The German
luxury car maker's top selling sedan just went turned super eco-friendly
with some astonishing fuel efficiency figures in both its gasoline and
diesel hybrid spec models
4.2 L/100 km and 109g CO2/Km are some eye-catching fuel efficiency figures that Mercedes-Benz
has quite proudly plastered at the sides of its new E300 BlueTEC Hybrid
model that is on display at this year’s Detroit Motor Show.
Setting new standards for luxury-class business vehicles the E
300 BlueTEC HYBRID (available as a Saloon and Estate) combines the
4-cylinder diesel engine of the E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID that produces
206.83PS of power and 500 Nm of torque combined with an electric motor
producing an additional 250 Nm on demand, resulting in what
Mercedes-Benz terms as the most economical luxury-class vehicle in the
world.
Alongside the E300 in Detroit is a mightier E400 HYBRID model
with a V6 petrol motor that makes it 310.25PS strong and gives it
370Nm of torque, all of which is further supplemented by 250 Nm from the
electric motor. The consumption figures based on the American CAFE
standard are 10.2 kmpl (9.8 L/100KM) in the city, 13.18 kmpl (7.59
L/100KM) on the highway, and a combined fuel economy of 11.48 kmpl (8.71
L/100KM).
"With these two E-Class models we are now continuing our
comprehensive hybrid offensive. The modular technology opens up a quick
way for us to complement other model series with hybrid models",
explains Dr. Thomas Weber, Daimler Board Member for Group Research and
Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars Development.
Despite their newly acquired green credentials, the new E-class
HYBRID models do not require their passengers to have to compromise when
it comes to space, however, whether in terms of the interior or the
luggage compartment.
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