German Cars

Today German concern Mercedes-Benz has published the first official specifications of a new cabriolet of the E-class, called to replace in modelling to number Mercedes-Benz model CLK. The design of cabriolet Mercedes-Benz of an E-class completely repeats stylistics of a compartment of an E-class. The main distinction between two cars consists in roof type. The cabriolet will get top made of cloth which automatically can rise and be cleaned for some seconds. Novelty Mercedes-Benz will receive some innovative technologies. The first of them is technology Aircap. The essence given systems consists that at the lowered roof on a windshield edge the special spoiler protecting passengers from the running stream of air rises. As writes Autocar, engineers of German concern have spent some thousand hours of tests in a wind tunnel, testing efficiency of new system which at all advantages has some lacks. The basic minus Aircap that use of the given system increases the expense of fuel of the car. The second innovative technology Mercedes-Benz of an E-class has received name Airscarf. In each armchair special fans which during driving with open top blow warm air of a neck of passengers are built in.
The scale of engines of the car will include three diesel motors capacity 170, 204 both 231 h.p. and four petrol units capacity 184, 204, 292 and 388 h.p.
The competitor of cabriolets BMW of 3rd series and Audi A5 debuts on the international motor show in Detroit in January of next year. Cost of cabriolet Mercedes-Benz of an E-class is not disclosed yet.

The Mercedes-Benz does not prepare to let out cheaper version sport car SLS AMG Gullwing which has been presented on the international motor show in Frankfurt in September of this year, but in German concern has made decision to create the “charged” version of the car - Black Series. The factory variant of Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing is completed with 571-strong motor V8 in volume of 6.2 litres which works together with a seven-step gear box with two clutches. By data from sources in a Mercedes-Benz, speedup to first “hundred” at the car will occupy 3,8 sec, the maximum speed will make 315 km/hour.

Version Black Series will be where more powerfully and faster “donor”. As writes Autocar, the limited series of the car will go on sale more close by 2013. Novelty cost will make more £155 thousand Such sum it is necessary to pay for the car which will be completed by the 6,2-litre motor, whose power will make at least 600 h.p., and a twisting moment - 675 Nanometers. Competitor Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano also begins to differ from the serial version of Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing a special aerodynamic weather-cloth and in smaller weight. On preliminary data, the model by means of “diet” will dump, at least, 50 kg. The modernised engine will join with seven-step transmission with two clutches, but superpenalties of Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing Black Series because of improved aerodynamics and lower weight about 100 km/hour for 3,5 sec will be capable to be accelerated and to continue a set of speed up to 335 km/hour. It is necessary to remind, that in 2011 in the market there will be an open version of Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing, and hardly later German concern the superpenalty will present electric version. This car will receive at once four electric motors, whose total power will exceed 500 h.p.

Mercedes usually adheres to a rule on which after official presentation of new model, at once lets out the tuned version of the car from AMG, not forcing too long to wait for the clients.

The German concern tests at present the sports version of a new sedan of an E-class 2010 modelling years. Paparazzi have made pictures of the car from all foreshortenings, allowing to notice, that rear Mercedes E63 AMG is completely ready, and here a lobby - in a completion stage. Sports character of the car “give out” an exhaust system with four oval branch pipes, other is light alloy wheels of the big dimension.

New Mercedes E63 AMG will equip with the 525-strong engine and a number of the current technologies directed on drop of “appetite” of the car. While representatives of the company refuse to give the full technical information on a novelty, promising to make it is closer to a debut which as writes WCF, will take place in September of this year on the international motor show in Frankfurt.

Experts of German of tuning studio Inden-Design, undertaken operational development of appearance Mercedes SL 65 AMG 2008 modelling years, insist that for creation of their child which have received elegant name White Angel, exclusively “native” accessories have gone, however, the ex-terrier of a novelty cardinally differs from the donor.

Having understood it, for the most tuners have allocated similarities to the original Inden-Design SL 65 rear carbon with the choke tube and three-compound light wheels. Tires is installed different dimension in front and behind - 255/30-19 and 305/25-19, accordingly.

The new headlights, new cowl and sports exhaust system change and without that an impressing ex-terrier of the car. The underestimated suspender forces SL to lay literally on the earth while very large wheels fill all space in arches. The interior is finished in traditions SL 65 AMG Black Series - a continuous black skin and Al Cantra.

Under a cowl of a snow-white handsome man the standard gasoline engine with a turbo-supercharging and the updated turbochargers hides. Also the engine is equipped with the new system of cooling reprogrammed by system of electronic control and additional system of an oil heat-conducting path. As a result power of the motor makes 680 h.p. instead of standard 621 h.p.

Thanks to excellent work of the curious people it became known, that Mercedes is going for 2010 to release new generation of four-door coupe CLS, and on the basis of espionage pictures and hearings journalists have created the first sketch of a this new German car.

The general outlines of body Mercedes CLS remain former, but many old details of an ex-terrier will replace with the new. The car will receive more aggressive bumpers, other optics and other radiator lattice.

There will be metamorphoses and in interior of a four-door coupe but what it becomes while it is possible to guess only. In any case, the German concern should work thoroughly over new generation as at CLS in the market there were lately at once some terrible competitors - Aston Martin Rapide, Porsche Panamera, Volkswagen Passat CC and Audi - A7.

The ruler of engines will extend at the expense of more economic and ecologically pure motors including hybrid installation, but Mercedes it is not ready to show at once all charts concerning power units.

The world premiere of the car will take place in 2011 autumn.

Mercedes right after motor show opening in Geneva has started the next round of tests of the new cars among which there was also model SLK.

New generation Mercedes SLK will arrive to the first owners only in 2012, however, engineers already now test model, and paparazzi observe of over-the-road tests with cameras in hands.

Radical changes neither in external shape, nor in technical making cars to wait it is not necessary. The roadster still will be double, to have a rear wheel drive and a rigid roof, the truth, on hearings, the car can get the second row of armchairs. The ex-terrier of the car will lose the well-known pointed nose in style Ф1, but the design should not suffer from it considerably, the blessing model possesses numerous remembered lines.

To roadster SLK will be accessible not only new gasoline engines, but also the diesel motor, informs Autocar. It is supposed, that the car will be equipped with the 4-cylinder petrol motor in volume of 2.2 l power about 200 h.p. which will allow it to be accelerated with 0 to 100 km/hour for 6 seconds Probably, to buyers SLK will offer also V-shaped “six” power of 476 h.p.

The paparazzi at last was possible to make some photos of standard coupe Mercedes of a S-class 2011 modelling years as earlier on tests the “charged” prototypes of two-door model from AMG quite often came across to them.

Coupe Mercedes of a S-class has got 2011 modelling years the modernised head optics, light-emitting diode tail lights and natural light headlights. Under a camouflage new bumpers and also exhaust system are hidden.

Power ruler of a coupe as writes WCF, almost same, as well as at a sedan. The novelty can receive and hybrid installation 400 BlueHybrid which will be shown by spring of this year. 400 BlueHybrid consists from 3.5 l of motor V6 power of 279 h.p. and the 20-strong electric motor. The installation equipped with system stop-start, on the average consumes on 100 km of a way no more than 8 l of fuel.