At the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit this January, Mercedes-Benz announced that the C-Class would be debuting a new version to go alongside the C300, C400 and C450 AMG® sedans. The C350 Plug-In Hybrid, however, raised some eyebrows. We know what hybrids are: they’re super-efficient and use battery power plus regenerative braking. […]
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Mercedes-Benz Readies New Self-Driving Model for 2015 CES
Like the kid who can’t wait until next Christmas, Mercedes-Benz has emailed an image of the autonomous vehicle it will unveil on January 5 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. How much of that was intentional and how much was a late-night, party-induced game of, “Dude, you should totally,” we don’t know. What […]
2015 C-Class Gets Plug-In Hybrid Electric Version This Fall
The age-old balance between gasoline and electric cars is inching toward resolution. A new plug-in hybrid electric version of the C-Class is due to arrive in the U.S. this fall. Initial estimates say that the PHEV will have a 109 MPG equivalency. We say equivalency because PHEVs run on a mixture of gasoline and electricity, […]
MB Embraces Electric Vehicles, Millenials and Self-Driving Cars
Autonomous cars and Mercedes-Benz are a lot more closely related than you think. Features like Park Assist, Intelligent Drive, Blind Spot Assist and Lane Keeping Assist feel like incremental novelties when evaluated one-by-one. But consider them together and you actually have a vehicle that’s almost driving on its own entirely. The result is something that […]
Electric B-Class Readies for June Arrival
Ah, first looks. That first time you see a new model in its not-quite-finished prototype form and realize what a new and interesting thing it is. With the Mercedes-Benz B-class, you’ll have no need to worry about tensions between the lower and upper echelons of the Mercedes-Benz lineup as this is the automaker’s sole electric […]