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Here is some great news for the diesel lovers, but also for the tree huggers hybrid lovers. Just-Auto (via Autoblog) is reporting that Mercedes may have a BLUETEC diesel-electric hybrid M-Class available in two years. This of course is all speculation but they are also reporting the it would have 3.2l six-cylinder BLUETEC engine and a fuel economy with around 48mpg ( - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER)

This would certainly be great news as no company has yet created a diesel-hybrid vehicle. As gas prices rise, an SUV that can get 48 mpg and lower emissions at the same time, would be welcomed by many of the SUV lovers.




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Mercedes has announced in an interview with AutoExpress that the M-Class will be offered with a - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER option starting 2009.
The M-Class should emit less than 200g/km of CO2 and return 40mpg. That puts it on a par with the latest C320 CDI. - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER said in an interview: "It’s a safe bet that our first move into - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER will come with the M-Class, using a 3.2-litre V6 Bluetec diesel."
By linking the two-mode hybrid system, developed with BMW and General Motors, Mercedes believes it can eclipse Lexus’s trend-setting hybrid SUV, the RX400h. The set-up uses an - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER in the transmission to reduce weight, improve efficiency and absorb less power.
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