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At the 40th Tokyo Motor Show Mercedes-Benz unveiled several concepts and production cars, some already previewed last month in Frankfurt and one an all-new design. The lineup included the C300 and S400 BLUETEC HYBRID saloons, the - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER design study, a fuel-cell powered B-Class, the potent - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER and the new Viano X-CLUSIVE. Mercedes also used the show to launch the new estate version of the C-Class in Asia, which is set to go on sale early next year.

The C300 BLUETEC HYBRID concept features a four-cylinder engine mated to a hybrid drive system and develops a maximum output of 224hp (165kW) and 560Nm of torque. Better yet, the car consumes just 4.6L of diesel per 100km and meets upcoming European EU6 and American BIN5 emissions standards.

The six-cylinder powerplant in the S400 BLUETEC HYBRID is even more powerful yet boasts the same exemplary economy and clean credentials: a combination of 265hp (195kW) and a maximum torque of 630Nm with fuel consumption of just 5.8L of diesel per 100km.

Mercedes also took the covers off a brand new Viano X-CLUSIVE range. The car is described by its creators as a “spacious MPV coupled with the exclusive appointments of a luxury saloon and the technical and visual attributes of a sports car.” It appears Mercedes hasn’t completely learned its lesson from the poor selling R-Class, let’s just hope there’s no AMG version.


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Mercedes-Benz On Display At The 40th Tokyo Motor Show

Posted October 24, 2007 At 10:30 AM CST

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At the 40th Tokyo Motor Show today, Mercedes-Benz took a moment to highlight its preeminence as the world's leading luxury automaker by premiering a number of new models and drive solutions. Models making their Japanese debut in Japan included clean BLUETEC hybrid versions of both the C-Class and S-Class, the F 700 research vehicle, the fuel cell-powered B-Class, and the new C-Class Estate - a model set to enter the market in Japan at the start of 2008.

While on stage, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche took a moment to comment on the current success of the already-on-sale C-Class saloon, noting that "the success of the new C-Class has decisively helped Mercedes-Benz regain the top spot in September among the premium import brands in Japan." He then went on to discuss Mercedes' strategy of delivering environmentally and resource-friendly innovations, stating that the "BLUETEC HYBRID is a logical continuation of our globally successful diesel strategy. This modular hybrid concept is the new benchmark for efficient, clean and effortlessly superior driving pleasure in all vehicle segments and, in turn, the powerhouse behind the premium-class car of the future."

To learn more about Mercedes-Benz' Japanese premiers at the Tokyo Motor Show as well as the company's future strategies for implementing innovate drive solutions, keep reading for the official press release.

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Mercedes-Benz at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show 2007: Powerful, economical and clean diesel engines for the motherland of petrol hybrids

• E 320 CDI: first and only diesel passenger car approved for Japan
• BLUETEC and BLUETEC HYBRID: cleanest, most economical diesel engines
• F 700 with DIESOTTO: luxury saloon with compact-car fuel consumption
• B-Class F-Cell: series-production zero-emission fuel cells from 2010
• New C-Class Estate: Asian premiere in Tokyo

At the 40th Tokyo Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz is underscoring its position as the leading premium brand with a veritable pageant of compelling new models and innovative drive solutions. Among its motor show highlights in the homeland of the petrol hybrid, the inventor of the motor car and the diesel passenger car will be showcasing highly efficient, clean BLUETEC HYBRID versions of the C-Class and S-Class. This unique modular drive concept, due to be launched shortly in various models and versions, will be premiered in the new E-Class in 2010.

Mercedes-Benz is also showcasing other motor show highlights in Tokyo, such as its groundbreaking F 700 research vehicle with DIESOTTO, the petrol engine of the future, the B-Class F-Cell, which will be the first series-production Mercedes-Benz car fitted with a fuel cell from 2010, and the new C-Class Estate, which is celebrating its Asian premiere in Tokyo and is due for launch in the Japanese market at the start of 2008.

The highly versatile estate version will supplement the C-Class Saloon, which went on sale in the spring in Japan and has already attracted some 7000 buyers. “The success of the new C-Class has decisively helped Mercedes-Benz regain the top spot in September among the premium import brands in Japan”, says Dr Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, attending the first international motor show since the group and the passenger car unit were renamed.

The presence of Mercedes-Benz will also be bolstered significantly in Japan over the long term. “On November 1, we will be renaming our company ‘Mercedes-Benz Japan’”, says Hans Tempel, President and CEO of DaimlerChrysler Japan.

The long-standing brand, whose excellent reputation in Japan goes back to the legendary cars built for Emperor Hirohito in the 1930s, is also now benefiting from its lead in state-of-the-art diesel technology. For instance, the E 320 CDI is the first and to date only diesel passenger car which undercuts the tighter long-term emissions limits in Japan. Hans Tempel: “Our Japanese customers appreciate that. In a passenger car market where diesels currently account for less than 0.1 percent of new registrations, the E 320 CDI has secured a remarkably high figure of around 20 percent of E-Class orders.”

