Comments on: Mercedes Lithium Ion Hybrid in 2009

By: Tom25

Tom25 — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:27:35 +0000

trust me dude this is a good thing making luxury top of the line sedans hybrid means that big money will go into the research and production of this car along with research on li ion batteries etc. And hopefully in a couple of years some of the knowledge gained from this research will filter down into their other cars. Toyota did the same with 600h. They re testing the waters dude. Remember when laptops cost like $2000?

By: B

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:10:20 +0000

This is true i got the regular c class which is tiny and it only get 26-29 on its best days

By: bigbrian1980

bigbrian1980 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:54:10 +0000

Probably this car will reach upto $100K+. yeah hybrid are too expensive. lol... Also its a Mercedes. Just look at some news at The Honda Civic Life blog and hybrid reaches there at $90K and its Honda.

By: ed

ed — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:41:55 +0000

yeah ggep, but that’s a lexus… it’s just not in the same class as a benz… if you’re in the top price range, it has to be benz, if you’re in the near-top, it has to be bimmer, if it’s above average, acura, then average car, the winner is toyota for sure, and if you want a low end car, the king of the hill is probably hyundai. Lexus doesn’t fit in anywhere… It’s a benz wannabe, or a pretentious toyota, take your pick, but it’s not a benz

By: ggep

ggep — Thu, 15 May 2008 02:52:32 +0000

Wake up people! Mercedes has missed it again! Who needs 300HP? 30 MPH?? Not enough!! Apply this technology to the C or E classes. $100K minimum, or else it will be missing the drive train and wheels. Where has Mercedes been for the last 10 years while Lexus and Toyota has been perfecting the hybrid? Is anyone asking if the car will have two separate trannies like Lexus, or are they going to choke off the valves like Honda. Believe me it makes a big difference on how they create the hybrid system. Mercedes acts like lithium ion batteries is their idea. Not!!!! Merc stole this technology development from the true hybrid pioneers right in the good old USA. Besides Toyota announced two years ago their hybrids will have lithium ion batteries in 2009. One last question: who wants to be the first Ginny pig to pay $150K plus to own an experimental car? Not me! I’ll stay with my know commodity luxury hybrid, a Lexus.

By: simon@aus

simon@aus — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:37:25 +0000

actually hybrid diesel makes the more sense when the vehicle is bigger. The proportion of the total weight and total cost of the car which is caused by the hybrid drivetrain are then comparitively small. So really hybrid trucks and of course trains are perhaps where hybrid technology has the most potential.

By: AychTwoOh

AychTwoOh — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:56:49 +0000

You think it will cost less than $100K?

Not so much...

By: MBionic

MBionic — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:50:52 +0000

The hybrids are on! The Mercedes Lithium Ion Hybrid is another significant addition to the industry's growing lineup of green vehicles. Nice job for Mercedes. Oh wait, does anyone heard about a Cadillac hybrid? It'll be great if the Caddy would soon come up with their own hybrid sedan. I guess they have one model, but i forgot what type it is. Can you imagine a great looking Caddy with a spanking Cadillac headlights matched with lithium ion powertrain? Now that's nice too. Anyway, the S-Class hybrid from MB is the hottest thing to look forward to in 2009.

By: GR

GR — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 11:27:34 +0000

Definitely a step in the right direction. Good job Mercedes.

By: qqRockyBeans

qqRockyBeans — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:30:43 +0000

30 mpg IS good, especially for the S-Class
This car is HUGE

No it isn't a Geo Metro or even a Prius, but 30 mpg isn't bad
a regular S-Class gets about 12 mpg

it's better mileage than the Lexus 600H hybrid