Mercedes opens the order books to reserve the first PHEV version of the new C-Class. It is the C 300 e, available in both the saloon body and the station wagon of the C-Class Estate. A version equipped with a gasoline engine and a battery with up to 100 kilometers of maximum autonomy.
Touching November, the star brand has inaugurated the order and reservation books of the new Mercedes C-Class PHEV, just a few days before what we tell you exclusively. The first of the plug-in hybrid versions is put on sale throughout Europe, so prices will be communicated in the coming weeks, and with the intention that the first units of the new C 300 e are delivered before the end of the year.
The new Mercedes C 300 e is available with both the body of the saloon and the estate, both with the same aesthetics as the combustion versions, and with the only exterior distinction of the second cover on the left rear wing where the charging port of Battery. The new C-Class PHEV, of which already we anticipate the arrival of this version for November, it has been advanced only a few days, arriving with a complete equipment of series in which an air suspension with regulation of the rear axle is included.
The characteristics of the Mercedes C-Class 300 e, in detail
In the interior there are no differences either, beyond the digital tools for the control of the plug-in hybrid propulsion and the management of the energy stored in the battery or the charging system, in addition to a loss in the capacity of the trunk due to the occupied space. by battery. In the C-Class Saloon, the luggage compartment volume is reduced to 315 liters and in the station wagon to 360 liters.
As we told you a few weeks ago, the first of the two PHEV versions available arrives with a gasoline engine of 2.0-liter four-cylinder with a maximum power of 204 hp and an electric motor that adds up to 129 hp. In total, the combined maximum power is hup to 313 CVFigures typical of a six-cylinder model, and with some benefits detailed below.
Figures approved according to the WLTP cycle / * Prices pending confirmation
The star’s firm has implemented a new generation electrical part, standing out for the maximum autonomy of 100 kilometers It can offer its lithium-ion battery and 25.4 kWh of capacity. Mercedes has installed an on-board charger with a power of 11 KW in alternating current, offering the option of a new 55 kW charger with CCS fast charge. But also because of the special setting of the electric motor, which can recover up to a maximum of 136 hp.