2012 Mercedes E-Class Hybrid

Mercedes E-Class hybrid is Stuttgart’s answer to Bavaria’s BMW 5-Series Activhybrid. At 2012 Detroit Motor Show Mercedes is introducing an entire new role for the nice recent E-class by revealing the E three hundred BlueTEC HYBRID and also the E four hundred HYBRID variants. These cars square measure designed to supply the maxium potency attainable, with none major compromise on performance or comfort The E three hundred BlueTEC HYBRID is at the start planned to be launched on the eu market, whereas the E four hundred HYBRID are created offered on the yankee market initial, followed by different countries like Japan and China later 2012 NAIAS: Mercedes E category Hybrid Mercedes E category Hybrid two The E three hundred BlueTEC HYBRID, offered as a Saloon and Estate, is battery-powered by a 4-cylinder internal-combustion engine developing 204 H.P. and five hundred Nm, coupled to an electrical motor manufacturing 250 Nm and twenty kilowatt of power. The suggests that prime speed of 242 km/h, acceleration from zero to sixty two mph in seven.5 seconds, consumption of sixty seven.2 mpg, carbon dioxide emissions of 109 g/km. These figures are a trifle totally different for the estate model The E four hundred is that the a lot of luxurious of the 2, battery-powered by a 306 H.P. and 370 Nm V6, any boosted by constant 250Nm motor. thus you've got a really powerful and fun to drive govt saloon, with nice fuel economy of town twenty four mpg, road thirty one mpg, ccombined twenty seven mpg The hybrid drive unit is associate sweetening of the module utilized in the S four hundred HYBRID and relies on the 7G-TRONIC and transmission

Technical Specs

Model	E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID	E 400 HYBRID
Internal combustion engine	R4 diesel	V6 petrol
Displacement (cc)	2143	3498
Rated output (kW/hp)	150 (204)	225/306
Torque (Nm)	500	370
Transmission	7G-TRONIC PLUS	7G-TRONIC PLUS
Battery	Lithium-ion	Lithium-ion
Output/capacity (kW/kWh)	19/0.8	19/0.8
Output of electric motor (kW)	20	20
Torque of electric motor (Nm)	250	250
Electric range (km)	1.0	1.0
Electric motoring/sailing (km/h)	35/160	35/160
Top speed	242 km/h	130 mph
0 – 100 km/h (s)	7.5
0 – 60 mph (s)	x	6.7
NEDC fuel consumption (l/100 km)	4.2	x
CAFE fuel consumption (mpg)	x	27
CO2 emissions (g/km)	109	n/a