[PPS]

Originally Posted by Turbanator

I thought this is limited to Maruti and a few others. Even Toyota has not started, we picked an Innova last month and it does not sound an alarm.

I too was under the impression that it would be only for mass market cars but that is not the case. Innova isn't a new launch, so you got lucky there i guess.

[Yeldo]

Originally Posted by Turbanator

the colours with Designo paints are 2,5 Lac extra.

Do these Designo paints also come with the old E Class alloys in the pics as standard or do they get the optional alloys too?

I know it is expecting too much for Mercedes to give Designo paint AND alloys for 2.5 Lakhs.

[Akshitsi]

Isn't that car a looker? Especially in the matte grey color it is shown in. Will surely turn many heads on the road. I think it can generate really good numbers as it combines the self-driven and chauffeur-driven astheticts together, which i feel the E-Class and S-Class owners might miss out on, being LWB.

[Turbanator]

Originally Posted by agambhandari

Yes it is really implemented in the G63 AMG of all cars.

Originally Posted by PPS

I too was under the impression that it would be only for mass market cars but that is not the case. Innova isn't a new launch, so you got lucky there i guess.

It has to be implemented on everything but I was not aware of the reasons why CBU cars need to have this at this time when the applicable date is April. Turns out that this is to due to Homologation requirements. If any manufacturer does not get this included at this time, they will have to go through the process of certification/ amendment at later date again so all the new launches whether CBU or CKD will see this activated .

Originally Posted by Yeldo

Do these Designo paints also come with the old E Class alloys in the pics as standard or do they get the optional alloys too?

No, just the paint. I am not good at identifying alloys but if you feel that these alloys are from past model then its not a good job by MB. As per the local dealer, most of the dealers have got 1 car each and the first lot does not have optional alloys. So guess you will have to pick what they give as standard.

I know it is expecting too much for Mercedes to give Designo paint AND alloys for 2.5 Lakhs.

[androdev]

Originally Posted by Turbanator

Equally, I am keen to know how difficult or easy is to equip such alarms on a CBU model for sale in the Indian market and obviously how can we remove these?

I really doubt these guys would do anything that requires significant effort to comply with Indian law to get a CBU here that too ahead of the deadline. At least in the case of MB and BMW it should be trivial to add these beeps because they already support user selectable speed limit that beeps when you exceed it.

I personally feel a single beep above 80kmph is a non-issue and in fact it is a welcome move. The continuous beep above 120 is going to be a real nuisance and it will be problematic because most buyers don't like messing with their new car by mods however minor they are.

The first gen CLS looked so smashing, it's hard to beat it in looks. This one certainly looks better than the 2nd gen. I think this car is a much needed launch because both S and E are not very good drivers cars and the lovely interior design and colours only add to the desirability. Unfortunately it lacks the engine to be a real contender.

[sandeepmohan]

Moderators : Please close or merge if this is a repeat post

I was reading a review about the new Mercedes CLS53 AMG. This car uses some impressive engine technology to help boost power, torque (By a lot) and efficiency.

The engine is a 3l 6 cylinder Turbo Petrol + an additional electric Turbo + and Integrated Starter Generator that is sandwiched between the engine and gearbox. The ISG can spin the crank directly. The car runs on 48 volt electrics too.

The above combination gives you 429 horse power and a little over 500nm of torque from just 200rpm above idle engine speed. The ISG contributes about 21 horse power and 220nm of torque of the total claimed power output.

One of the other unique things about this engine is that it has no belt drive. The air conditioning, water pump are electrically driven as are other ancillaries.

https://media.daimler.com/marsMediaS...l?oid=14315791