Hybrid Mercedes drove from Africa to Britain on one tank

Traditional Festival of Speed ​​at Goodwood (UK) marked a new achievement of Mercedes: serial E-class sedan with a hybrid power plant crossed 1968 kilometers separating the UK and Morocco, on a single tank of fuel.

Initiator and a direct participant arrival super economic became a British journalist Andrew Frankel. He and his partner drove the entire route from the Moroccan city of Tangier until the Goodwood 27 hours, crossed four states and three time zones, and their hybrid Mercedes E300 BlueTEC Hybrid during the journey demonstrated fuel consumption of 3.1 litres/100 kilometers.

At the same time traffic conditions were very different: the car has been tested and shower, and heat, and kilometers of traffic jams, and elevation changes, but nevertheless managed to maintain consumption at an acceptable level and get to the final destination without refueling.

A fundamental condition was run factory is equipped cars. It put the fuel tank increased to 80 liters of volume, but this option is provided by the manufacturer and is available to all owners of the model. The hybrid propulsion system consists of a 204-horsepower diesel engine and 27-horsepower electric motor and allows the car to accelerate to a hundred in 7.5 seconds, and top speed is 180 kilometers per hour.