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New Mercedes-AMG SL 43 features engine with electric exhaust gas turbocharger derived directly from Formula 1

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Mercedes-AMG presented the SL 43, a technically innovative new entry model for the AMG SL roadster, arriving in US dealerships in summer 2023, starting from $109,900. liter turbocharged M139 engine featuring an electric exhaust gas turbocharger. An electric motor around 1.6

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Mercedes-AMG reveals performance hybrid and battery-electric AMG derivative strategy

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Mercedes-AMG laid out its new electrified drive strategy , which is based on two pillars: Performance hybrids with a completely independent drive concept under the technology label E PERFORMANCE. Battery-electric AMG derivatives based on the new Mercedes Electric Vehicle Architecture (EVA) for luxury and premium-class vehicles.

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Mercedes-AMG Announces A Pair of Hybrid GLCs On The Horizon

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Mercedes-AMG’s SUV offerings have ranged from odd to mind-blowingly powerful and quick. Mercedes-AMG promises a 0-60 mph time of 4.7 The turbocharger is an electric exhaust gas unit that is said to be the only one of its kind in the world. & [Image: Mercedes-Benz] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Review: 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class works on its quads (motors, that is)

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With the electric version of its military-grade G-Class, Mercedes-Benz promises even more freedom from pavement than all those American-built flagwavers, and it does it all with batteries. And it’s a sort of bellwether for a brand that had committed to going fully electric, but now says it will sell ICE vehicles into the next decade.

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Facelifted Mercedes-Benz B-Class with diesel, gasoline, natural gas and electric drives debuting at Paris show

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Mercedes-Benz has given its B-Class range—more than 350,000 of which have been sold worldwide since market launch in late 2011—a major facelift including exterior and interior enhancements along with redefined design and equipment lines. B 200 Natural Gas. B-Class Electric Drive. l/100 km (65.3 l/100 km (43.6

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2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class works on its quads (motors, that is)

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With the electric version of its military-grade G-Class, Mercedes-Benz promises even more freedom from pavement than all those American-built flagwavers, and it does it all with batteries. From here on out, new EVs from Benz will adopt the first names of their classic model lines, with their electric DNA tagged at the end.

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Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 performance SUV is a 48V mild hybrid

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Mercedes-AMG has unveiled the GLE 53—the performance offering for the new GLE generation. The GLE 53 accelerates from zero to 60 mph in 5.2 liter engine featuring turbocharging and an electric auxiliary compressor. 48 V on-board electrical system. The centerpiece is the electrified 3.0-liter As a result, the 3.0-liter

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