2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid Review

The 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid is a car that has its own class, and whilst we consider that it has its own class, that class is elite and in that class sits alone the 2010 S400. The reason why we consider that the car sits alone is not because it has no friends, rather it has no other car that has the ability to compete against it. Many might come close but in the end it is this car that sits alone in its own class that has superb written all over it.

The car is priced and boy is it priced heavily. The car can be bought in the range of $87,950-$201,150 and although the price tag placed on the windshield of the car is quite hefty as mentioned above, it is after all a Mercedes Benz S class.

There are quite a lot of positive aspects of this car and only one or two negative ones. The various advantages or improvements this car has made thanks to the dedication of the car makers sitting at Mercedes are things like the enhanced room/comfort the car offers. Further, there is a lot of quietness in the engine of the car as well as superb enhancement in the acceleration of the car.

The comfort of the car was increased mainly because the leg space and the overall passenger space of the car were increased. A lot more room was added mainly because many had complaint about requiring more rear space seat and Mercedes took that claim under consideration. The car also has a great increase in the quietness of the car when it operates. The engine of the car is very silent and when the car is switched on many will be confused because it might seem as if the car is off, there simply is no noise coming from the engine.

Mercedes SLS E-Cell Delivers 526 Emissions-Free Horsepower

Mercedes has just unveiled a new fully electric and emissions-free version of its SLS AMG flagship supercar, delivering 526-hp and a 0-60 mph time of just 4.0 seconds. To achieve this impressive output, the SLS AMG E-Cell is bursting with batteries, which are placed in the front firewall, center tunnel and behind the seats. This is possible thanks to the use of lithium-polymer technology that allows for a more flexible battery structure.

Power is then transmitted to the wheels (all four of them) via electric motors at each corner. In total, the vehicle’s output is rated at 526-hp and 649 ft-lbs of torque. The new electric layout did, however, mean that Mercedes engineers had to redesign the front suspension, tossing the double-wishbone setup with a new multi-link arrangement and push-rod dampers.

Other highlights include a front splitter that can be controlled from the cockpit, through a new (and very large) AMG Drive Unit screen that also controls other aspects of the car, while giving updates on the flow of power to each wheel.

Kicherer Makes Mercedes-Benz SLS Black Edition

Kicherer wanted to make their own “Black Series” version of the Mercedes-Benz SLS, similar to the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG, and they succeeded in capturing the color pallet of the lesser Benz, if not the incredible ostentatiousness of the car.

With a revised exhaust and ECU putting out 620 horsepower rather than the stock 563, the SLS gets a pretty decent power bump, but the owners are likely the type to need to show the world that they spent big money on upgrades. Kircherer gives them what they want with a matte black vinyl wrap, a front spoiler and rear diffuser, adjustable suspension and big 20″ wheels.

526-horsepower Mercedes-Benz SLS E-Cell

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell prototype

Shortly after introducing the SLS AMG last year, Mercedes-Benz announced that it was also developing a battery electric version of the gull-wing supercar. The first prototype is now ready to be shown to the world, resplendent in bright yellow paint (AMG Lumilectric Mango to be exact – the Mopar Boys would be proud). The SLS E-Cell is propelled by a quartet of electric motors with the pair at each axle integrated with reduction gears to drive all four wheels.

Those motors, which top out at a screaming 12,000 rpm, combine to apply 526 horsepower and 649 pound-feet of torque to the wheels – sufficient to push the coupe to 60 miles per hour in just four seconds. The installation of the front motors necessitated the replacement of the double-wishbone suspension with a multi-link setup with push-rod dampers.

The lithium polymer batteries are split between the center tunnel and a box mounted behind the cockpit, and can provide a combined output of 480 kilowatts (643 horsepower). Two separate cooling circuits can manage the temperature of the battery packs and related power electronics by either heating or cooling the units as needed.