Full Hybrid Benzo--Lovable and Lease Only

Mercedes-Benz chose their über-popular M-Class platform to roll out their first attempt at a full hybrid. With a gas-burning V6 and two electric twisters, the ML450 Hybrid cranks out 340 ponies and up to 25 MPGs—not bad for a permanent AWD crossover. It’s slated to hit the shores as a 2010 model, but as a lease only.

For some reason, the blog crew here at Discover Hybrid Cars missed the call from Benzo to test drive the new ML. But the hoons over at Jalopnik did get that call—read their rundown of the new ML450 here.