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Mercedes-AMG entry-level SL 43 features electric exhaust gas turbocharger from Formula 1 for the first time in production vehicle

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Following two variants with V8 engines, Mercedes-AMG is presenting the entry-level SL 43 version of its newly developed roadster icon. The system in the SL 43 is a direct derivative of the development successfully used by the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team for many years in the premier class of motorsport.

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Mercedes-Benz 2014 E250 BlueTEC sedan estimated EPA rated at 45 mpg highway, 28 mpg city

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The Mercedes-Benz 2014 E250 BlueTEC sedan, the first diesel E-Class to be available with 4MATIC, achieves an estimated EPA rating of 45 mpg US (5.2 l/100 km) on the highway and 28 mpg (8.4 When equipped with optional 4MATIC all-wheel drive, its fuel mileage numbers are 42 mpg (5.6 l/100 km) highway and 27 mpg (8.7

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Mercedes-Benz introducing A- and B-Class plug-in hybrid models

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mpg US), combined CO 2 emissions 34-33 g/km, combined electrical consumption 15.0-14.8 mpg US), combined CO 2 emissions 36-32 g/km, combined electrical consumption 15.4-14.7 mpg US), combined CO 2 emissions 34-33 g/km, combined electrical consumption 15.0-14.8 l/100 km (156.7-167.9 l/100 km (146.9-167.9 kWh/100 km). kWh/100 km).

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Mercedes-Benz launches new S-Class with hybrid, diesel, gasoline models; 59 mpg PHEV model to come

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Mercedes-Benz’s new generation flagship S-Class, introduced at an elaborate event at Airbus in Finkenwerder, marks a number of technology firsts in numerous areas from comfort, to driver control, to efficiency. mpg US) (CO 2 : 115 g/km). In the S 300 BlueTEC HYBRID, Mercedes-Benz has combined the 2.2-liter mpg US)—0.7

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Mercedes-Benz introduces new Vito mid-size van; up to 41.3 mpg US, new front-wheel drive option

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Mercedes-Benz introduced its new Vito model series for the mid-size van (2.5–3.2 Emission control comes via exhaust gas recirculation, a diesel particulate filter and an oxidation catalytic converter. It works in practically every car or van from Mercedes-Benz—all the way up to the S-Class. Click to enlarge. t and 3.05

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Mercedes-Benz introducing diesel E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID with fuel economy of 56 mpg US; gasoline-engined E 400 HYBRID model to follow

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Mercedes-Benz is introducing the new E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID; the luxury-class diesel hybrid offers fuel consumption of 4.2 L of diesel/100 km (56 mpg US), with CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km. In 2009, Mercedes-Benz introduced the S 400 HYBRID. In the E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID, Mercedes-Benz has combined the 2.2-liter, Earlier post.)

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New Mercedes-Benz S 560 e plug-in hybrid offers more power, more range; new NMC batteries

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The new generation Mercedes-Benz S 560 e plug-in hybrid—the successor to the S 500 e PHEV— combines the 270 kW (367 hp) of the V6 spark-ignition engine with an electric output of 90 kW. l/100 km (112 mpg US); combined CO 2 emissions of 49 g/km; weighted power consumption of 15.5

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