The Mercedes ML450 is only accessible for lease-either 36 or 60 months at $659 or $549 per month, respectively. Mercedes cited "limited supply of batteries" as the reason.
Mercedes-Benz has long been identified for its diesels. Actually, it introduced the 260D, the world’s first passenger auto powered by a diesel engine, back in 1936. But proud of its reputation for advanced technology in general, it has been hedging its bets with hybrids also.MERCEDES BENZ HYBRID CARS
Gasoline, Or Diesel, Or Hybrid?
At the New York Auto Show in April 2009, it unveiled its latest hybrid project, the 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid. It is the most recent expansion in its ML sport utility line, and it makes the ML the first vehicle in the world to provide gasoline, diesel, and hybrid alternatives. The Mercedes-Benz version of the Two-Mode program combines a 275-horsepower, three.5-liter V6 gasoline engine and two electric motors. Together, the total powertrain delivers 335 horsepower and 381 foot-pounds of torque. But Mercedes-Benz has fitted its own, larger nickel-metal-hydride battery pack, which at 2.four kilowatt-hours is virtually half again as large as the packs employed in GM’s different Two-Mode hybrids. And Benz uses liquid cooling to keep its pack healthy along with the cells operating at best efficiency, complete having a “super chiller” to blast the pack with coolant when the electrical program is under stress-towing a trailer uphill in desert heat, for example.Based on Mohrdieck, there will probably be “bigger numbers” of hybrids coming out in Mercedes’s E-Class, C-Class, R-Class, and M-Class vehicles. He also said that consumers need to anticipate diesel-hybrids and plug-in hybrids inside the United States. An S-Class plug-in hybrid concept providing 20 miles of all-electric range was initial shown at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show. “Plug-in hybrid can be a extremely very good concept for bigger cars, but you've to take a look at the best balance of battery size and engine size, in order to have the best performance and acceptable cost level,” Mohrdieck said.MERCEDES BENZ HYBRID CARS
