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Mer c edes Maybac hSCl as s :Set t i ngt heWor l d Abl az e Novemberof2014mar kedagr eateventf orbot h t heUni t edSt at esandChi nes eaut oi ndus t r i es . Thenew Mer c edes Maybac hmadei t sdebutj us t hour sapar tatt heLosAngel esAut oShow and Aut oGuangz hou,r es pec t i vel y . F ebr uar y2015wi l lmar kt heof f i c i almar ket l aunc hoft hi snew t ypeofvehi c l e.I ti sc ons i der ed c r èmedel ac r ème,andf orgoodr eas on. TheMer c edes Maybac hmayonl ybet hes ec ond s ubbr andwi t hi nMer c edes Benz ,buti ti si nno wayl es ss uper i or .I ndeed,t heMer c edes Maybac h SCl as si sai medatc l i ent el ewhobel i evei ns t at us , pr es t i ge,andexc l us i vi t yaboveal lel s e.Thet er m ‘ l uxur i ous ’ hasbeenappl i edt ot heSCl as s .Wi t h l uxur yc omesc omf or t .Andwi t hc omf or tc omes t hei mageofbei ngdr i venar oundi nagr andf as hi on.TheMer c edes Maybac hSCl as shasbeendes i gnedf ort hear tofc hauf f eur i ng. TheS600i sequi ppedwi t haV12bi t ur boengi ne t hatdel i ver s530hpofout put .I thasadi s pl ac ementof5980c cwi t hamaxi mum t or quel evel i ng outat830Nm at1900r pm.
TheS500hous esaV8bi t ur boengi net hat power s455hpf r om 4663c cwi t h700Nm.Bot h model sr eac hs i xt ymi l esperhouri nf i ves ec onds wi t ht ops peedsr eac hi ng155mph.I nr egar dst o whi c hef f i c i enc yc l as seac hmodelbel ongst o:t he S600i si nt heFc l as swhi l et heS500i spl ac edi n t heCc l as s . Theext er i ori sexempl ar yatbes t ,ands howsa des i gnt hati snot hi ngs hor tofs t yl i s hs uper i or i t y . Anext endedwheel bas eandemphat i cl i neshi nt ataut hor i t yandvi t al i t y .I tal s or et ai nsas pec i al domes hapedr oof l i nef ort heSCl as sduet ot he uni ques i dewal ldes i gn.Duet ot hepos i t i onoft he s l i ght l ys hor t enedr eardoor si nr el at i ont ot he r ears eat s ,t heambi enc eoff i r s t r at epr i vac yr eas s ur esc l i ent el eoft heexc ept i onalf eat ur esoft hi s r emar kabl evehi c l e. Ther ear eaf ew keyf eat ur esoft her eardes i gn: Hor i z ont all i nesemphas i z ewi dt hoft hevehi c l e; Maybac hl et t er i ngc anbef oundont hebootl i d, whi c hi smount edont hel ef ti ndi r ec t i onof t r avel ;t wot ai l pi pet r i m el ement s( i nc hr ome)ar e as s i mi l at edi nt ot hebumperwi t hver t i c aldi vi der s ;l as t l y ,c hr omedoubl el ouvr esi nt hebot t om s ec t i onoft hebumperc over i ngaddaf i ni s hi ng f l our i s ht ot heext er i ordes i gnoft heMer c edes Maybac hSCl as s . Thei nt er i orhasi tal l :pas s enger sar eenvel oped i ns heerl uxur yont hel ounges t yl eds eat s . Cl ear c utar c hi t ec t ur eandr ef i nedmat er i al skeeps t heat mos pher egoi ngs t r ong.Notunl i keai r c r af t s eat s ,t hec ent erc ons ol el oc at edi nt her eari s equi ppedwi t ht wot abl est hatar eeas i l yf ol ded awayoradj us t edt oanypos i t i onf ori nc r eas eof s pac eoreas eofac c es s ,asneeded.Thec ons ol ei s al s oequi ppedwi t hi nnovat i vet her malc uphol der st hatkeepdr i nkshotorc ol d.
