E - Class Coupé - Mercedes-Benz Nigeria

36 Drive system & chassis Safety | Page 46 – 49 Comfort | Page 50 – 55TrueBlueSolutionsClimate change is one of the major challenges ofthe 21st century. The rising consumption ofnatural resources is having an increasing impacton our planet. As the inventor of the motor car,Mercedes - Benz has a special responsibility toimplement innovative technologies in order todevelop solutions that help preserve the environmentand ensure that raw materials are used asefficiently as possible – without compromisingon comfort, safety and driving enjoyment. Wecall them TrueBlueSolutions.Our goal is emission - free mobility. To comecloser to achieving this goal, we have developeda number of concepts, one of which isBlueEFFICIENCY. This custom - designed packageof efficiency measures can reduce fuel consumptionby up to 23 % : various aerodynamicand energy - management measures are implementedindividually for each model to maximisesavings in each case. These include tyres withlow rolling resistance, lightweight materials,aerodynamic body design and the automaticECO start / stop function. As for diesel engines,Mercedes - Benz has brought to market its BlueTECtechnology based on common - rail direct injection( CDI ). This technology is the embodimentof the world’s cleanest diesel as it can reducenitrogen oxides by up to 80 %. Great things arealso expected of BlueHYBRID technology - a combinationof a highly efficient internal combustionengine and an electric motor. Vehiclesequipped with this drive system raise the baronce again in terms of economy and cleanliness,as shown by the S - Class from 2009 onwards.Mercedes - Benz calls the equivalent technologyfor diesel vehicles BlueTEC HYBRID. A prototypeversion of this system can be seen in theVision GLK 300 BlueTEC HYBRID1, which iscurrently the world’s cleanest and most economicalSUV. It returns a combined consumptionfigure of just 5.9 l / 100 km. And with theF700 research vehicle, we have succeeded incombining the advantages of a petrol enginewith those of a diesel powerplant. The DIESOTTOdrive at the heart of the F700 may have petrolin the tank ; however, it operates like an economicaldiesel model in many driving situations.Mercedes - Benz also sees great potential in thedevelopment of the fuel cell. This highly promisingdrive system requires no mineral fuel whatsoeverand operates with zero emissions. Thefirst of these vehicles to be built under series -production conditions – the B - Class F - CELL –is due to be manufactured from 2010.BlueEFFICIENCY. Numerous models, various measures, one goal :maximum efficiency