The police from Baden-Württemberg, Germany rely heavily on the economics, dynamics and safety of Mercedes-Benz: with more than 900 vehicles of the type C 220 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY, estate and sedan, it is the future of advanced police cars offering economical and environmentally friendly power plants. Interior Minister Heribert Rech: “These modern vehicles, are at the cutting edge of technology. To me it is important that our police officers are safe and in ergonomic workplaces.” The decision to go with Mercedes-Benz fell to a Europe-wide decision for a total of 1038 vehicles of various types.
“It is our responsibility, as the Interior Ministry of Baden-Württemberg, not only to check the quality of our automotive products, but also our service quality,” said Michael Dietz, head of sales authorities and special vehicles of the Mercedes-Benz Sales Germany (MBVD). The vehicles will be distributed over a period of 36 months by Daimler Fleet Management, leased and managed by the Mercedes-Benz in Stuttgart.
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class 220 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY offers the police of Baden-Württemberg an ultra-modern four-cylinder diesel engine with direct injection. The combined fuel consumption of just 4.8 liters of diesel fuel, which corresponds to CO2 emissions of 127 grams per kilometer, this eco-friendly efficiency is associated with undiminished momentum. The C 220 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY draws from 2143 cubic centimeters 125 kW/170 hp and offers a torque of 400 Nm – this allows the sedan to accelerate from standstill to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 8.4 seconds.
