world statistics. The head of safety of Mercedes boasts that they do not have a reported incident of a Mercedes Benz driver who was killed or seriously injured in the last two years.

The new breed of ML may have a smaller body compared to the current version of the ML. The wheelbase though appears to be the same.

There are also reports that Mercedes Benz is working on a hybrid M-Class that can run on both electric power and diesel. A hybrid petrol variant is already due to roll out before the end of this year. The car manufacturer may also come up with a plug-in hybrid ML running on an 80hp electric power train coupled with a V6 3.5L twin turbocharged engine.

The plug in variant of the ML will be based on the other hybrid programs for Mercedes Benz like the S400. The underpinnings and the other elements will be shared with the G-Class and the next gen R-Class. The underpinning of the ML’s chassis is similar to the 2011 Grand Cherokee from Jeep.

The new ML will be relying on the efficiency of its set up rather than its performance when it tries to convince the 4×4 consumer market. The European release will have under its hood a 204hp powerplant. There is also a plan to come up with 225hp diesel and 333hp petrol engines.

Auto industry spies report that the proportions of the new Mercedes Benz SLK cannot be appreciated yet due to the thick slabs used to camouflage it. The LED daylight which has been the recent trend for the Benz fleet is evident.

The hood seems to be longer than its older sibling and the seats look a bit pushed back. The side mirrors are also attached to the doors with thinner bars.

The angle between the rear deck and hard top is a tinge of the SLC 2010. The lines of the front end of the new SLK also hints which design forms are being shared with other member of the Mercedes Benz fleet. Good thing though that the front provides a fresher look compared to the older generation Benz.

The SLK will have under its hood a 2.2L diesel power train derived from the C250 CDI. It can produce 204hp which is more like the output of the C-Class and GLK. Some say that the SLK may have a so-so performance if this diesel powerplant rolls in the U.S. market. The engine may just fall short of the sporty experience expected from an SLK.

There might also be an AMG variant that will have a whopping 470hp V6 engine. We might get more revelations with regard to the specs of the new SLK as it goes forward its development.

The new SLK will be in dealerships before the end of 2010 and may have a sticker price close to the current release of $46,000.

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The Mercedes-Benz team is very busy coming up with the CLR or the new Cabrio C-Class. Designers fit this car with a collapsing hard top to meet the market competition head on.

Right now, the CLC is the forerunner of Mercedes in that classification but its physique of being a 3-door liftback doesn’t really perfectly fit the picture. It is also based on the DNA of the older Sportcoupe C-Class.

The CLC is a bit behind when compared to the new C-Class and it will most likely see the end of its line during the mid-cycle of the range.

According to Mercedes-Benz insiders, the CLC will be killed from production by 2010 and be replaced with a more competitive 2011 C-Class Coupe.

Those looking for the hatchback form will not be dismayed since they will be producing a smaller version of the Sportcoupe derived from the platform of the next gen A Class.

The buzz remains a buzz until we hear an official confirmation from the car manufacturer. If the next C Class Coupe will roll out from the assembly line, the power train will most likely be sounding and performing like the rest of the C-Class.

The three new engine options were derived from the DNA of 4-cylinder power plants while the C350 a V6 CGI Bluefficiency engine.

The C220 gets a 2.2L turbodiesel CDI BlueEfficiency under its hood which is claimed to be the most efficient of the pack. This new engine outputs 170hp and generates a torque of 295 lb-ft. The C220 can burst from 0 to 100 in an impressive 8.4 seconds. The car’s fuel mileage is also excellent at 49 mpg or 4.8L/100km. Emissions will also not be a problem at 127 g/km.

Another member of the new C-Class line up is the C250 turbodiesel with CDI BlueEfficiency. The powertrain under the hood of the C250 is more powerful with 204 hp and a torque of 369lb-ft. The C250 only takes 7 seconds flat to blaze the car from 0 to 100. It is also very fuel efficient with a mileage of 5.1 L/100km or 46 mpg.

The last sibling in the C-Class brood is the CGI BluEfficiency petrol fueled C250. The engine can also generate a 204 hp but with a lower torque at 229 lb-ft. This variant takes 7.4 second to accelerate from 0 to 100. Its not as fuel efficient as the other two cars with a return of 32 mpg or 7.2 L/100km.

Mercedes-Benz has yet to announce when the new C-Class variants will be available in the US and other markets. It is now limited to Europe and is available both as the Estate and Sedan models. The C-class Mercedes is still doing reasonably bad in Europe compared to BMW’s 3-series, but with these green car touches, we hope Mercedes can move up the ranks soon!

300SL or otherwise known as Gullwing – has been resurrected five decades after the 2-seater set the 1954 New York auto show into frenzy. Now that Gullwing is named SLS – and will sure steal the spotlight for Mercedes-Benz at the Frankfurt’s motor show on September 2009.

Prototypes are now making a buzz to give car aficionados a glimpse of its design and specifications. Volker Mornhinweg, AMG boss, had stated that the redefinition of this Mercedes still holds it 300SL features. They just made the modernized reinvention with the long bonnet, well carved wings, erected windscreen, well-furnished doors and a rounded turret. Aside from those, they had also tapered the rear sides of the car.

SLS is revved up with the engine configuration of AMG’s 6.2 liter V8, with almost 120 of its components are redefined which includes a new aluminum crankcase that can actually reduce its weight by nine pounds. The mechanics are engineered to release a magnanimous 563 horsepower and 479 lb-ft of torque. Mercedes also revealed that the top speed is only restricted up to 196 miles per hour and that car will get 18 mpg for its emissions.

Safety is also very much considered in the making of the SLS. In fact, the models are equipped with eight airbags- two at the front, two at the side, two at the knees and two for window devices.
SLS will be out in the North American car market in the middle of 2010 and the expected price will be at around $250,000.