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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 torque 230 N·m at 1500–2000 rpm. It works in practically every car or van from Mercedes-Benz—all the way up to the S-Class. This means that the oil heats up quickly to minimise friction losses after a cold start. t GVW) segment.

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New Mercedes C-Class Estate offers new 1.6L diesel, diesel hybrid options; gasoline plug-in hybrid model coming

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Mercedes-Benz is adding a new Estate (wagon) model to its C-Class family starting in September 2014. mpg US) NEDC. Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate (S 205) 2014: C 300 BlueTEC HYBRID & C 250 BlueTEC. In addition, Mercedes-Benz offers a diesel engine combined with a hybrid module. 300 @ 2000. l/100 km (54.7 Stroke (mm).

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Mercedes-Benz outlines synergies between F1 motorsport and production car engineering

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Mercedes-Benz has outlined areas of actual synergies between its F1 motorsport activities with Mercedes AMG Petronas and Mercedes-Benz Cars. Thomas Weber, Member of the Daimler Board of Management responsible for Group Research and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars Development. liters for 100 kilometers (84 mpg US).

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New Engines for Mercedes S-Class; First 4-Cylinder Engine Delivers 5.7 L/100km Fuel Consumption

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Mercedes-Benz is introducing four new diesel and gasoline engines for its luxury S-Class, including the first four-cylinder engine in its almost 60-year history, the S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY diesel. liters per 100 kilometers (41 mpg US) NEDC, corresponding to CO 2 emissions of 149 grams per kilometer. L/100km, 31 mpg US).

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New Engines for the New Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupé: More Power, Less CO2

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Mercedes-Benz is offering five newly developed and modified engines—four of them with direct injection—for the new E-Class Coupé, offering more power with lower fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions than their predecessors. L/100km (46 mpg US) (provisional NEDC combined figure), equivalent to 135 g CO 2 /km. 310 Nm @2000-4300 rpm.

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New V-Engine Generation from Mercedes-Benz Feature 3rd Generation Gasoline Direct Injection and New Operating Modes for More Power and Torque and Lower Fuel Consumption

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Mercedes-Benz is introducing its newly developed V-series (V6 and V8) engines. Both the new V6 and the new V8 from Mercedes-Benz have aluminium crankcases, pistons and cylinder heads. As the first new operating mode, Mercedes-Benz engineers have developed “Homogeneous stratified combustion” (HOS). The new V6 engine.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

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How does this sound: 100+ MPG in a regular vehicle? For people looking for the most effective way to end our addiction to oil, PHEVs have made sense because carmakers can build them now, with todays technology and using todays infrastructure. At $3 for a gallon of gas, driving a non-hybrid car costs 8-20 cents/mile (depending on MPG).

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