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let us verify "sight": by test- drive Mercedes S -class
of..Nikita KISELEV

"Izvestiya" decided to protestirovat' S -class, which they more frequently buy for themselves, without entrusting to chauffeur control of expensive limousine. Well and to itself loved they search for limousine with the economical engine; therefore we stopped our look at S -class 350. It appears exactly as S500 and even S600, which are considered as the corporate automobiles and they stand considerably more expensive.

It is elegant, pompous and important-looking simultaneously. Because of the trembling before its sublimity on it it is easy to drive on the Moscow plugs - before it, admiring, they make room even without the blinkers and the special-numbers.

Supporting interest in itself, Mercedes- benzo always astonishes buyer by new toy. This time - on-board computers here in essence two: one hides under the visor of in the middle front panel, and the second - directly before the driver. This the most natural gadzhet - first it issues itself for the usual speedometer, but if we look ourselves, there is no present pointer there - it is simply drawn on the electronic display. There is derived information about the breakdowns, but since machine German, troubles - "0". By the way, on-board computer speaks in Russian. As always, with the transfer small problems. For example, instead of transferring of English "No CD" by Russian "there is no disk", at the screen appears the terrible inscription: "store is empty". But such stupidities must not confuse owner.

Second screen - special pride S -class. It answers for the new system Command, which to the head higher than its competitors I -drive and THE MMI it is simple because it is simpler. Basic menu are only three - "audios", "video" and "automobile". Tuning climate- control are visible almost from everywhere, and, furthermore, they have separate buttons on the console.
Computer itself is governed by the little wheel, very similar to the the beemveshnoye. But here there is another cushion for ladoshki (directly as in the manicure salon) so that your brush would not get tired in the control process of computer, but is all around scattered the sound correctors, tuning of the work of gearbox, the button of rear shutter and the main key for any computer - Esc (button of recovery from the great thickets of menu).

Only promashka left with tuning of the armchairs of passenger - hardness, the disintegration of lateral support, lumbar backwater, the inclination of seat is also hidden in the menu. For you it is necessary either quite each time to turn little wheel or to entrust to "that sitting to the right", as spoke ancient, to rummage in tuning of computer. Other adjustments, glory to god, remained at the previous place - in the form of the stylized armchair on the door, next to the buttons of preheating and ventilation of seats.

A however, will be sufficient to examine toys - let us go... If it does not please itself you, that the machine rolls forward in the Moscow plugs, not problem - simply you will press brake pedal "into the floor", and on the Russianized display lights up healthy inscription "HOLD", true, in the clean English. Now it will gravely await S -class, until you again press on the gas.
If we pokopat'sya in the computer, that on the screen- speedometer, then it is possible to stumble on the important function - mapping in the separate window of the speed in the miles. they will suddenly you invite into London to the method to its majesty, but you not will know, with what speed you do rush on Oxford- Street, but if to you still it is wanted to run in in Harrods? But also for Moscow piece convenient - it is possible to traffic cop to explain that, it is said, not from the evil, by screen it was mistaken...
By the way, to exceed the speed simpler than the simple, engine sufficiently tyagovit, but sensation, that you will go with the forbidden speed, it comes only after 140, when impede- that before the radar is thoughtless, nevertheless the minimum - penalty.

After 150 fervor V6 a little disappears, but because of the new semiskorostnoy box it still responsive. Completely it will be sufficient for the calm ride around the city of this motor, and if one considers that the volume of the tank of 90 liters, this still and it is practical - on the servicing will have to expend less than the time. Money- that owners such machines do not consider, although which to consider money...

Most accessible S -class will stretch on 89 thousand Euro-. Let in a quantity of options it not anticipate its competitors, and price does not include leather salon, this limousine, as they speak in the people, "suggests". Mercedes- benzo buy not for the options, but for the "sight" on the cowling. So here simply it is possible to purchase to itself a little sublimity and to feel itself by Ludovik THE XIV.

On whom is similar new Mercedes S c lass

it appears new automobile - and it immediately they begin to compare with others: yes, headlight as in Audi, wings generally from the dump-truck, and boot-lid - complete plagiarism. The sense of all these statements is reduced to the fact that the previous body was better than that that these foolish producers rolled to us now. Let us recall at least long-suffering "seven" BMW. but it will pass a little time, and new design becomes the standard, to which all be equal. Rovno until the following body leaves. And history will be repeated. "Izvestiya" decided to explain, they do cost the attention of cavil to new S -class.

