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Delicate leopard

And here we are again on Mallorca. And again, the wind flutters the blonde hair of my companion, and a great Mallorca highway spills ahead. Excellent, but, however, short. The blonde turns out to be Katya Istomina from Kommersant_Wekend, Mallorca - a regular business trip, the wind is actually autumn, one joy: in the hands of Mercedes Cl - a completely new apparatus for the production of pipe desires.
By the way, here they are: all CL-ki stand on the green grass of the Mallorcan hotel Read's Hotel & Spa-from the very first to the very last. This is not just a number of machines - this is the history of human vanity, greed, worship of automobile milk and, in general, all human vices combined. And you go out of vices from human nature, and you will get an android in the manner of speaker of the State Duma Gryzlov.
 
Well, okay, we will not be allowed into this State Duma to the threshold, so we indulge in the vice of speed. We sit in an amazing chair and touch the local mountains. Just do not ask why in the mountains: my colleague Katya Istomina has some kind of super-storage that needs to be visited there. And what else to visit the hotel, where the rooms cost one and a half thousand euros per day? Only by car of the Mercedes -Benz Cl 500 brand. In fact, it turned out to be the La Residencia hotel, and people on CL have already arrived there - however, on previous models.
 
To understand how we are stinging in the major, rather conditional expanses, we will look at the hood. The new eight -cylinder CL 500 develops a capacity of 285 kW/ 388 hp, the maximum torque 530 Nm starting with 2800 rpm. This means that the new engine exceeds the predecessor V8 by power by 26% and by torque by 15%. Four -valve gas distribution system, gas distribution phase control mechanism for inlet and graduation valves, a two-stage intake module and the flavor-outlets in the inlet channels-thanks to the use of these technical solutions, the new V8 is one of the most powerful engines in their class in working volume. From zero to 100 km/h, the new CL 500 accelerates only 5.4 seconds after the start (the previous model is 6.3 s).
 
At the same time, another modification - natural six hundredth - offers an even more sexual background. Under the hood of the new CL 600, a powerful 12-cylinder engine with a double turbocharging system operates. Its power in comparison with the predecessor increased by 12 kW/17 hp. and amounted to 380 kW/517 hp. The maximum torque is 830 nm (30 nm higher than before) develops from 1900 rpm and remains constant in a wide range of rotation frequency up to 3500 rpm. The new CL 600 accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in just 4.6 s (predecessor - 4.8 s). Despite the significantly increased power, the updated V12 engine consumes an average of 0.4 liters less than the fuel than in the previous CL 600 model.
 
It was not by chance that I previously emphasized the convenience of the chair. Personally, I always suffer with cars that do not care about the features of my figure of an adult man weighing 110 kg. An active multi -circuit seat is also established here, which automatically adapting to the road situation: thanks to the use of new piezoclapans, the chair reacts even faster to turning the steering wheel, providing perfect side support. At the same time, the system of seat belts and pneumatic lumbar support are built into the front seats. That is, your slightly worn-out musculoskeletal system rests, while your brain pretends to be a process.
 
But the hand from time to time reaches for a gun. Having especially heard a strange expression club culture. Well, or to the speed lever. Here the box is automatic, so we will relax. Mercedes-Benz combines the automatic gearbox (basic equipment) with the new Direct Select gear shifts. The position of the automatic transmission modes P, R, N and D can be chosen by light pressing on the lever-selector located on the steering column. The driver’s commands are transmitted by electronics using a cable. (The last phrase is on the conscience of full-time marketers. And I thought they were transmitted telepathically. Or it is better-Wi-Fi system.)
 
In fact, from such a car you expect that he will be Utykan with meaningless buttons in the manner of all known cars of famous automatic cars. But nothing like that! This is how this problem is solved in our Stuttgart: the general task was faced with engineers and designers - to reduce the number of switches and governing bodies. The main functions, as before, are in the driver's direct access zone, and the systems used less often are conveniently controlled by cOMAND system controller. Logically related functions are formally combined into groups - for example, the regulators of the position of the seats, windows or controls of air conditioning and ventilation systems.
 
Yes, indeed, after some time you start to communicate quite easily with the Comand handle, which is in normal accordance with similar developments of other premium brands. However, when you enter the territory of the yacht club in the south of Mallorca, where an excellent sea dinner awaits you, you don’t know attention to the Comand handle. Here we made a small scattering: we moved to a yacht like Sealine with an Israeli delegation on board and went to the city in the neighborhood. There was enough time only to express support to the Bratsk Israeli people in the fight against Hezbollah terrorists and asking not to pay attention to the goats from the world media. And then we arrived. Our car was already in anticipation on the pier, and we were still shed by non -alcoholic cocktails. It was clear from the bar that people approach the car and take it off as a keepsake - some on the soap dish, some on the camera. This is called a meeting with the beautiful.
 
Namely-with the modern design of Mercedes-Benz, focused on the cleanliness and severity of the lines and forms. Two embossed lines drawn at different heights along the entire length of the CL-class coupe, structurally decorate the upper thirds of the sidewalls and, sharing the convex and concave parts of the door surface, create a spectacular play of light and shadows. Above - the humerous line that organically grows from the front wings and passes along the entire length of the body above the waist line to the stern. The narrow front racks rest on these powerful shoulders, from which the third line rises, which determines the appearance of the Mercedes-Benz compartment, is the roof line. It outlines the body of the body with a dynamic bend and turns into an elegant rear rack, which completes a harmonious silhouette with a smooth transition to the back.
Here you are, bunny, and a present for the New Year ...

Text Igor Maltsev, photo Daimlerchrysler
  
 
 
Designers carefully worked out the design of displays and governing bodies. Their font, graphics and layout are designed in the same style. For a visual presentation of various indication ranges, experts prepared photorealistic images that accompany the appropriate management processes and thus supporting the driver. For the Comand system display, an intuitive and easy -to -control menu system has been developed. A large and easily readable font, as well as a clear structure, make control as accurate and simple as possible. It was a quote, sorry.
Stuttgart designers know exactly how to make a luxury item from a means of transportation
 
Mercedes-Benz Cl 500
 
Gasoline engine 5.5 v8
Working volume (cubic cub) 5461
Power (L.S. at about/min) 388 at 6000
Moment (Nm at rpm) 530 at 2800-4800
The rear drive
Automatic gearbox 7-speed
Length/width/height (mm) 5065/1871/1418
Equipped mass (kg) 1995
Maximum speed (km/h) 250
Acceleration to 100 km/h (c) 5.4
Fuel consumption, medium (l/100 km) 12,1
Price in Moscow 131 000
 

Source: "Autopilot"