Test drive Mercedes Benz CL class since 2010 compartment
In the wake of the flagship
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Moving in the footsteps of the new S-class, the CL coupe offers even more advanced technologies, fundamentally changing the current ideas about comfort and dynamics. At the same time, high technology is harmoniously complemented by an elegant appearance and luxury trim, ”says Professor Jurgen Hubbert, a member of the board of directors of the Daimler -Chrysler concern.
CL500, equipped with a 306 -horsepower V8 V8 engine, will appear on sale in Europe in the fall of 1999, and CL600 with a new generation V12 engine in the spring of 2000.
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The car became 72 mm shorter and 55 mm already looks more elegant and sports - there was no trace of the previous model from the tank style of the previous model. At the same time, it is claimed that there were no more space for passengers, and the car stability was not affected - although the wheelbase decreased by as many as 60 mm.
According to the creators, several fundamentally new technical solutions were used in the design of the coupe. Upon closer examination, it turns out that many of these innovations have already been used earlier, and therefore are only for this model. But the number of convenient and useful functions in a given separate car is worthy of surprise ...
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Unlike the S-class, where pneumatics are used, high pressure hydraulics are used in the ABC CL system. On each axis of the car there are two sensors that follow the position of the body. Its vertical and longitudinal accelerations are determined by four sensors located along the length of the car.
Two microcomputer signals are processed, the commands of which change the pressure in hydraulic cylinders that are mounted in the rack of each wheel. The cylinders work almost instantly, changing the rigidity of the springs associated with them, and the suspension of each wheel individually reacts to a change in the road situation. As a result, the car body moves exclusively up and down, does not peck when braking and only slightly fucked in corners. The ABC system made it possible to completely abandon the reproach stability stabilizers, which only increased comfort. In addition, the active suspension allows you to change the road clearance within known limits, and also automatically reduces the clearance with increasing speed.
In addition to the active suspension and the ESP course stabilization system, the new compartment is filled with many other smart systems. The standard package, for example, includes: a satellite navigation system, a device that allows you to stay at a safe distance from a walking car in front, automatic climate control with humidity sensors, air pollution and sunlight intensity, and ventilated front seats. On the central console there is a system of information and control (Comand), through which the driver communicates with the onboard navigation system, and also controls the audio system and the phone (using the voice).
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Power equipment deserves a separate conversation. V8 engine with a capacity of 306 hp (the same as on the S-class) develops the maximum torque of 460 nm at 2700 rpm. For those to whom such indicators seem insufficient, there is a more powerful motor - 5.8 l V12 produces 367 hp. and has an impressive torque - 530 nm at 4000 rpm.
The maximum speed of new machines remained unchanged (artificially limited to 250 km/h), but the dynamic characteristics improved markedly: to hundreds of CL500 accelerates in 6.5 seconds, and CL600 in 6.1 seconds. (The predecessors had 7.5 and 6.6 seconds, respectively). However, thanks to double ignition, three valves on the cylinder and a device that turns off half the cylinders in modes that do not require full power, both engines are quite economical for their parameters.
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The driver will not notice anything, to eliminate a jerk when turning off/connecting, the automation for a moment changes the parameters of the timing. And for the especially attentive ones that could notice changes in the sound of the exhaust, a special valve is installed in the exhaust system, these changes are compensatory. Everything is for a person!
The system that turns off excess cylinders is standard only for a 12-cylinder engine. V8 car owners who pay attention to fuel consumption can install it as an option.
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Salon CL600 was finished with the finest skin of NAPPA. In the configuration of Designo (the client himself chooses the color of the car and the option of decorating the salon), wooden inserts can be replaced by the finest plates of natural granite (probably this proposal will especially interest Mercedes-Benz fans from among our compatriots).
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Dmitry Polikarpov
Source: Motor magazine [No. 6/1998]