Twenty years ago, the entire car was mechanical, so this wasn’t even possible. A particular advantage of the hybrid drive is that the vehicles can operate without problems not only in city centers but even in closed buildings. Anyone operating the Sprinter mainly in the electric drive mode can recharge the batteries at night from a wall outlet. In the hybrid drive mode the batteries store the energy generated during braking and during downhill travel. Flexibility, efficient energy use and low emissions distinguish the hybrid Sprinter. In addition, the braking energy served to charge the batteries. I made a small mistake under braking at turn seven and lost time. At the end of the front straight, before braking for the Tarzan corner, the DTM cars reach a top speed of almost 270 kph. The cars are allowed to pit already after the first quarter of a race and the mandatory stops have to be completed by the end of the third quarter. The second row on the grid is not a bad basis for tomorrow’s race.
Passengers, too, enjoy more storage: every single seat now can store a beverage, thanks to pop-up cupholders beneath each row of seats. Sometimes knowing that dealers have to hold stock can work in your favour. But despite its power, the Interstate can obtain 18 mpg on the highway. Optionally, the electric drive and the diesel engine could work in tandem. Optionally, a version with 30-kilowatt motor and electrical equipment weighing 100 kilograms is available. On the other hand, the weight of the electric equipment detracts from the payload, and the batteries, particularly the light lithium-ion batteries, are still expensive. With NiMH batteries the entire electrical equipment weighs no more than 350 kilograms, with LI batteries only 160 kilograms. This latest van with hybrid drive employs nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) or lithium-ion batteries with a capacity of 14 kWh. In this case the capacity is three kWh, the range around three or four kilometers. It was good for a speed of 30 km/h and a range of 35 kilometers.
In this version the Sprinter attains a range of 30 kilometers in pure electric operation. The electric motor develops 70 kilowatts. To keep the cost down, no changes were made to the powertrain of the production diesel model, consisting of a 135 hp diesel engine (100 kilowatts) and six-speed transmission. With its smoother dual-clutch transmission and ride, it’s in traffic that we expected the Audi to justify its purchase as a daily drive over the AMG. A five-speed transmission transferred the power to the front wheels. Merely a 55 kilowatt three-phase asynchronous motor was added which in sensitive areas could provide the motive power by itself. Audi is stepping up efforts to transform its image as a brand for Chinese bureaucrats, a task that has taken on added urgency as Communist Party Chief Xi Jinping pushes to reduce government expenditure. Therefore, it will be not an easy task for us, but certainly one we will try to solve with a good momentum and motivation. Finally, it was managed to make it easier for the 2007 cars; this will contribute to the races’ quality as will the extension of the pit stop window.
New pit stop window: Starting with Zandvoort, the pit stop window for the remaining six races will be changed. As the second commercial model after the eVito, it continues the consistent electrification at Mercedes-Benz Vans and, from 9 to 17 December, was presented to the trade press in six large German cities. In 1994, he started 12th and retired after five laps; one year later, he was second on the grid and finished the race in second place, six tenths of a second behind winner Norberto Fontana. Less than a year later, in March 1952, the company showed the prototype for the sports car built to do that, the 300SL Coupe. Another step forward was the Sprinter 311 with hybrid drive presented by the company in 2004 at the International Commercial Vehicle Show (IAA). The van offensive at Mercedes-Benz continues with the new generation of the Vito/Viano range, scheduled to arrive towards 2014. As said in the previous article, Volker Mornhinweg is keen to raise standards and offer an extensive lineup of attractive products for the commercial sector.
The best way to make sure the Mercedes-Benz you select offers ECO Start/Stop is to let the staff member assisting you know that this feature is a priority. To make up for it, various countries encourage the purchase of hybrid vehicles with tax breaks and subsidies. Adaptive Highbeam Assist enables the automatic activation of high-beams without blinding oncoming traffic or vehicles ahead. Bernd Schneider (Genuine Parts AMG Mercedes C-Class) got stuck in traffic during his fastest lap in the second part of qualifying; he ended up 12th with a 1m32.808 and missed the final round. Unfortunately, in a crucial moment in the second part of qualifying I got stuck in traffic and therefore missed the final round of qualifying. Susie Stoddart (2007 TV-Spielfilm AMG Mercedes C-Class) 18th (1:33.873): “I gave it my all, the team worked great and our car was good; unfortunately, it just didn’t work out. Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to improve during qualifying.
