Mercedes ML450 HYBRID Production Version

Mercedes ML450 HYBRID production version has been presented at the New York Auto Show. Powered by a 3.5 liter V6 Atkinson-style petrol engine, Mercedes ML450 HYBRID may develops 279 hp and 350 Nm.

Mercedes ML450 HYBRID is equipped with a 288-volt battery with high power density and comes with hybrid powertrain that includes an electric motor that combined with the V6 outputs 340 hp and 517 Nm of torque.

Mercedes ML450 HYBRID has a new system that computes most fuel-efficient operating mode in real time, 160 times a second with up to 50 million computing operations.

Read the rest entry of this news?

Mercedes S Class 2009

Mercedes has unveils the 2009 Mercedes S Class which included with Mercedes S350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY, Mercedes S450 CDI, Mercedes S350, Mercedes S400 HYBRID, Mercedes S450, Mercedes S500, and Mercedes S600.

Mercedes S400 HYBRID is the first standard production hybrid drive with a lithium-ion battery which offers a fuel economy of 7.9 liters per 100 kilometers and a 186 g/km CO2 emissions level.

Mercedes S Class 2009 offers a range of petrol and diesel engines including a 4.0 liters 8-cylinder S450 CDI with 235 kW/320 hp, 4.7 liters S450/S450 4MATIC with 250 kW/340 hp, and a 5.5 liters S500/S500 4MATIC with 285 kW/388 hp.

Mercedes S Class 2009 price will starts at € 73,006.50 for the Mercedes S350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY. While the price will goes up for the top of the range Mercedes S600 to € 155,354.50.

Read the rest entry of this news?

Hyundai Blue-Will Hybrid Unveiled

Hyundai Blue-Will concept which codenamed HND-4 has been unveiled at the Seoul Motor Show. This hybrid concept is the 4th concept to be developed by the Namyang Design Center.

Hyundai Blue-Will’s hybrid system is included with an aluminum 113 kW Petrol Direct Injected 1.6-liter engine and also a 100 kw electric motor.

Hyundai Blue-Will have a range of around 1050 km and offers about 4.3 liter and 4.7 liters per 100 km fuel economy. Hyundai Blue-Will also comes with a Continuously Variable Transmission and a Lithium Ion Polymer battery to store electricity for the motor.

Along with these features, Hyundai Blue-Will also comes with three auxiliary power sources includes Regenerative Braking, Roof-mounted Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, and also an Exhaust manifold-mounted Thermo-Electric Generator.

Read the rest entry of this news?