Immediately after the new year European Mercedes-Benz dealers will begin taking orders on a brand new plug-in-hybrid version of the C-class. Some dealerships already have preliminary price-lists: Green sedan and wagon would cost European buyer about 60000 euros.
For this solid amount the owner of Mercedes-Benz C350e will receive a set of two engines-2.0-litre petrol Turbo four with a capacity of 208 HP and 80-strong electric motor. Lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 8.2 kWh provides up to 32 kilometers of electric and is recharged through the power socket located under the taillight. When both engines gasoline consumption will be about 2.1 l/100 km.
Mercedes-Benz plans to promote C350e not only in Europe but in the United States, so will follow the dynamics of sales next year. In the meantime, we remind that this is not the first star thiradial plugin-hybrid: the newcomer became this summer S-class received 435-strong power plant. Interestingly, this machine is called differently, without the prefix e, namely S500 plug-in Hybrid, and costs from 109000 €.