There are great car shows throughout the year, but when a builder or manufacturer wants to debut something truly trendsetting or game changing, they hold onto it for SEMA. The Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas is a trade-only show designed to bring manufacturers, buyers, and the media together. The general public is not allowed, except in certain restricted areas, and for the SEMA Ignited after-party on Friday night. This means it’s up to us to sort through the many halls, booths, and promenades to harvest all that good Chrysler content. It’s a magical place for the gearheads who have official business, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less exciting for the machine-head masses. SEMA is like Disneyland, the Emerald City in the Wizard Of Oz, and Area 51 all rolled up into one—and that’s why we’re going to give you a front-row seat to the best Mopars of the 2014 SEMA Convention! This year the turnout was the largest … [Read more...] about The Mopars of SEMA
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W205 Mercedes-Benz C300de revealed – 306 PS diesel plug-in hybrid; 1.4 l/100 km; 57 km all-electric range
In March this year, Mercedes-Benz revealed pre-production versions of its new E-Class and C-Class diesel plug-in hybrid models at the Geneva Motor Show. Now, we’re being provided a lot more information about the C-Class variant, which is called the C 300 de. Deliveries of the first units of the C 300 de is scheduled to start in mid-2019. The company will also reveal a plug-in-hybrid version with a petrol engine based on the current C-Class, which will be the replacement for the C 350 e. The plug-in hybrid operates much like many others do, except that fuel used here is diesel. Under the bonnet, there’s the brand’s OM654 2.0 litre four-cylinder turbodiesel that makes 194 PS (191 hp)/400 Nm and a nine-speed 9G-Tronic automatic transmission. The electrification aspect sees a 122 PS (121 hp/90 kW)/440 Nm electric motor being integrated together with the transmission’s torque converter and clutch into a single unit. This is to allow for a more compact design, and … [Read more...] about W205 Mercedes-Benz C300de revealed – 306 PS diesel plug-in hybrid; 1.4 l/100 km; 57 km all-electric range