I mpr es s i vel y ,t hel evelofwi ndnoi s ei sdr as t i c al l yl owert hanot hermodel s .Thi si s evi denti nt heSCl as sCoupe.Pas s enger si nt her earoft heMer c edesMaybac h SCl as swi l lnot i c et hati ti st hewor l d’ squi et es tpr oduc t i ons al oonc ar .Thi sal s oi mpr ovest heaer oac ous t i c s . Aer odynami c al l y ,manyf eat ur esar ei mpl ement edandopt i mi z edf ort heSCl as s . Wheels poi l er swi t haer odynami c al l yopt i mi z edc ont our sar eaheadoft hef r ont wheel s .Upt o20mm,t hes peeddependentl ower i ngoft hec arc anoc c ur .Ther ei sa l ar gear eaofc l addi ngont her earaxl e.As poi l erl i phasbeenpl ac eoneac hoft he t ai ll i ght s .Wat erdr ai nagec hannel shavebeenmademor es t r eaml i ned.Ther ei sal s o ani mpr oveds eal i ngoft her adi at ors ec t i onandf l ow pr oper t i es .Thi smakesmor e ef f i c i entus eoft heavai l abl ec ool i ngai r . Over al l ,t heaer odynami c al l yef f i c i entandopt i mi z eddes i gnoft hef r ontandr ear apr ons ,t her ears poi l er s ,andt heunder bodyr et ai nss uper i or i t yf ort heMer c edes Maybac hSCl as s .
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Oneoft hegr eat es tt hr i l l si nl i f ei sl ear ni ngt hat anobj ec tofdes i r ehasexc eededexpec t at i onsi n ever ypos s i bl eway .I nt hi sc as e,t heF er r ar i458 Spec i al ei sj us ts uc habeaut i f ul ,exot i c ,obj ec t . J us ts eei ngt hi smagni f i c entc arf i l l spot ent i al c ons umer swi t ht hedes i r et oowni t …t os howc as ei t …t odel i ghti nt aki ngc ar eofi tasi fi twas t hemos tpr ec i oust hi ngi nt hewor l d. Namedt he“ Super c aroft heY ear2013”by Mi ddl eEas t er nmagaz i ne,Evo,t heF er r ar i458 Spec i al ekeepsc ons umer sf i l l edwi t hpr i det ot hi s day .Thepr es t i gi ousmagaz i ne’ sedi t or ,Bas s am Kr onf i l ,dec l ar edt hatexpec t at i onswer eexc eeded:det ai l ss har edaboutt heSpec i al edi mmedi n c ompar i s ont oac t ual l ys l i ppi ngbehi ndt hewheel andt aki ngadr i vei nt hel uxur i ouss por t saut omot i ve. Thi spar t i c ul arexot i cvehi c l ei smadeeven mor euni quet hanF er r ar ial r eadydemandsofi t s pr oduc t i ons .Thi si sac hi evedbyt ec hnol ogi c ali nnovat i onst hatal l ow event hos ehear t y ,demandi ngs por t s l ovi ngowner sf ul l yappr ec i at eand expec ti nt hei rvehi c l es .Maxi mum exc i t ementi s s ur el yr eac hedatt hewheeloft he458Spec i al e. Suc hi nnovat i onsenc ompas st hec ar ,payi ng c l os eat t ent i ont ot hepoweruni tandt hevehi c l eandaer odynami c s .MoveoverChal l enge St r adal eand430Sc uder i a!Thes es pec i alt ec hnol ogi c ali nnovat i onsar ec ons i der edawor l df i r s t , andhi ghl yr egar dedaspat ent edbyF er r ar i . I nt r oduc ed,qui t eappr opr i at el y ,atF or mul a1 weekendi nAus t en,TexasonNovember16, 2013,andi ns pi r edbyt hever yDNAofF er r ar i ’ s r ac i nghi s t or y ,t he458Spec i al et opst hepas t . Undert hes l eek,t r ac kandr oadhungr yhood, ani mpr es s i veF er r ar iV8engi nei shar datwor k f l awl es s l ypumpi ng605c vat9000r pm wi t ha t ot alpowerout putof135c v/ l .Thi si sc ompar abl et opoweruni t st hatar edes i gnedf ort he t r ac k.Theengi nei smadei nhous eatt hef ac t or y’ sf oundr yandc r eat edwi t ht hes amemac hi n er yandpr oc es s esut i l i z edbyt heF or mul a1t eam. TheF1dual c l ut c ht r ans mi s s i ont hatr es i desi n t heSpec i al ehasmor ec ont r oll ogi c st hatdel i ver keenerac c el er at i on.