In Japan the experts predict a sharp increase in the market share of diesels to around 15 percent by 2015. Mercedes-Benz is pioneering this development, a development supported energetically by renowned Japanese experts, on the back of environmentally and resource-friendly innovations such as BLUETEC and BLUETEC HYBRID which give customers what they want. In the words of Dr Zetsche: “BLUETEC HYBRID is a logical continuation of our globally successful diesel strategy. This modular hybrid concept is the new benchmark for efficient, clean and effortlessly superior driving pleasure in all vehicle segments and, in turn, the powerhouse behind the premium-class car of the future.”
BLUETEC HYBRID for the cleanest, most efficient premium-class cars
The C 300 BLUETEC HYBRID, a near-production study based on the new C-Class Estate, is a shining example in Tokyo of the outstanding potential of this unique technology. The four-cylinder unit and the hybrid module combined develop 165 kW/224 hp and maximum torque of 560 Nm, on a par with the figures of a large-volume V8 petrol unit. Yet the C 300 BLUETEC HYBRID consumes only 4.6 l/100 km. Mercedes-Benz is also presenting the same drive in an S-Class luxury saloon in Tokyo. The S 300 BLUETEC HYBRID combines effortlessly superior performance with unrivalled low consumption in this segment of just 5.4 litres of diesel per 100 kilometres, the equivalent of just 142 grams of CO2 per kilometre and thus 57 grams or around 30 percent less than the current world’s best saloon in the S-Class segment. The S 300 BLUETEC HYBRID has the potential to comply with the world's most stringent emissions standards – for instance the European EU6 or the BIN5 emissions standard for 50 U.S. states.

The six-cylinder version in the S 400 BLUETEC HYBRID is even more powerful yet boasts the same exemplary economy and clean credentials: a combination of 195 kW/265 hp and a maximum torque of 630 Nm with fuel consumption of just 5.8 litres of diesel per 100 kilometre. “This S-Class is perfect testimony to the aspirations and expertise of Mercedes-Benz in building the most exciting cars for our customers in future,” says Dr Zetsche.
F 700 with DIESOTTO: the petrol engine of the future
The F 700 with its innovative DIESOTTO and hybrid drive consumes just 5.3 litres of petrol per 100 kilometres – equivalent to CO2 emissions of just 127 grams per kilometre. This figure is on a par with today's diesel-engined compact cars and marks the lowest petrol consumption figures for a luxury saloon in the history of the motor car. The outstanding innovations on the F 700 include its innovative PRE-SCAN suspension which uses laser sensors to detect the road conditions and computes in advance the optimum suspension setting for each individual wheel.

Pioneering solutions have also found their way into the interior of the F 700. The intelligently designed, multiply adjustable REVERSE Seat does away with the inflexible seating configuration of conventional luxury saloons. This innovative design provides seat and rest positions facing both forwards and backwards. Another groundbreaking innovation comes in the shape of the SERVO-HMI with its sophisticated voice recognition capability. The system engages in a direct dialogue with the person at the wheel, while the avatar shown on the display acts like a personal assistant to the driver.

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wow that sucks..no new cars..

on the whole the tokyo show seems to suck this year..
nothing exciting or new..

What color is that on the C?

I knew that diesel passenger cars had a very small market share in Japan but I didn't know it was actually almost non-existent (0,1 % of new registrations)!

E320 CDI is a good start and MB should add more diesel models in the near future but I hope Audi and BMW also bring their diesels to Japan.


What? Nissan GT-R, Subaru WRX-STi, BMW tii concept (that Just_me likes even more than the M3), Audi A1 Metroproject Quattro Concept, M3 Sedan World Premiere and all those numerous mostly Japanese concept cars...
Even the Germans had something after the Frankfurt model flood. I don't think you can say it sucked...

I think he's referring to MB only...

Hmmm... But he does say "on the whole" after he commented that there were no new cars from MB...

I see, you're right...

imo in the whole yes
why?
well i tell you why
GT-R is a bummer for me beacuse the front sucks
Subaru- look wierd and i dont care about subarus
1er ti- looks like a hamann product
M3 sedan- seen it allready.. plus that silver colour..well im not excited
audi A1- that one is cool though

PS
So personally for me it sucked..but if someone likes the above mentioned cars it must have been great

If you are a MB fan, car shows usually suck - I can't remember last time I saw an exciting concept from MB - guess it was the SLR concept from eons ago - usually it is some weired looking F car.

And as for the GTR, yeah I am not a fan of the front end either, but I can't see how a petrol head can't be excited about this car. The numbers alone give me goosebumps, let alone the fact that the car is an icon.