BMW overthrows Mercedez Benz At Top Spot

Posted on February 1, 2012 | Comments Off

BMW overthrows Mercedez Benz At Top Spot

The German luxury car BMW redeemed its top position from its arch rival Mercedez-Benz in the number game. For the January-November 2010 figures, BMW topped the sales charts drawing the gap with Mercedez-Benz closer in the domestic car market. In the past year, Mercedez-Benz sales soared high to 79.31 percent in the first half which helped it gain the top spot and out numbered BMW X1. According to sales figures from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), BMW has succeeded to attain the number one rank by selling 5, 345 cars over the 5, 109 cars sold by Mercedez-Benz from January to November. BMW also observed a hike of 60.17 percent in the last 11 months of 2010 as compared to its 3,337 units sold at the same time in 2009.

But then the rival auto company Mercedez-Benz sold 2, 915 units elevating to 75.27 percent of the sales figures the same time last year. According to experts in the industry, Mercedes-Benz is not going to let things go easily and it will soon come up with surprise tactics to regain the top spot. The German premium auto manufacturer has won the hearts of the consumers in the domestic market and is striving hard again to jump back to the top spot. If predictions were to come true, the last month of the year will be crucial in deciding the king of the year as it is speculated that about 15, 000 or more luxury car units will be sold this year. According to Wilfried Aulbur, the Managing Director and CEO of Mercedez-Benz, they are looking forward at the charts or the ranking but is also paying attention to the accelerating growth and is developing closer relations with buyers. Recently, the manufacturing plant of Mercedez-Benz in Chakan, Maharashtra started another shift to double the production of their luxury cars by 10, 000 units annually. Aside from this, the company is also going to invest Rs 200 crore to establish a paint shop in the coming 18 months in the facility. The competition is getting steeper for both and the public could only witness the battle for the top spot unveil before their eyes. The consumers are sure to benefit in the rivalry.

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Mercedes-benz Used Cars- A Look At The Clk-class

Posted on January 25, 2012 | Comments Off

Mercedes-benz Used Cars- A Look At The Clk-class
Mercedes-Benz used cars like the CLK-Class was brought on to the production floor back in 1996. The CLK was developed to compete against the likes of the BMW 3-series coupe-convertible, Audi A4 cabrio and the Volvo C70. This particular Mercedes can be expensive to buy new so as a Canadian it would be worth your while to look at this model in the U.S. as a used vehicle. Since the Canadian dollar has been over parity, I wanted to do some research on high end vehicles such as the CLK-Class as used vehicle to look at.

Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class used cars:

I looked at models of the CLK-Class from the years 2004 to 2008 and was impressed with the interior design of the vehicle. This model has all the whistle bells when it comes to luxury and you notice that when you sit in one of them. The CLK comes with high end leather seats and a nicely designed speedometer and engine gage system to look at. The center console is easy to read and is equipped with a GPS navigation system. The CLK comes standard with power steering, ABS brakes, power windows, am-fm radio and a CD-Player just to name a few.

A found several fuel statistics for the different models the CLK-Class has to offer. The CLK 320 model has a fuel rating 12.2 litre, per 100km, for city driving and 8.1-litre, per 100km for highway driving. The CLK 430 model has a fuel rating of 13.3-litre, per 100km, for city driving and 9-litre, per 100km, for highway driving. The CLK 550 has a fuel rating of 14.5-litre, per 100km for city driving and 7.7-litre, per 100km for highway driving. There top model, the CLK 63 AMG has a fuel rating of 18.4-litre, per 100km, for city driving and 11-litre, per 100km, for highway driving.

There are several different engine sizes for the various models that the CLK-Class has to offer. There base model, the 320 CLK has a V6, 3.2-litre engine and this produces 215 horsepower. The CLK 430 has a V8, 4.3-litre engine and this has 275 horsepower under the hood. The CLK 500 has a V8, 5-litre engine and this produces 302 horsepower. The CLK 550 has a V8, 5.5-litre engine and that produces 382 horsepower. Their best model, the CLK 63 AMG has a 6.3-litre engine and this produces 475 horsepower.

Let’s look at the pros and cons of the Mercedes CLK-Class as a used vehicle:
1-There models from 2003 had coolant leaking from the transmission.
2-An online watch dog reports that oil can leak from these particular models.
3- Leaks from the air conditioning unit are well known.
4-I could not find any reports on crash tests done to the CLK-Class. The two leading organizations that crash tests vehicles show know reports on the CLK ever being in a crash tested.

I hope this helps if your think of buying Mercedes used cars like the CLK-Class.

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