Thursday, February 3, 2011

B55 Mercedes Concept MPV from a 388 hp

What if under the hood of a quiet, compact, as the Mercedes Class B will get nothing less than a 5.5-liter V8 from 388 CVE 530 Nm of torque, signed by the AMG sports department? A bizarre as this absurd demand have tried to answer a team of 12 young engineers in the course of a study-experiment conducted at the center of Daimler Rastattn lasted eight months of hard work needed to study how to best adapt the generous engine MPV to Germany.

The aim of the project led by the dozen technical trainees was just a vehicle to adapt to "normal" like a Mercedes B-Class 200 CDI, the mighty eight-cylinder engine produced by factory Affalterbach and used until some time ago on the top models Mercedes signed before being replaced by more modern 4.7 V8 twin turbo.

The abundance of horsepower and torque of this unique specimen is managed through the adoption of a suitable transmission, such as the excellent 7G-Tronic, in turn, coupled to a drive shaft borrowed from an "old "Class E 430, while pulling on the front axle has been moved back to download the best all the power available.

To complete the mechanical kit we think of the two new stainless steel exhaust and generously sized, positioned in the central air extractor. The exuberance of the car was taken in using all the available electronic aids such as ABS, ASR and ESP, of course, all re-programmed for the occasion.

Top speed is limited electronically to 250 km / h as usual Mercedes, even if the numbers would have allowed many other limitations. Maximum speed apart from the B 55 AMG is able to burn sprint from 0 to 100 km / h in just 5.2 seconds and promising drifting smoke of the big tires at every gas pressure.

To contain the power and agility to give the right half, springs and dampers have been replaced with a new suspension system most appropriate and coupled to a series of 18-inch alloy wheels always signed AMG The interior has been left virtually unchanged but , the only changes have been received by the seats and the three-spoke sports steering wheel with flat base to gain new upholstery in Alcantara and the speedometer of the car that sports a full scale at 300km / h.

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