Mercedes-Benz C350 PLUG-IN HYBRID 2016 Estate

2016 Mercedes-Benz C350 PLUG-IN HYBRID Estate

Following its premiere in the S-Class, Mercedes-Benz is now offering its most advanced hybrid technology yet in the C-Class. With a range of 20 miles in purely electric mode, local emission-free driving is now a reality. Its four-cylinder gasoline engine, in conjunction with a powerful electric motor, gives it a total system output of 275 horsepower and 443 lb-ft of torque. This allows the new C350 PLUG-IN HYBRID to deliver the performance of a sports car while still offering exemplary fuel consumption. In addition, the standard AIRMATIC air suspension and convenient PRE-Entry Climate Control system that can be controlled via the internet create a truly exceptional level of driving and climate comfort. The C350 PLUG-IN HYBRID will be available in U.S. dealerships in the fall.

Following the C300 BlueTEC Hybrid, the C350 Plug-In Hybrid is the second Hybrid model in the new C-Class and the second Mercedes-Benz model to feature Plug-In Hybrid technology. Thanks to the combination of combustion engine and electric drive, Hybrid drive systems deliver impressively low consumption, but with high performance. The electric motor is able to replace or support the combustion engine in situations where the combustion engine does not perform quite so well, and makes practical use of energy generated while braking by converting it into electric energy and storing it.

The C350 Plug-In Hybrid uses the currently most advanced form of Hybrid technology. Its electrical energy storage unit is a high-voltage lithium-ion battery with a total capacity of 6.2 kWh, which can be charged from an external power source and so makes an effective contribution to the low consumption and emission figures. The battery is water-cooled, weighs around 100 kilograms and is mounted in a sheet steel housing underneath the rear axle in order to maximise crash safety, driving dynamics and boot space.

2016 Mercedes-Benz C350 PLUG-IN HYBRID

Thanks to an intelligent on-board charging system, the battery can be recharged in around 1 hour 45 minutes at a wallbox or at one of the growing number of public charging points (230 V, 16 A, 3.7 kW single-phase), which in some cases offer privileged parking. Alternatively, charging via a standard domestic socket is of course also possible. Depending on the connection, a charge time of around two hours is achievable (with 230 V and 13 A, 3.0 kW).

Despite the space taken up by the battery, the C350 Plug-In Hybrid still has a boot capacity of 335 litres in its Saloon format and of 350 in the Estate model, or in the latter case of 1370 litres with the rear-seat backrests folded down and, as ever, a level load compartment floor.

Plug-In Hybrid for the first time now with four-cylinder petrol engine

In the new Mercedes-Benz C350 Plug-In Hybrid, this Hybrid drive concept is combined for the first time with an efficient four-cylinder petrol engine. From a displacement of just under two litres, it produces 155 kW (211 hp) and maximum torque of 350 newton metres. Its direct injection system with spray-guided combustion uses electronically precise controlled multiple injection and fast multi-spark ignition to deliver outstanding performance coupled with high efficiency and exemplary emissions. The electric motor of the C350 Plug-In Hybrid has an output of up to 60 kW and delivers torque of 340 newton metres. A total system output of 205 kW (279 hp), as well as torque of 600 newton metres, are thus available to be called upon.