TheF as tDownShi f tc apabi l i t yc r eat esbet t err es pons ebet weenc ommandsandper f or manc ees pec i al l ywhens hi f t i ngdownt hr ought hegear s . Thebr akes ys t em c ons i s t sofaBr embobr and c onf i gur at i on.Thi sal l owst hebr aki ngabi l i t yt hat wasi nt r oduc edont heLaF er r ar i .Mi c hel i nPi l ot Spor tCup2t i r ess uppor tt heF er r ar i458Spec i al e. Theygr i ponwett r ac kandar ehonedf orboos t ed per f or manc eondr yt r ac k.Wi t hawei ght power r at i oc omi ngi nat2. 13kg/ c v ,t heF er r ar i458Spec i al ehasar ec or dbr eaki ngper f or manc eofz er o t os i xt yi nj us t3. 0s ec onds .Mor ei mpr es s i vel y , t het i meont heFi or anot r ac kwasadeaf eni ng onemi nut eand23s ec onds ! Whendi s c us s i ngt heaer odynami c s ,bes ur et o ment i ont heF er r ar i pat ent edmobi l edynami c s ol ut i onsatt hef r ontandbac koft hi ss uper b s por t sc ar .Thes es pec i f i c at i onsens ur et hatdi f f er entc onf i gur at i onsc anbeadopt edi nc or ner i ng. Thi si sus ef ulbec aus emaxi mum downf or c ei ses s ent i alanddr agmus tber educ edatal lc os t .The 458Spec i al ehasadownf or c eval ueof. 53. F er r ar ihasbeent hel eaderi nvehi c l eel ec t r oni c s . The458Spec i al ej us tc onf i r mswhatt hewor l d al r eadyknowsandr es pec t sf r om t hepr omi nent aut omaker .Awor l df i r s ti st heSi deSl i pAngl e Cont r ol( SSC) .As panki ngnew al gor i t hm c omput esdat ai nc l udi ng:l at er alac c el er at i on,yaw angl e,s t eer i ngwheelangl eands peed.Al loft hi s i sc al c ul at edandal l owss moot h,c ont r ol l abl e powerover s t eer .I tal s oopt i mi z est or quemanagement( vi aF1Tr act r ac t i onc ont r olandt he EDi f fel ec t r oni cdi f f er ent i al ) . I mpr es s i vel y ,F er r ar i ’ sof f i c i alwebs i t ehasas pec i alf eat ur ewher eyouc anc us t omi z eanddes i gn yourver yownF er r ar i458Spec i al e.Whet heryou ar el ooki ngt obuyorj us tmes s i ngar ound,put t i ngadr eam c art oget her ,t hi sf eat ur eont he webs i t ei sf unandengagi ng!I thasopt i onsf or c ol or ,mat er i al ,s t i t c hi ng,r i ms ,c ont r ol s ,andeven l ogopl ac ement .Don’ tf or gett oc hec ki tout ! F er r ar ihasout donet hems el vest i meandt i me agai n.I nt r oduc edappr oxi mat el yt woyear sago, t he458Spec i al ei si ndeedas pec i als por t sc arf or c ons umer sandent hus i as t sal i ke.
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Avi s i onoft hef ut ur e,t heBMW i 8i si nnowaya Del or ean,butf ansofBac kt ot heFut ur emaybe pl eas edt hatatl as tt her ei sac art hatgi vesaf ai r i mpr es s i onofat ec hnol ogi c al l ys uper bvehi c l e mi mi c ki ngahover c ar .Uni quel ydes i gned,t he BMW i 8exudest hef ut ur eoft heaut omakerwi t h dynami cpr opor t i ons ,s por t yl i nes ,anda l ows l ungs i l houet t ewi t hi nnovat i vedes i gnf eat ur es . I mpr es s i vel y ,t hec onc eptoft hei 8c amet ol i f e f r om t hegr oundup.Bot hi nt er i orandext er i orof t he2+2c ompr i s esofr evol ut i onar yvi s i onst hat pi oneer edt hedes i gn.Thel i ght nes s ,s af et y ,and ef f i c i enc yoft heover al ldes i gnar eanyt hi ngbut s l ac ki ng.Addi nt hepur ej oyt hatc omeswi t h dr i vi ngaBMW,andt hei 8s t andsoutabovet he r es t . TheBMW i 8i sapl ugi nhybr i ds por t sc ar . Thebody’ sc onc epti sbas edonhal l mar kBMW des i gns .Thi smeanst hatt hedynami c s ,l i ght wei ghtdes i gnandef f i c i enc yar ei nc or por at edi n t hec ar ’ sl i nes ,s ur f ac edes i gnandpr opor t i ons .I t al s oc apt ur est hes i gnat ur esoft heBMW ibr and. Ont hei 8s pec i f i c al l y ,t he“ bl ac kband”t akes s hapeont hehoodi na“ V”f or m andf ol l owst o t hebac kovert her oofont ot hebac koft hec ar .I n t hef r ont ,t hebr andi ss ur r oundedbyt he bodyc ol orapr onandf ender s .Event hewi ndow des i gnhel psai dt hes l eek,s por t yandf ut ur i s t i c l ook. Whenvi ewi ngt hi si nnovat i vevehi c l e,t hef r ont endhasaver ys t r ongs por t s c arpr es enc e.Lar ge f r ontapr onai ri nt akesar es ki l l f ul l yar r anged overmul t i pl el evel sandgi veof fas t r ongs ens eof dept h.Abr oad,BMW ki dneygr i l l es t r et c hesf r om headl i ghtt oheadl i ght ,ac c ent uat i ngt hewi dt hof t hei 8i nt hewayonl yat r ul yus ef ular t i s t i cac c es s or yc ando.Eac hext er i orl i ghti sLEDbas ed. Thedes i gnoft hel ar gewheel swasopt i mi z edt o hel ps uppr es sef f i c i enc yr educ i ngt ur bul enc e. Thi si sr ei nf or c edbyaer of l apst hatar epos i t i oned behi ndt hef r ontwheel s .
