Archive for the ‘M Class’ Category

• What is it? A luxury SUV that returns a fuel economy of 21 mpg/24 mpg (city/highway) • The basics: Two electric motors and a 3.5-liter V-6 • On sale: November 16, 2009 • Price: Only available on lease, from $549 per month

First seen at the 2009 New York Auto Show back in April, the highly-efficient 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid is finally ready for launch.

Official fuel economy numbers for the big SUV are 21 mpg around town and 24 mpg on the highway, which are very impressive considering the similarly sized (but V-8 powered) 2010 BMW X6 ActiveHybrid only returns an EPA-rated 17 mpg in the city and 19 mpg on the...

The 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class has been on the drawing boards for a while--and now, the German automaker is running tests on prototypes spotted by the spy photographers over at Motor Authority.

The new ML-Class sport-ute is due to arrive in 2011 as a 2012 model. These first photos of test mules show what could be a slightly shorter body, on an unchanged wheelbase. The ML-Class is expected to remain a five-seater, while Mercedes continues to offer a seven-passenger GL-Class ute and continues to debate the future of its six-passenger R-Class crossover.

All three vehicles are now built in Alabama, and share most of their powertrains. For the...

The Mercedes-Benz ML-Class sport-ute is nearing the end of its second generation. With a replacement due in 2011, the next M-Class could get a wide range of engines from a more efficient hybrid model to a twin-turbo AMG version, reports German car site Auto Bild.

The next M-Class should arrive in the middle of 2011 and could be a 2011 or a 2012 model. Auto Bild reports that the powertrains in the new vehicle could include a diesel-electric hybrid as well as a plug-in hybrid based on the existing ML450's gas-electric powertrain. The plug-in could be teamed with a twin-turbo version of the direct-injection Benz 3.5-liter V-6, and might have...