"It is not excluded." With this simple statement collected by Autocar, Thomas Weber, the great head of Mercedes research and development, admitted that the idea of an all-electric S-Class is far from science fiction: the flagship for excellence could also be offered in a variant with zero emissions. "We are currently examining whether any request from the market," said the manager.
What is certain is that the next generation of the flag in Stuttgart, will be offered not only with a hybrid engine (already available on today's model), but also as a plug-in hybrid, as widely anticipated by the house itself. Alongside the engines 'greener' will not miss the new 3.5 V6 and V8 naturally aspirated 306 hp biturbo 4.7-liter and 435 hp, four-cylinder or the 2.1 turbodiesel 204 bhp and 500 Nm, which already equips the S 250 CDI.
What is certain is that the next generation of the flag in Stuttgart, will be offered not only with a hybrid engine (already available on today's model), but also as a plug-in hybrid, as widely anticipated by the house itself. Alongside the engines 'greener' will not miss the new 3.5 V6 and V8 naturally aspirated 306 hp biturbo 4.7-liter and 435 hp, four-cylinder or the 2.1 turbodiesel 204 bhp and 500 Nm, which already equips the S 250 CDI.
