Review: Mercedes-Benz B55
ITL
17-dic-2010 17:05
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Precio: N/A Motor: V8, 5461cc Potencia: 388cv a 6000rpm Par (Nm): 530Nm a 2800 - 4800rpm Transmisión: 7-Vel. automatico, trasera. Velocidad Máxima: 250Km/h (limitada) 0-100Km/h: 5.2sec (estimado) CO2: N/A Peso: 1620kg  What is it? The B55 is not a regular Mercedes-Benz model. Nor is it being considered for sale – not now or at any time in the future. Sadly, I should add. Because this wild take on the otherwise wholesomely conservative B-class, created by a team of trainees at Mercedes' Rastatt factory in Germany, is an absolute riot.  As its name suggests, the superbly constructed one-off prototype is well removed from the standard B-class. Having started off life as a humble B200 CDI, it has been liberated from its standard turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel engine. Shoehorned into its place and other areas of the engine bay is Mercedes’ recently superseded 5.5-litre petrol V8 packing an added 243bhp at 383bhp and 170lb ft more torque at 391lb ft.  What's it like? Just how the new engine fits under the heavily sloping bonnet and within the tight confines of the compact MPV using the original mounts and without any modification to the standard steel body structure remains somewhat of a mystery, but with polished chrome inlet plumbing and other visual tweaks, it certainly looks the goods. It sounds it, too. Turn the key and you’re treated to a deliciously throaty soundtrack thanks to a new exhaust system created from various replacement parts that does without the usual silencers and back pressure reducing trickery. If you didn't know, you could be forgiven for thinking it was the product of AMG, which apparently had no direct input into the new car.  The engine is not the only highlight. Mercedes' trainees have also ditched the B-class's front-wheel drive layout for rear-wheel drive, running a propshaft from its new seven-speed automatic gearbox under the flat floor towards the rear where it mates with an axle from the old E430 Estate; Its 1540mm rear track allowed them to retain standard rear bodywork but required new pick-up points for the rear multi-link suspension and a smaller fuel tank. To cope with the increased performance, it also adopts the brakes from the decade-old C32 AMG with 345mm discs up front and 300mm at the rear. Because of the limited development, though, there's no traction control or stability program to corral the engine's reserves.  The result is a driving experience quite unlike any other B-class – unlike any other Mercedes, for that matter. Without registration for road use, we used the Rastatt test track to determine the B55 is more than mere show. It also possesses surprisingly mature dynamic properties. With an extra 15kg placed over the front axle compared to the B200 CDI, weight distribution definitely favours the front end. But there is sufficient balance and grip to allow you to attack corners with real gusto. Apart from a lack of self-centring with the steering, whose packaging has been compromised by the need to give up so much space to the engine and thus runs a smaller hydraulic pump than is perhaps required, the B55 also steers accurately, rides with impressive comfort and is free of any obvious vices.  With a kerb weight of 1620 – 180kg more than the B200 CDI – it is decently quick in a straight line. Andreas Wurz, a foreman in the technical vocation training department at Rastatt largely credited with the idea behind the new car, reckons it should be good for 0-62mph in under six seconds when he finally gets around to strapping some measuring equipment to it. He's lying, of course. This thing will easily run in the low five-second bracket.  The B55 looks rather striking for what is essentially a high-powered MPV. As you can see, Mercedes' team of trainees managed to package the new engine and driveline without any obvious changes to the standard B-class body – a remarkable achievement given the major driveline modifications that have taken place underneath. But with a lowered ride height and 18-inch wheels – 8 inches wide up front and 9 inches at the rear, shod with 235/40 (front) and 255/35 (rear) profile tyres and two centrally mounted chrome tailpipes it possess a much more aggressive stance than its standard sibling.  Should I buy one? Sadly, though, it'll never progress beyond this prototype. But with a new, second-generation B-class due out at the Frankfurt motor show in September, it is a fitting way to send off the first-generation of Mercedes' popular compact MPV.  Fuente: http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/...ss-B55/254601/ |
veterano de guerra
17-dic-2010 17:07
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| joder pues a mi me gusta, eso si habra que esperar hasta 2011 para ver la nueva sorpresa de merche que eso si que sera un bombazo, 4x4, 325cvs... |
17-dic-2010 17:07
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Bonito sleeper, le qutas las chapitas de atras y a pegar sustos  PD: ese motor ahi tiene pinta de refrigerarse bien 
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ForoCoches: Miembro
17-dic-2010 17:10
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no está mal un v8 en el bichillo  aunque exteriormente es imposible hacerlo bonito y el velocimetro creo que mi primo de 4 años le hubiera diseñado mejor 
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*Aut0Ban 5pam/Fl00d/Tr0ll
17-dic-2010 17:54
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Yo tengo el 200 Sport y menuda pifia por dentro esta practicamente con la version sport, solo cambia el volante y esta de la foto tiene las ventanillas traseras manuales (extra de 500€)  y el clima manual en vez del bizona (sobre 700€ creo recordar) tampoco tiene la opcion de los espejos abatibles electricamenteeso si ya me gustaria a mi tener ese motor |
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ForoCoches: Miembro
17-dic-2010 18:15
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| Buen bicho, ahora no le pega nada a este coche ese motor xD |
ForoCoches: Miembro
17-dic-2010 18:24
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A ver, en el artículo dicen que lo han hecho estudiantes de prácticas en Mercedes usando piezas de otros Mercedes. Es una unidad única, no se va a poner en venta, no se fabricará en serie, y AMG no ha metido la mano en ningún lado. Para los que hayáis hecho prácticas en alguna empresa grande que trabaje en ingeniería, ya sabréis que suelen sobrar 2 cosas: - Tiempo, mucho tiempo - Cosas viejas que ya han cumplido su propósito y nadie va a utilizar |
Nürburgring
17-dic-2010 18:27
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Yo tengo el 200 Sport y menuda pifia por dentro esta practicamente con la version sport, solo cambia el volante y esta de la foto tiene las ventanillas traseras manuales (extra de 500€)
y el clima manual en vez del bizona (sobre 700€ creo recordar) tampoco tiene la opcion de los espejos abatibles electricamenteeso si ya me gustaria a mi tener ese motor |
ForoCoches: Miembro
17-dic-2010 18:39
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| Pues como se propongan.....estos sacan un B AMG, vamos, que si lo sacan....vaya pepino!! |
inserte su publicidad
17-dic-2010 19:21
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| alguien me explica como han metido un V8 y el radiador en ese hueco??? |