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Currently, the most fuel efficient Mercedes-Benz C-Class W205 is using a 2.1-liter turbocharged diesel with four-cylinders to get by, but the situation will drastically change from 2015, when the Plug-in Hybrid version of the new C-Class will arrive in showrooms.
Set to sport the C 350 Plug-in Hybrid moniker, the fuel-sipping model will feature a turbocharged two-liter four-cylinder that runs on gasoline and a powerful electric motor in tandem to deliver close to 300 hp and approximately 550 Nm (406 lb ft) of torque.
These figures aren't the most interesting ones though, as the C-Class Plug-in Hybrid is set to become the most fuel-efficient production C-Class in history, as the official average fuel consumption should be around three liters per 100 km (78.4 mpg).
The internal combustion engine will be represented by the M274 DE 20 AL four-cylinder, which is known from the current Mercedes-Benz C 250, where it delivers 211 hp and 350 Nm (258 lb ft) of torque.
The electric motor is said to develop around 70 hp and at least 200 Nm (147+ lb ft) of torque, or more than enough to move the car all on its own when the amount of juice in the battery permits it.
A large lithium-ion battery should give the car an all-electric range of about 50 km (31 miles) in NEDC driving, while the possibility of it driving in either hybrid or electric mode should make it a pretty good seller – despite the fact that it will probably cost a bit more than the current top of the range, the C 400.
These figures aren't the most interesting ones though, as the C-Class Plug-in Hybrid is set to become the most fuel-efficient production C-Class in history, as the official average fuel consumption should be around three liters per 100 km (78.4 mpg).
The internal combustion engine will be represented by the M274 DE 20 AL four-cylinder, which is known from the current Mercedes-Benz C 250, where it delivers 211 hp and 350 Nm (258 lb ft) of torque.
The electric motor is said to develop around 70 hp and at least 200 Nm (147+ lb ft) of torque, or more than enough to move the car all on its own when the amount of juice in the battery permits it.
A large lithium-ion battery should give the car an all-electric range of about 50 km (31 miles) in NEDC driving, while the possibility of it driving in either hybrid or electric mode should make it a pretty good seller – despite the fact that it will probably cost a bit more than the current top of the range, the C 400.
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