{"id":471467,"date":"2010-03-25T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-25T18:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/25\/source-next-gen-s-class-to-go-all-hybrid-in-u-s-save-amg-vari\/"},"modified":"2010-03-25T14:32:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-25T18:32:00","slug":"exclusive-next-gen-s-class-to-go-all-hybrid-in-u-s-save-amg-variants-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/471467","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Next-gen S-Class to go all-hybrid in U.S., save AMG variants"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

According to an Autoblog source close to the project, Mercedes-Benz<\/a> will go all-hybrid with its next-generation S-Class<\/a> lineup in America – with the exception of enthusiast-oriented AMG models. The plutocrat cruiser is expected to roll up in 2012, and it is understood that gas-only S-Class models will be the exclusive preserve of the company’s performance arm – the German automaker is not talking about offering both regular and hybrid variants of the same model, at least in the States.<\/p>\n

Presently, Daimler only offers a single gasoline-electric variant of its W221 S-Class – the S400 hybrid (the range’s price leader at $87,950), and it incorporates a 3.5-liter V6 with a mild hybrid assist system for 295 horsepower and 26 miles-per-gallon on the freeway. Other models in current S-Class lineup all have more cylinders and power, including the 382-hp 5.5-liter V8 of the S550 and the twin-turbo 5.5-liter V12 of the S600. It is not immediately clear if company engineers plan to downsize the internal-combustion side of the next S’ powertrain equation as a result of the all gas-electric strategy. While we expect Mercedes will offer a range of CDI diesel models in European market, no such model is apparently planned for the States at this time.<\/p>\n

While the Daimler board has yet to sign-off on this plan, it appears to be all but certain. Interestingly, our contact indicates that S400 sales are going swimmingly in the States – particularly among Hollywood’s green-minded glitterati, a contingent that our source maintains is abandoning their Priuses<\/a> at a furious rate now that the model has become “something of a pariah” due to Toyota<\/a>‘s recent troubles. <\/p>\n

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Gallery: 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Filed under: Hybrid, Sedan, Technology, Mercedes-Benz, Luxury 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallery According to an Autoblog source close to the project, Mercedes-Benz will go all-hybrid with its next-generation S-Class lineup in America – with the exception of enthusiast-oriented AMG models. The plutocrat cruiser is expected to roll up in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-471467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471467\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}