Thanks to the cinema there are places that now, however
hostile, play a unique charm and particular. Who among you he has not dreamed
of being a real cowboy and ride in the back of a gallant steed along the dirt
roads of Arizona or Texas into the sunset? Fortunately, however, there is no
need to know how to ride or to go to America to live these emotions. Just
knowing how to drive, have a medium height and travel to Spain, near Almería.
Here began our adventure aboard the SUV marked with the symbol of the Star of
Stuttgart, near the city where Western Leone saloon, sheriffs and shootings are
still relevant. The famous director, in fact, created this frontier town for
his film "Once Upon a Time in the West", by creating environments so
similar hinterland American wilder by then be repeatedly reused for other films
of the lodging "spaghetti western" . It is the Tabernas desert and
our horses are called Mercedes GLE, GLE Coupe Enduro GLA, GLC and, above all,
the legendary and immortal Class G. All personalized with the special wrapping
"Barren Lands" designed for the occasion by Italian Customs Garage .
Mercedes
The transaction Attack Mercedes SUV is then continued in
these wastelands, where once only the most courageous and fearless dared enter.
A hostile environment, characterized by dirt tracks, dry river beds is a meager
vegetation and dry. The desert is this and much more. It must be addressed with
the right means and that is why we wanted to immediately put behind the wheel
of the G-Class The specimen on which we climbed, among other things, it is the
means of staff Boss Stuttgart, or Dieter Zetsche. One which they will. On board
this vehicle we approached the bed of a dry river, without ever having problems
of any kind on any ground. Moreover we do not say anything new if we say that
the G-Class, since its inception in 1979 (and even before the German army), is
a car virtually unstoppable. The essence of the SUV. Equipped with a range of
powerful engines, among which, especially the brand new 4000 V8 from well 422
hp maximum power. Only the culmination of a range that thanks to the historic
4matic wheel drive, automatic transmission 9G-Tronic and the appeal of a design
remained unchanged for more than thirty years, has become an absolute myth. A
car that everyone turns to look like the most extreme supercars and this
without disturbing the performance versions edited by AMG and Brabus.
Attack the SUV, however, it is much more. Using an
effective football simile proposed by the same, if the G-Class is the gruff
coach full of experience, the GLE is without any doubt the Captain. In this
particular case we had to do with the version 350d. Heir to the ML, the GLE has
maintained the aggressive style and roaders, but making it even more elegant
and exclusive, a symbol that represents the premium segment. We speak of a
particularly rich range, offering drive to 4, 6 and 8-cylinder with outputs
ranging from 204 hp to 585 hp 2,100 of 6,000 powerful. All this is being able
to choose the two-wheel-drive that the inevitable 4matic, associated with that
9G-Tronic increasingly popular in the offer of Stuttgart. In addition to all
this we add the Dynamic Select for driving style, the automatic suspension
Airmatic is a package of active safety systems and passive high level. This
year, however, the captain brought in a relative field and is a true star
players. It is the GLE Coupe, new body newly added to the range, but already
very popular. A real living room on wheels, we already got to try the powerful
AMG variant during our adventure towards the North Cape this summer (if you
missed it, gustatevela with our Special Video at this link). The Coupe takes
the features of the original GLE and declines in a decidedly more sporty and
aggressive, but without forgetting a certain level of comfort. The trunk can
reach a maximum capacity of 1,720 liters, while the screen infotainment system
relies on a HD TFT panel with 8 inches (to the level of an iPad Mini, to give
you a reference). Both these cars, of course, have been able to face the desert
with extreme agility. Especially the GLE Coupe leaves no feeling in any way the
considerable weight that a body of this kind carries. A real monument to
luxury
If, however, this "SUV market" of high school
seems far from the pockets of the average customer, then here come to the
rescue of the two new young talents of the team. We speak of the new GLC, heir
to the GLK, and the GLA in its special Enduro version. Two cars and always at
the level of the name of Mercedes, but considerably less extreme and more
practical. Despite this, the GLC, for example, presents a choice of 4-cylinder
engines ranging from 170 to 211 hp, but compared to the car it replaces is
still lighter (-80 kg) and more fuel efficient (- 19%). Official estimates of
the house can go up to 20 km / liter and with its optional, including
noteworthy is the special technical package Off-Road, may in turn face the
toughest trails without difficulty. Merit also of special air suspension Air
Body Control.
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JVhuBVSG2o
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