Mercedes S-Class Hybrid coming in 2008

[Curacao]

Mercedes Benz wants to bring the first hybrid car on the market at the beginning of 2008 . A "mild-hybrid" variant of the S-Class will have its world debut on combination with a new directly injecting petrol engine.

Daimler Chrysler already presented the concept at the 2005 IAA Motor Show: the S 350 DIRECT HYBRID and BLUTEC HYBRID concepts. The mild hybrid works by using an electric motor to provide additional power. The new S-Class comes to fight against the 430hp Lexus LS 600L.

Eddie

[asianml]

Diesel/electric hybrid? Kind of hard to read with all the ads in the way in the post.

[firstmb]

asianml, i agree.. those ads are really intrusive..


what is up with your vehicle, are you planning to get other MB or replacing ML320

[asianml]

Originally Posted by firstmb

asianml, i agree.. those ads are really intrusive..


what is up with your vehicle, are you planning to get other MB or replacing ML320

No replacement! Just addition. Only talking about it, not too serious at this point.

[firstmb]

Originally Posted by asianml

No replacement! Just addition. Only talking about it, not too serious at this point.

which one you guys are thinking about.... create a thread in OT over here and at PIII so we can give unwanted suggestions/advise.

[Marsden]

I wish some mfr would bring out a top-of-the-line luxury car which traded a bit more acceleration for a lot more efficiency. So far, none.

[Diesel Benz]

What sort of figures are you after? I haven't looked at Lexus, but if you mean a compromise to the advantage of fuel efficiency, isn't S320CDI already there (except if you are in US, but the title was about manufacturers)?

S320CDI (SWB) gives 6.4-6.5 l/100 km for "non-city driving" (ausserorts), 6.5-6.6 l/100 km for the LWB model. This car does 7.5 s 0-100 km/h (100 km/h equals 62 mph, 6.5 l/100km I guess equals 36 US mpg).

If you mean the opposite, acceleration over fuel efficiency, then there is always the S65AMG with 4.4 s 0-100 km/h.

[Wolfgang]

Originally Posted by Diesel Benz

S320CDI (SWB) gives 6.4-6.5 l/100 km for "non-city driving" (ausserorts), 6.5-6.6 l/100 km for the LWB model. This car does 7.5 s 0-100 km/h (100 km/h equals 62 mph, 6.5 l/100km I guess equals 36 US mpg).

Okay, let's compare the S320 CDI with the S350 Vision Direct Hybrid. MB only published a combined fuel economy number for it, city and highway, of 8.3 liters per 100 kilometers.

S350 HYBRID 221 kW/300 hp 395 Nm 7.5 sec 0-100 combined consumption 8.3 l/100km

S320 CDI ......173 kW/235 hp 540 Nm 7.5 sec 0-100 combined consumption 8.3-8.5 l/100km