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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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whaaat?

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...edes-exec.html
i know this is the wrong forum and all, but i figured you guys would want tos ee this
what do you think?
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Jasssc
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...edes-exec.html
i know this is the wrong forum and all, but i figured you guys would want tos ee this
what do you think?
This is kind of old news mate. It's not like the car is gonna be fully hybrid at all time, its only gonna use the hybrid technology on regular driving (comfort mode). Porsche is using it already
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 06:50 AM
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Sweat. I wonder how a mercedes hybrid amg will be for reliability and maint costs? Should be interesting to see where cars go over the next ten years! I hope we don't loose that V8 sound!
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 08:25 AM
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Mercedes invested a boatload of money in Tesla motor cars, so this shouldn't be a surprise.
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 09:18 AM
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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the hybrid setup on the AMG's is definitely not old news, that is brand new hah
i know the 918 is using it, it seems great so far, I never said this was a bad thing, just different, the fact that they are aiming at fuel efficiency instead of power is kind of the opposite of amg in my mind,

the e-cell sls is fully electric, not a hybrid setup, but still should provide loads and loads of torque, i wonder what the range will be like

i just thought this was an interesting article,
is it going to be a hybrid in addition to their engine at that time, or will the hybrid take over completely.

personally, i am not a fan of hybrids, they are generally expensive and the battery technology is not advanced enough yet,

but we will see what happens
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Jasssc
the hybrid setup on the AMG's is definitely not old news, that is brand new hah
i know the 918 is using it, it seems great so far, I never said this was a bad thing, just different, the fact that they are aiming at fuel efficiency instead of power is kind of the opposite of amg in my mind,

the e-cell sls is fully electric, not a hybrid setup, but still should provide loads and loads of torque, i wonder what the range will be like

i just thought this was an interesting article,
is it going to be a hybrid in addition to their engine at that time, or will the hybrid take over completely.

personally, i am not a fan of hybrids, they are generally expensive and the battery technology is not advanced enough yet,

but we will see what happens
2008 is kind of old news to me

http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1...d-hybrid-model
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"although the number of AMG oil-burners would be kept low, possibly just a single model.
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yes! that answers my question about whether or not it was replacing or adding to the lineup
okay i am satisfied
haha thanks
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Originally Posted by Jasssc
"although the number of AMG oil-burners would be kept low, possibly just a single model.
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yes! that answers my question about whether or not it was replacing or adding to the lineup
okay i am satisfied
haha thanks
lol its all good
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