2018 Mercedes E-Class: the hybrid model developed with Tesla Motors
The next and fourth generation of the Mercedes E-Class will debut in 2018. Among the main new features: a very inspired design of new C-Class and S-Class, the adoption of an inline 6-cylinder 3 and the development of hybrid versions or PHEVs (plug-in). These will be developed in part with the California Tesla Motors, manufacturer of the beautiful Tesla Model S electric sedan
Partnership between Daimler and Tesla since 2009
The general public may not know it, but the giant Daimler - Mercedes Benz and smart - collaborating since 2009 with the start-up became a media Tesla Motors SMEs with the launch of the Tesla Model S 100% electric. In 2009, the Stuttgart group took a stake to 10% stake in the Californian manufacturer. The main projects on which the two collaborated consist of industrial battery production for the second generation smart fortwo ED (Electric Drive) and development of the B-Class ED which marketing begins these days in the United States (arrival Europe during 2018). Regarding electric compact minivan, Tesla Motors provides powertrain and battery. Last month, the site Autox.in revealed that the two plug-in hybrid groups of the future Mercedes E-Class will also be developed in partnership with Tesla.
Mercedes E Class 2018: among the main novelties of this fourth generation, we note a more aggressive front resumption of Class C and S, a smaller rear window giving more dynamism to the stern, thinner rear light, the reappearance of an inline 6-cylinder gasoline abandoned in the mid-1990s and the arrival of two rechargeable hybrid drives (Plug-in Hybrid) developed in partnership with Tesla Motors. Photo Credits: www.autox.in
In competition with the Audi A6 and BMW 5 Series
In a market increasingly competitive, the Mercedes E-Class 4th generation in 2018 will have to fight with the Audi A6 and BMW 5 Series Other In 2017, the brand with the star had to get his sedan a facelift to homogenize the design in its recently renewed range (Class C and Class S). This restyling engulfed a budget twice the average budget allocated during this type of operation. In 2009, to mark the launch of the third generation, Klaus Maier, director of sales and marketing at the time, noted that the E-Class represents the heart of the range of the German manufacturer. And the new generation sedan will be challenged in a market dominated by Audi and BMW. In 2016, Mercedes E-Class sold 242,562 worldwide, a figure up 7.6% over sales in 2015. Despite this good performance, the star sedan was ranked in third place in the table sales of premium sedans, behind the BMW 5 Series and the Audi A6.
1 and 2 hybrid version plug-in hybrid versions
The current Mercedes E-Class has a single hybrid version 300 BlueTEC Hybrid consists of a diesel engine 2,1L 4-cylinder 204 hp and a 27 hp electric motor, all with a total capacity of 231 hp . This diesel-electric hybrid version is available on the sedan and station wagon variants called Estate. To cope with the binding rules on CO2 emissions imposed by Brussels, the Stuttgart firm has no choice but to turn to hybrids and plug-in hybrid technology to lower the average rate of its range. Since 2016, Mercedes will have 9 hybrid vehicles consists of 300 C-Class BlueTEC Hybrid and C 350 Plug-in Hybrid - sedan and Estate - Class E 300 BlueTEC Hybrid - sedan and Estate - and S-Class - diesel-electric hybrid version, a gasoline-electric version and a plug-in hybrid. In 2017 the E-Class therefore add two plug-in hybrid versions - probably based on gasoline and not diesel engine - developed in partnership with Tesla Motors.
Partnership between Daimler and Tesla since 2009
The general public may not know it, but the giant Daimler - Mercedes Benz and smart - collaborating since 2009 with the start-up became a media Tesla Motors SMEs with the launch of the Tesla Model S 100% electric. In 2009, the Stuttgart group took a stake to 10% stake in the Californian manufacturer. The main projects on which the two collaborated consist of industrial battery production for the second generation smart fortwo ED (Electric Drive) and development of the B-Class ED which marketing begins these days in the United States (arrival Europe during 2018). Regarding electric compact minivan, Tesla Motors provides powertrain and battery. Last month, the site Autox.in revealed that the two plug-in hybrid groups of the future Mercedes E-Class will also be developed in partnership with Tesla.
Mercedes E Class 2018: among the main novelties of this fourth generation, we note a more aggressive front resumption of Class C and S, a smaller rear window giving more dynamism to the stern, thinner rear light, the reappearance of an inline 6-cylinder gasoline abandoned in the mid-1990s and the arrival of two rechargeable hybrid drives (Plug-in Hybrid) developed in partnership with Tesla Motors. Photo Credits: www.autox.in
In competition with the Audi A6 and BMW 5 Series
In a market increasingly competitive, the Mercedes E-Class 4th generation in 2018 will have to fight with the Audi A6 and BMW 5 Series Other In 2017, the brand with the star had to get his sedan a facelift to homogenize the design in its recently renewed range (Class C and Class S). This restyling engulfed a budget twice the average budget allocated during this type of operation. In 2009, to mark the launch of the third generation, Klaus Maier, director of sales and marketing at the time, noted that the E-Class represents the heart of the range of the German manufacturer. And the new generation sedan will be challenged in a market dominated by Audi and BMW. In 2016, Mercedes E-Class sold 242,562 worldwide, a figure up 7.6% over sales in 2015. Despite this good performance, the star sedan was ranked in third place in the table sales of premium sedans, behind the BMW 5 Series and the Audi A6.
1 and 2 hybrid version plug-in hybrid versions
The current Mercedes E-Class has a single hybrid version 300 BlueTEC Hybrid consists of a diesel engine 2,1L 4-cylinder 204 hp and a 27 hp electric motor, all with a total capacity of 231 hp . This diesel-electric hybrid version is available on the sedan and station wagon variants called Estate. To cope with the binding rules on CO2 emissions imposed by Brussels, the Stuttgart firm has no choice but to turn to hybrids and plug-in hybrid technology to lower the average rate of its range. Since 2016, Mercedes will have 9 hybrid vehicles consists of 300 C-Class BlueTEC Hybrid and C 350 Plug-in Hybrid - sedan and Estate - Class E 300 BlueTEC Hybrid - sedan and Estate - and S-Class - diesel-electric hybrid version, a gasoline-electric version and a plug-in hybrid. In 2017 the E-Class therefore add two plug-in hybrid versions - probably based on gasoline and not diesel engine - developed in partnership with Tesla Motors.