The brand new S400 BlueHybrid, a gasoline-electric hybrid patterned after the S-Class sedan, will be the very first hybrid model by Mercedes Benz which it will launch in the latter part of this year. The succeeding hybrid model, however, which will come with a diesel-electric powertrain, will be based on the ML-Class SUV which will be offered for sale in the second half of this year.
The same dual-mode hybrid system found in the S400 BlueHYBRID will also feature in the SUV but it will be paired with a 3.2-liter low-emission Bluetec turbodiesel powerplant and an All-Wheel-Drive system.
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