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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Added to this is active rear axle steering as standard, another unique feature in this segment. The AMG-specific E PERFORMANCE hybrid drive. The mechanical connection of the fully variable all-wheel drive makes this possible by means of a propeller shaft and the drive shafts of the front wheels.

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Mercedes Hybrid Engine All-Electric 259

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MARCH 31, 2021

This is made possible by the mechanical connection of the fully variable all-wheel drive through the cardan shaft and the drive shafts of the front wheels. In its basic configuration, the performance hybrid is rear-wheel drive. The power of the electric motor is applied immediately with full torque, a characteristic of the design.

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Mercedes Hybrid Batteries Battery 448

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MAY 16, 2013

Further extensive lightweight design measures have resulted in such features as titanium connecting rods, thin-wall, low-pressure casting on the crank case and the cylinder heads, a high-strength, lightweight steel crankshaft with 180 degrees crankpin offset and the extremely thin-walled alloy steel/nickel exhaust system. Race Hybrid.

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Porsche Plug-in Hybrid Plug 259

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

This compact design has numerous advantages: The electric motor acts directly on the rear axle and can therefore convert its power more directly into propulsion for that extra boost when moving off, accelerating or overtaking. The lightweight high-performance battery is also located above the rear axle.

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Mercedes Hybrid Production MPH 221