Mercedes is a big name in automobile sector. The German based automaker has a history of enticing customer satisfaction.  Mercedes-Benz is well known around the globe for their luxury vehicles. Just to keep up with the competitors, they had worked hard and has brought out the ultimate cars that offer comfort, performance, and power that consumers will want to take advantage of. One of the most successful models from Mercedes is the C-Class. Just to make sure that this trend continued engineers at Mercedes-Benz worked long hours to build a virtual prototype of the new 2008 C-Class.

Mercedes worked out on creating 2130 gigabytes of information and used computer simulations to test every detail of this new car. The “spec book” was 360 pages long and covered the level of comfort that the car could offer. This was just one out of 250 component spec books that were made. The engineers from Mercedes ‘drove’ the virtual car on the ‘road’ and ‘highways’ to see how it will perform on road, which saved both time and money. Never had Mercedes taken such a care as to the type of model that they are producing. They took the time and practice to make sure that every detail was perfect and every thing was the way that it should be. At the end of the day, they created a car that consumers could enjoy and would want to trade in their old cars for.

The car 2008 C-Class came out in two models; sport and luxury. Each of these models came with their own special trim levels, front end treatments, and suspension tuning. The car was available in two luxury models and one sport model.

The C300 Luxury model came out with a 3.0 litre V6 engine that had the capacity to push out 228 horsepower. It came with choice of all wheel or rear wheel drive. The C350 Luxury model was equipped with a larger 3.5 litre V6 engine that had the ability to push out 268 horsepower.

Bookmark It

 Del.icio.us    digg  
 Facebook    Google Bookmarks    Stumble It    Technorati    Yahoo! My Web  
Hide Sites Tags: luxury, Cars, engine, spot, Suspension, Mercedes-benz, Germany, horsepower, roads, litre, engineer

Mitsubishi launched its Lancer Evolution in 1992. It is the model that originally gave Mitsubishi a path into the World Rally Championship’s Group A class and the SCCA Pro rally Championship. Mitsubishi launched out the Evolution primarily for sale in the Japan market, but crafted on the standard Mitsubishi Lancer saloon.

The car crossed European borders to enter the import market as a prized grey-market import. Mitsubishi realized the interest and quickly paved the way for official imports of the Lancer to the UK in 1998.

It is the very first model with a 5 speed gearbox and a powerful 2.0 litre engine that brought together with a four wheel drive system. The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution could bump out 244bhp which was pretty meaty stuff for a saloon. This model was built alongside the more family orientated Lancer Saloon, like a hot headed big brother. Even though this model is heavier, the power and the handling got better and better until Mitsubishi had literally evolved a cult classic. The Evolution gained respect amongst speed freaks and rally drivers alike and became a successful model in the automobile market around the world.

The Evolution IX launched in 2006 was the last box edged Evo off the production line before the introducing new models. The Evolution IX comes out on the roads with new improvements over the original. It has a new lightweight aluminium roof and a carbon fibre rear wing. The car comes out with an engine with a 2.0 litre turbo with variable valve control, and really kicked in with 345 bhp controlled by a 6 speed sports box. It could take a speed close to 148mph and power from 0-60 in just over 4.2 seconds. The Evolution is smooth to handle making it one of the best handling sports saloons ever made.

Bookmark It

 Del.icio.us    digg  
 Facebook    Google Bookmarks    Stumble It    Technorati    Yahoo! My Web  
Hide Sites Tags: Cars, driving, engine, Japan, wheels, automobile, speed, Mitsubishi Lancer, roads, SCCA