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Asf ort hepai ntc hoi c es ,t heBMW i 8hasac hoi c e off ourc ol or s .Thr eeoft hem wer edes i gneds pec i f i c al l yf ort heis er i es .Whi l et hes ec ol or sar e notl i s t edont heof f i c i alr epor tf ort hei 8,wear e t ol dt hatt hec ol or shaveas t r i ki ngc ont r as tt ot he bl ac kband.I nt er es t i ngl y ,t hec ol orc hos endec i dest hec ol orf ort heki dneygr i l l e,whi c hc omes i nei t herFr oz enBl ueorFr oz enGr ey . Thei nt er i ori snot hi ngs hor tofamaz i ng.Ac c or di ngt oBMW,t hef oc uswasonapr ogr es s i veambi enc et hati sdef i nedbyl i ght nes sanddynami c s . Thes eat ss i tl ow ( t r adi t i onali nr egar dst os por t s c ars t yl e) .As t andar dl eat hert r i mr eac hesout beyondt hes ur f ac esoft hes eat sandwr aps ar oundpar t soft hec ent erc ons ol e,i ns t r ument panelandi ns i dedoorpanel s . Thel eat heri ss pec i al l yt r eat edwi t hnat ur als ubs t anc es( ol i vel eafext r ac t )asat anni ngagent . Thi sonl yaddst ot hes uper i or i t yoft heBMW i 8. Thi sl eat heri sc ombi nedwi t ht ext i l eac c ent sand c ont r as ts t i t c hi ng.F oranevenmor ei nnovat i ve des i gnexper i enc e,t hedar kDal ber gi aBr ownor l i ghtCar um Gr eyc hoi c espr ovet obr i nganeven mor es t r i ki ngc ont r as tt ot heambi enc e.The l eat heroft hes t eer i ngwheeli sac c ent edwi t ha r i ngt hatc omesi nBMW IBl uei nt heTer aequi pmentWor l d.I tal s oc omesi nSat i nSi l verf or ot hervar i ant soft hec ar . Asapl ugi nhybr i d,t heBMW i 8asas por t sc ar of f er sagi l eper f or manc eandexc ept i onalef f i c i enc y .Thebodyoft hec ari sl i ght wei ghtandaer odynami c al l yopt i mi z ed.I ti nc l udesapas s engerc el l madef r om c ar bonf i bert ec hnol ogy .I tal s oi nc l udesanadvanc edBMW eDr i vedr i ves ys t em t ec hnol ogy .Thankst oaver ynearper f ec t50: 50 wei ghtdi s t r i but i on,t hear c hi t ec t ur eoft heBMW i 8al l owsf oraper f ec tpl at f or mf oragi l ehandl i ng. Undert hehood,ac ompac t ,t ur boc har ged1. 5l i t ergasengi nec ombi neswi t hBMW Twi nPower t ec hnol ogyaswel lasani nt el l i gentener gymanagements ys t em.At hr eec yl i nderc ombus t i on engi negai ns170kW/ 231hp.I tpower st her ear wheel s .
Theel ec t r i cmot or ,dr awi ngener gyf r om a l i t hi umi onbat t er y ,power s96kW/ 131hp. Theel ec t r i cmot orc anbec har gedf r om ei t hera220vol tel ec t r i cvehi c l ec har gerora 110vol tpowerout l et .I tpower st hef r ont wheel sandi sf ul l yc har gedi nanhouranda hal f . Thec has s i sands us pens i ont ec hnol ogyof t heBMW i 8i sdes i gnedonadoubl ewi s hbonef r ontaxl eandaf i vel i nkr earaxl e.Al umi num c omponent sandgeomet r yar ei nt endeds pec i al l yf ors mar twei ghts avi ngs . El ec t r i cpowers t eer i ngal l owsf oreas ymaneuver i ngi nt own.I tal s oal l owsf ort ypi c al s por t sc ar s t yl ehi ghs peeds t eer i ngi nr egar dst os t eer i ng.
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