Archive for the ‘S Class’ Category

What is it?: Mild hybrid version of the big Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan The basics: Teutonic solidity, impeccable equipment, better fuel economy On sale: This fall Price: $87,950

Exactly one year ago, our editor Marty Padgett wrote about the European launch of the 2009 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid, the world's first production hybrid car to use lithium-ion cells in its battery.

Our sister site, GreenCarReports.com, is road-testing the new 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid this weekend, one of the first media outlets to do so. Meanwhile, here are the basics.

Lithium-ion chemistries are capable of storing about twice as much energy per pound as the...

What is it?: Mild hybrid version of the big Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan The basics: Teutonic solidity, impeccable equipment, better fuel economy On sale: This fall Price: $87,950 Exactly one year ago, our editor Marty Padgett wrote about the European launch of the 2009 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid, the world's first production hybrid car to use lithium-ion cells in its battery. Our sister site, GreenCarReports.com, is road-testing the new 2010 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid this weekend, one of the first media outlets to do so. Meanwhile, here are the basics. Lithium-ion chemistries are capable of storing about twice as much energy per pound as the... Read More

•    What is it: The new luxury four-door from Hyundai, bigger than the Genesis sedan •    Key facts: As long as an S-Class; shares its V-8 with the Hyundai Genesis •    On sale: July 2010 •    Price: $60,000-$80,000

With the 2009 Hyundai Genesis successfully launched, the Korean automaker is planning for the arrival of an even bigger, more luxurious sedan--the 2011 Hyundai Equus, now slated to arrive in the U.S. late next year.

The Genesis took home the 2009 North American Car of the Year award and Hyundai is hoping to further capitalize on this success, since the Equus is based on a lengthened version of the RWD platform underpinning the...

•    What is it: The new luxury four-door from Hyundai, bigger than the Genesis sedan •    Key facts: As long as an S-Class; shares its V-8 with the Hyundai Genesis •    On sale: July 2010 •    Price: $60,000-$80,000 With the 2009 Hyundai Genesis successfully launched, the Korean automaker is planning for the arrival of an even bigger, more luxurious sedan--the 2011 Hyundai Equus, now slated to arrive in the U.S. late next year. The Genesis took home the 2009 North American Car of the Year award and Hyundai is hoping to further capitalize on this success, since the Equus is based on a lengthened version of the RWD platform underpinning the... Read More

Most of the United States now require that you insure your vehicle before you can register it. Enforcement, however, varies considerably. As we learned recently, in New York state, you can be arrested for driving an uninsured vehicle if you incur a moving violation in it that would otherwise net you just a traffic ticket.

But it's a lot tougher elsewhere. In the UK, cars without insurance are seized by the police.

As the BBC tells us, "Drivers have two weeks to obtain the documents and reclaim their vehicles or they will be permanently confiscated. High value cars are supposed to be auctioned off, with the money pumped back into policing."

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Most of the United States now require that you insure your vehicle before you can register it. Enforcement, however, varies considerably. As we learned recently, in New York state, you can be arrested for driving an uninsured vehicle if you incur a moving violation in it that would otherwise net you just a traffic ticket. But it's a lot tougher elsewhere. In the UK, cars without insurance are seized by the police. As the BBC tells us, "Drivers have two weeks to obtain the documents and reclaim their vehicles or they will be permanently confiscated. High value cars are supposed to be auctioned off, with the money pumped back into policing." ... Read More