Feb 25
An enlightening new exhibition on the green future of the motor car has been opened at Mercedes-Benz World, Weybridge, Surrey.
The special BlueEFFICIENCY display, at Britain’s largest automotive brand experience centre brings together the latest cutting-edge technology aimed at reducing and ultimately eliminating CO2 emissions.
For the first time Mercedes-Benz-World has brought to life this most recent stage in hydrogen powered fuel cell development with the B-Class F-Cell – the latest evolution of this technology that will for the first time be used around the world with customer trials in 2010.
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Feb 24
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the prototype of a battery-powered van based on the Mercedes-Benz Vito at a recent EU Competitiveness Council meeting held in Spain. During the event, European ministers of economic affairs met to discuss issues relating to the economic viability of future technologies.
Assembly of the electric-powered Vito is being integrated directly into standard production and marks the start of a new era in local, zero emission mobility in the van sector. The Vito will incorporate the technology ex factory, thereby underlining Daimler AG’s commitment to sustainable mobility.
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Feb 22
Mercedes-Benz’ F 800 Style research vehicle is showing the future of premium automobiles from a new perspective, as the five-seat upper-range sedan combines highly efficient drive technologies with unparalleled safety and convenience features and an emotive design idiom, which interprets current Mercedes-Benz styling in line with the brand’s hallmark attribute of cultivated sportiness.
The F 800 Style has a spacious interior full of intelligent seating, operating, and display concepts. Another unparalleled feature for a large sedan worldwide is an all-new multi drive platform, which is suited for electric drives with fuel cells (enabling ranges of almost 600 kilometers) as well as the use of Plug-in Hybrids that can drive for up to 30 kilometers solely on electricity.
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Jan 29
Mercedes-Benz has seen market share increase – despite the worst UK recession for 60 years – in the 1.8-3.5 tonne segment. Following a strong 2009 sales performance by the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Vito model range, the brand secured market share of 14.96%, increasing its five year market share average by a remarkable 3.4 percentage points.
Although not immune to the falling market (Mercedes-Benz experienced a drop in new van sales of 27% in 2009), the brand still registered over 20,000 vans, an outstanding result in view that the 2009 Total Commercial Vehicle market saw a downturn of 36% compared to 2008.
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Jan 27
Improved fuel consumption and lower emissions are now standard on the Mercedes-Benz C-Class range thanks to the introduction of three new diesel and petrol BlueEFFICIENCY engines.
Two new diesel engines – based on the OM651 unit also fitted to the new E-Class – bring low emissions, improved performance and even better environmental credentials to the C-Class range. The C 220 CDIBlueEFFICIENCY replaces the C 220 CDI, which accounts for over 65 per cent of C-Class sales, whilst the C 250 CDIBlueEFFICIENCY is a completely new addition to the range.
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Jan 21
With class-leading load capacity, enhanced practicality, greater fuel efficiency and low emissions from just 150 g/km the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate, on sale from 21 January 2010, has set a new benchmark for the premium estate sector.
New innovations are designed to make life easy – even from across a busy car park. The Easy-Pack electronic tailgate can be activated at the press of a button on the key, opening the tailgate and automatically raising the load compartment cover making up to 695 litres available [with the rear seats in place]. The rear seats can be folded down using just one finger thanks to the innovative Easy-Pack Quickfold system opening the cavernous load capacity up to a maximum of 1,950 litres. In addition to this a further 112 litres of load space can be found in the Easy-Pack folding load compartment under the load space floor.
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Jan 15
Mercedes-Benz is celebrating a double victory following the What Car? Car of the Year 2010 Awards ceremony held at the Grosvenor House hotel on Thursday 14 January.
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has retained its title as Best Luxury car for the fourth year in a row, while Attention Assist, the unique and innovative drowsiness detection system, was honoured with the What Car? Safety Award.
In the last decade the S-Class has won the coveted title of Best Luxury car nine times and Steve Fowler, Group Editor at What Car? commented: “The S-Class is built to the most exacting standards using gorgeous materials. The engine is smooth and punchy and when roads become more demanding the S-Class is far more agile than you would expect from a five metre car. We were impressed with the S-Class last year, since then Mercedes-Benz has revised the car, making it even better.”
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Oct 30
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class Executive SE special edition brings added value for the customer with an exterior styling pack and interior upgrades. Available from November 2009 and powered by the manual C180 KOMPRESSOR BlueEFFICIENCY engine, it is offered in both the Saloon and Estate bodystyle.
The special edition follows on from the success of the E-Class Executive SE and is based on the SE model line. The C-Class Executive SE will feature the Sport Grille with the integrated Mercedes-Benz star, usually exclusive to the Sport model. New look 16’ ‘Pristix’ alloy wheels will also be a distinguishing feature and the boot lid and exhaust will boast chrome trim finishes.
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