| | micro hybrid drive with automatic start-stop function |
Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Limited announced a new member to the smart fortwo family - the 61 bhp petrol-engined smart fortwo micro hybrid drive (mhd) with a user-friendly automatic start-stop system. It reduces the NEDC consumption of the naturally aspirated engine by an average of 8 percent. In city traffic fuel savings of almost 20 percent are even possible.
smart is resolutely continuing its philosophy and making the smart fortwo even more environmentally friendly and attractive: further reduced consumption and even more uncomplicated driving pleasure. |
| 61 bhp petrol engines with micro hybrid drive (mhd) |
The 61 bhp engine with micro hybrid drive (mhd) is fitted with the start-stop automatic function. This reduces the consumption in the combined cycle by around eight percent (to 4.4* litres, NEDC). CO2 emissions are reduced to 104* grams per kilometre. In urban traffic with frequent stop-and-go situations savings of almost 20 percent are even possible.
smart has realised the idea behind the automatic start-stop system in a particularly clever way: the control electronics shut down the engine as soon as the driver brakes and the vehicle's speed falls below 8 km/h – for example when approaching traffic lights.
The engine starts again in the fraction of a second as soon as the driver releases the brake pedal. In this way the fuel consumption is reduced even further.
The smart fortwo's automated manual transmission is perfectly tuned to the automatic start-stop system. The driver only needs to accelerate and brake – no clutchwork or gear changing is ever needed. This fully automatic function of the smart fortwo with mhd technology makes it easy to save fuel and emissions.
The smart fortwo mhd is available, at $118,800, in Hong Kong now.
* provisional figures, coupé
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