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Kolesa.ru portal visited Austria at a ski resort in Hokhgurgl. At the end of November, we practically did not find snow on the Tyrolean roads there, but we met a couple of dozens of all-wheel drive Mercedes 4Matic, represented by e-and-class models.

For Mercedes, it was a kind of tradition to invite journalists to their events to Austria, to the Khokhgurgl resort town. Here we tested Mercedes-Benz GLK a few years ago. But this time at the end of the year there is practically no snow; The guns, of course, try both day and night, but the influx of ski tourists still became very thinner.

The roads in Austria are magnificent. Smooth and direct highways, winding and again smooth - in the mountains. The landscapes outside the windows are delighted, and if you get out of the car and breathe in the mountain air in full chest, its purity even near the tracks will surprise and turn out his head. It is definitely worth it to come here and stay longer ...

The first test drive Mercedes M- Class Kolesa.ru was held in early autumn in Germany. Then our editor -in -chief experienced EMKU in real off -road conditions, and this time I drove the crossover from the InSBRUK Airport to Hokhgurgl on smooth and dry asphalt. Behind the windows the sun was shining, grass green in places, and only white spots of snow were visible high in the mountains. However, where we were supposed to go the next day, we were promised snow, ice, and serpentines, in general - a complete set of alpine pleasures named after a firce ...


There, I was able to appreciate the full drive of the drive - the next day spent on a closed, rich in the bends of the high -mountain road, carefully brought by snow. In addition to the all-wheel drive system, the new M-class Mercedes also received an optional pneumatic loot, an adaptive shock absorber system, an off-road package and even an active stabilization system, which, thanks to the front and posterior reproach stability stabilizers, reduces the rolls during active driving.

How does Mercedes M-class go on asphalt? Great: comfortably, accelerates quite quickly, confidently maneuver, but somehow does not confidently slow down. There are no problems with the effectiveness of slowdown, but the information content disappeared; It is necessary to press the left pedal much more than it seems before you get used to the brake settings.



On a snowy road, a new M-class behaves even more interesting than on a dry one. Locked snow under the wheels does not require steering; The system in time serves the masking wheels and slows down the opposite to prevent the change in the trajectory. Class! M -ka, even on non -navigated tires, holds the road perfectly, and if necessary, promptly changes the trajectory under the command of a sensitive steering wheel. Only an unshakable stabilization system sometimes prevented itself from please itself with spectacular entrances to a turn at speed; The vigilant eye rudely chopped off the excess dose of fuel to my own look, and I entered the turn almost crawling.

Then, moving to the E-Class sedan, I noticed the difference in all-wheel drive systems on cars and crossovers. It turned out that the transmission and the stabilization system allow you to travel to the Eshki much faster and more active.


New E-classes exist in an all-wheel drive version with 5 engines: two diesel E250 and E350 CDI and three gasoline E300, E350 and E500. Perhaps one of the most interesting is the basic diesel version with a 2.5-liter 204-horsepower engine. Its thrust is quite enough for the city, what for the highway, and fuel consumption allows the Mercedes to talk about such a car as the most economical all-wheel drive diesel sedan of the premium segment. In addition, this is the first all-wheel drive E-class with a 4-cylinder diesel engine.

The history of the development of a full-wheel drive system by Mercedes-Benz specialists begins in 1903. Today, 4matic is offered for 49 modifications of 10 Mercedes models: C, E, CLS, S, CL, R, GLK, M, GL and G-class.
 

Source: Wheel magazine [December 2011]