Mercedes-Benz Hybrid - The first auto alternatives for the 21-st century

Since the first hybrid cars hit United State roads ten years ago, Mercedes and BMW – Carmaker from German, announced pricing for their first gas electric hybrid cars this week. Their first gas electric hybrid cars will arrive in US showrooms this month.

BMW ActiveHybrid X6

The BMW ActiveHybrid X6 has a great performance. This hybrid will sell for $89,725. BMW ActiveHybrid X6 mates a 4.4 l twin turbo 400 hp V8 engine with two electric motors which can deliver 86 hp and 91 hp each. This car is geared for great performance. You can get 0-60 speed in 5.5 seconds. BMW ActiveHybrid X6 system means a 20 percent over the conventional X6 – but that only adds up to 17 miles per gallons (city) and 19 miles per gallons (highway).

Standard features of BMW ActiveHybrid X6 include leather interior, 20” aero wheels, 7 speed automatic transmissions, rearview camera with top view and heads-up display.

Mercedes Benz ML 450 Hybrid

Mercedes Company shows slightly more deference to fuel economy in their ML 450 Hybrid – with 275- hp, 3.5 liter, V6 engine and two motors providing 335 hp. This hybrid will deliver 21 mpg in the city and 24 on the highway fuel economy. If we compare with V8 ML 550 which rates just 13/18, it’s a nice boost.

Curiously, you can get the Mercedes Benz ML 450 Hybrid as your own with only on a lease of $549 a month for 60 months (for 36 months you must pay $659 each month. Roban Moran, the spokesperson of USA Mercedes tells us that the company offering this vehicle as lease because the company has a limited supply of batteries available. Reading this issue, we assume that Mercedes has some concerns about replacing or maintaining the nickel metal hybride batteries in the future.

German carmakers has a great interest about hybrid gas electric vehicle – with the BMW ActiveHybrid x6 and Mercedes Benz ML 450 Hybrid, they have arrived to the hybrid party with keg sized jugs of luxurious stuff. Unfortunately, the most exciting green car party has already moved on to electric cars and plug-in hybrids with much greater potential to reduce fuel use and emissions.

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In recent times, more than half of the car sold in Europe are diesels, as opposed in the United State – just about 5 percent scratching the market. But a change is happening as cleaner burning technology makes its approach into the mainstream, countering the old diesel stereotypes of being loud, dirty, and unsophisticated. And as more people awaken to the benefits of the modern diesel system, Mercedes Benz is leading the charge with its ‘Bluetec’ technology. On purpose to span over a line of various vehicles, the Bluetec designation is most normally associated with their E-Class platform, exclusively the Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec sedan.

It is important for us to understand how the Bluetec work before you decide to getting Mercedes E320 Bluetec. Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec system is made possible by more than a few key components, starting with an all new turbo diesel V6 with common rail direct fuel injection. This engine is designed to effectively run on the ultra low-sulfur diesel fuel that’s now available at fuel pumps nationally. But that’s just partly the Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec equation. When this fuel is burned, diesel emissions leave the engine and flow through a gauntlet of after-treatment devices implemented during the exhaust system. These filters and converters will “catch” the diesel particulates, significantly reducing the level of carbon emissions of this diesel hybrid.

Beyond ‘yielding’ low-emission motoring, Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec system also achieves outstanding fuel economy. The E320 Bluetec boasts EPA numbers of 23 city/32 highway – that’s a 35 percent step up compared with Mercedes E 350 sedan-its conventional powered counterpart.

Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec is permissible in only 42 states, not having met the stringent California and much of the Northeast air standards. Maybe in 2010-with its three new Bluetec SUVs will approve in all 50 states.

In addition to its progressive fuel system, Mercedes Benz E320 Bluetec is a typical luxury automobile, both its interior and exterior. Mercedes E320 Bluetec suggest the build quality, luxury, and engineering from which the Mercedes Benz brand has earned its popularity.

Power from this rear-drive turbo diesel (208 hp, 388 pound-feet of torque) is quite awesome, especially off the line. Launch and acceleration are usually the areas in which a diesel engine shines, thanks to its massive torque output. In 6.8 seconds this car can get from 0 – 60. This kind of performance is ‘notable’ for a vehicle that’s so fuel-efficient.

Handling and braking are also spot-on. This car is extremely stable and balanced, allowing the driver to feel well-connected to the road at all times. But again, that’s what you wait for from Mercedes Benz.

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