2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid - CNET UK
Its plug-in hybrid drive system can average in the high 20s for fuel economy while good handling dynamics keep it capable through the turns. I expect these refined qualities from the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, but this one brings additional quiet, as an electric motor drives the wheels, leaving the engine temporarily dormant. The S550 Hybrid not only brings a full hybrid drivetrain to Mercedes-Benz's flagship S-Class, it adds plug-in capability, letting owners charge its 8. 7 kilowatt-hour lithium ion battery pack from the grid. Unlike the fully electric B-Class , which uses driveline technology from Tesla, the S550 Hybrid's drive system comes from Mercedes-Benz, with a gasoline engine and electric motor mixing power through a seven-speed automatic transmission to the... I could select its electric drive mode, but the S550 Hybrid only goes 20 miles on a full charge before the Hybrid drive mode automatically takes over. , $94,400 in the US. With the hybrid, you will sacrifice 13 horsepower, 436 total system output compared with 449 horsepower, and 0. 4 second of your zero-to-60 mph time compared with the S550's V-8, but average fuel economy should jump by 5 or 6... Source: www.cnet.com
