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Blue is green for Mercedes

Mercedes is set to launch its BlueEfficiency range of cars in Europe, which it launched at the Geneva show.

The range consists of 20 models that have been lightened to make them more economical and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Measures such as fitting thinner glass, lighter alloy wheels and using low rolling resistance tyres are all employed.

The biggest changes, however, are to the engines, which have been tweaked to give better economy.

The C200 CDi BlueEfficiency has a 134bhp 2.2-litre turbodiesel engine and gives 55.4mpg and 135g/km CO2 emissions.

The C180 Kompressor BlueEfficiency model comes with a 1.6-litre engine and returns 43.5mpg, which is 7.3mpg better than a standard C180.

However, Mercedes in the UK is still deciding which of the 20 BlueEfficiency models it will sell in the UK, so it may be 2009 before these cars reach these shores.

Alisdair Suttie

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