At Mercedes, year 2008 seems to be dedicated to the restylage. SL, SLK, CLS and even the new CLC: it is by slim retouch that the Star sees again its models. Latest, the SUV Classifies M offers itself some welcome knocks of bistoury. But no more …

Not much…

Launched in 2005, the ML always remains one of the most appreciated SUV. Prestigious question naturally, but especially of look, quite at the same moment muscular, aggressive and thoroughbred. The Star had from then on no reason for modifying appreciably a style so asserted: for its restylage said about “middle-life”, the ML thus contents itself with the minimum.  A mainly facial face-lift which offers him(her) a more penetrating glance with optics inspired by the SL, a radiator grill was enlarged as well as of new wheel rims. Inside, the changes are also poor. Besides the appearance of a saddlery bi-tone new, the evolution most meaning is the appearance of a new steering wheel, henceforth in 4 branches.

The consumption rather than the power
Other evolution, mass arrival of the systems of safety NECK-PRO (headrests anti-rabbit punch) and PRE-SAFE (automatic braking before impact), up to here only available optional. As a result, you doubtless have to say yourselves: ” so much the better, it is thus under the hood that the ML takes advantage of it! ” The Same step … In a initiative corresponding to the ecological requirements of moment, the builder of Stuttgart prefers to offer to his customers a decline of the consumption (-0,4 l / 100 km on average) thanks to an electronic management and to a system of escape seen again(revised), rather than a substantial gain of power. The sign of time. It remains to be seen whether price rates will undergo too an inflation or not.

The Class B in fuel cell underwent extensive tests in very low-temperature. The launch of a model is scheduled for 2010.

Before throwing commercially, in series limited, a car running to the hydrogen, Mercedes tested a Class B in the North of Sweden. In fact, the engineers wanted to study the interaction between the various components by big cold. They also adapted the ESP to the engine with fuel cell because the car adopts another behavior.  The German car is, besides, capable of starting in 25 °C. The Class B F-Cell will still undergo the other rigorous tests during those two years. These tries have  the objective of Mercedes-Benz of throw during the summer, 2010 its first electric standard model requiring some hydrogen.  It will be about a limited production using a compact and powerful fuel cell of new generation. This one was presented in the concept F 600 Hygenius.

The electric engine of the Class B F-Cell develops a maximal power of 100 kW for a couple of 320 Nm. The system used by Mercedes also allows a more comfortable cold starting up thanks to the use of an electric turbo-compressor for the supply in air and the device of moistening and defogging. It does not more remain than to wait for 2010 and then also, the installation of pumps with hydrogen almost everywhere.

As such, Scandinavia, the United States, Canada and Japan fit out lanes of provisioning in hydrogen, baptized Hydrogen Highway. So, a corridor is developed to be able to go from Norway to Germany via Sweden and Denmark. The first station H2 of this Hydrogen Highway opened in 2006 to Stavanger in Norway.

 The Mercedes Classe A will be available, henceforth, with two faces before, according to the chosen finish. Shields before and back as well as rear-view mirrors were modified. Optics before bite on sides while the bottom  lights back was modified. Optics before bite on sides while the bottom lights back was modified. The modifications of the cockpit(passenger compartment) are even more discreet with simply the arrival of new materials as well as a new door-tumbler between front seats and storage space enlarged in the central console. She can also equip himself with the system of navigation with DVD, with the connections Bluetooth or down from range Command APS with hard disk.

At the level safety, three lights stop will flash during a severe brake in more than 50 kph. And so prevent those who follow by an important slowing down. Finally, for autumn, models A 150 and A 170 BlueEfficiency will receive the functionstart / stop cutting the engine in the stop in the traffic. In 160 PERMANENT CONTRACTS BLUEEFFICIENCY of 82 ch will content itself,  from 4,5 liters of diesel oil to 100 km. Or 119 g of CO2 by km.