{"id":520963,"date":"2010-04-08T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-08T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/08\/2010-mercedes-benz-s400-review\/"},"modified":"2010-04-08T12:57:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-08T16:57:00","slug":"review-2010-mercedes-benz-s400-hybrid-who-is-it-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/520963","title":{"rendered":"Review: 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid, who is it for?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/hybrids\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hybrid<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/sedans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sedan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/mercedes-benz\/\" rel=\"tag\">Mercedes-Benz<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/reviews\/\" rel=\"tag\">Reviews<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/luxury\/\" rel=\"tag\">Luxury<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2010-mercedes-benz-s400-hybrid-review\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/08mbs400hybridreview2010opt.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\nWhen pondering the idea of any near-$100,000 hybrid luxury sedan, one has to wonder, &#8220;What&#8217;s the point?&#8221; The only hybrids that sell in any significant numbers are the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/prius\">Toyota Prius<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/fusion\">Ford Fusion<\/a>, and for good reason. Both allow drivers &#8211; and particularly hyper-milers &#8211; to squeeze every last mile out of each gallon of fuel. <\/p>\n<p>Obviously, anyone with the financial wherewithal to purchase a 2010 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/mercedes-benz\/\">Mercedes-Benz<\/a> S400 Hybrid is unlikely to be motivated by the technology&#8217;s fuel savings. Similarly, if someone wants to make a social statement by driving a &#8220;green&#8221; vehicle, they will likely want their ride to be instantly recognizable as a hybrid. <\/p>\n<p>So the cost-no-object camp is divided. They can either drop their coin on an all-electric <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/roadster\">Tesla Roadster<\/a> or, in spite of their bank balance, go with a lowly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/toyota\/\">Toyota<\/a>. Which begs the question: Is there something in between? We tested Mercedes&#8217; newest hybrid to find out.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2010-mercedes-benz-s400-hybrid-review\/low\/\">Review: 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2010-mercedes-benz-s400-hybrid-review\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/01mbs400hybridreview2010_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2010-mercedes-benz-s400-hybrid-review\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/02mbs400hybridreview2010_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2010-mercedes-benz-s400-hybrid-review\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/03mbs400hybridreview2010_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2010-mercedes-benz-s400-hybrid-review\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/04mbs400hybridreview2010_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2010-mercedes-benz-s400-hybrid-review\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/05mbs400hybridreview2010_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong><small> Photos Copyright (C)2010 Sam Abuelsamid \/ Weblogs, Inc.<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/08\/2010-mercedes-benz-s400-review\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue reading <em>Review: 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid, who is it for?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/08\/2010-mercedes-benz-s400-review\/\">Review: 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid, who is it for?<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:57:00 EST.  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