The first, which strikes, headlights of automobile. Yes where they them did generally take? This that - vengeance Kia after Opirus, which is similar to e-class? It is strange to see on S -class of detail, which appear cheaply. Such would look rather well in class D, for example, on Ford Mondeo. By the way, there very similar headlights... Here only besides biksenona here still there is infrared emitter for the system of night vision. This option, obviously, for the blind, by which it is small xenon.

Wings also became the occasion of the far reaching reflections. Wings do speak in favor of the line of body, as if them they did specially stick out, possibly, so that would get in the disks a little more, or designers did want so to emphasize muskulistost' new S -class? Evil languages here assigned these wings Ford, but this time to concept Iosis, which recently sparkled by its shining by BO 2000 kami on the Frankfort auto-salon. Well that you will here say, apparently, in Mercedes they also share opinion Ford about the fact that further development will undergo precisely the "kinetic design". Here only in Mercedes this design in no way is called, it simply "special" or "imposing" and it already stands in beauty in the series automobile, and not on the concept.

One additional occasion for the doubts - lever AKPP. It appeared in Mercedes it for the first time and here became occasion for the mockeries. Earlier in Stuttgart they considered that to make levers to the right - the bad tone, and is better so that it would be generally one and it answered for the near and far light, the metronome of yard-keepers, omyvatel', povorotniki and another god knows for which! And here - on you, they changed tradition and here tyuey vlyapalis' in deja vu! Lever and truth is similar to the the semerochnyy, moreover in "seven" this is not simple the piece of plastic - the there selected transfer farsightedly is illuminated. But here now - eat your noses, fans BMW! Because in S -class this toy is one hundred times better! Let it not blink by fires as new-year fir tree, then switch clear, and if I said "D", it does not ask again and here it is included. Semerochnyy regulator it is necessary to hold one-and-a-half seconds in order to be confident, that the "jumpers" under the cowling did not lose orientation and heeded to your command.

All attacks of skeptics are divided into smithereens, when it becomes understandable: it used Mercedes strange notions or not, so it is not important. It is important that it absorbed increasingly better, that there is on the market, and as far as possible this improved.

Classmates Mercedes S 350

Audi A8

volume of engine, cm 3.3123
power, l.s..2'0/'shch00
run-up time from 0 to 100 km/h, s."."
volume of baggage carrier, l.shch00
fuel consumption on the average, l.9.8
price, $.91706
it appears flawlessly against the background of the "strange headlights" and of "chubby baggage carriers". Inside - entire the same irreproachable nature. Instead of the wooden inserts here decorative strips from rare palladium. Main toy here - pneumo-suspension, it is regulated in four positions. If someone does not please itself to drive on weakest A8, then in the list of options is a point the "withdrawal of inscription" A8 "and markings of the volume of engine", although it is possible to rely also on the hooligans. Price for front-wheel-drive sedan does not bite, but will snap off finger on the elbow, if you want even and the complete drive Quattro.

BMW 730i

volume of engine, cm 3.2979
power, l.s..иy/shch900
run-up time from 0 to 100 km/h, s.8.y
volume of the baggage carrier of maks./min., l.shch00
fuel consumption into gorode/na of trasse/v average, l/y00 of km.yy.y
price, yevro.8yshch00

BMW 73п very recently removed from the production, so that new three-liter cursor pants for it. It is necessary to say, it completely manages its task, let it lose to its rivals barely in the speed. In BMW there is another unquestionable trump - "seven" almost to 10 thousand Euro- is cheaper than S -class. Assembly, of course, not richest, but being sorry be worth only about the ventilation of seats, then television set enters into complete set.

Pluses
seem, they was succeeded in impossible -. making simple on-board computer, which was trained to tell in Russian
electronic speedometer the sun - not interference
of Torr here were not at all necessary - on the road all they make room and so

minuses
computer sometimes speak in Russian strange things - for example, "store is empty. To recharge?"
together with the purchase to order rather well the annual reserve of sights - nevertheless hooligans detach
leather salon - for separate pay

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