The evolution of Mercedes and BMW never ends. We know now how to be both new C Class and Series 3. Electricity is increasingly present. What will be better?

He future Mercedes C class is expected within a few years, perhaps to 2020, and will take internal designation W206. Despite being a completely new car in all sections, dimensions vary little from the current. It will use the modular platform MRA2 (Mercedes rearwheel Architecture), an evolution of the current rear-wheel drive architecture which Mercedes also used in the Class E and Class S. The main feature is that MRA2 keep an important relationship with fellow EVA future platform (Electric Vehicle Architecture), designed for fully electric models that will arrive, as we saw in the first installment presented at the Paris Motor Show 2016: Mercedes EQ. But until arrival engines still we see the mark gasoline six- and eight-cylinder, at least until 2025 … but that is quite another story; We’ll see later.

He New Mercedes C Class It will be powered by four-cylinder engines already known name, including new and clean DM 654 diesel; decreases up to 2 liters displacement to avoid tax penalties suffered by 2.2 in some markets. It will have 150, 194 and 231 hp with a consumption significantly below the 4.0 l / 100 km on average. It should also get the new engine Renault 1.6, While Mercedes is not the work of settling for downsizing: the trends are changing and, as is being seen in other brands, seem to lowering engine has a limit, because now the strategy seems to be to harness all the energy for different systems of the car and, if there is little energy is only used to move the car.

Mercedes W206 with lIt bequeath a complete and new generation of six-cylinder engines gasoline. How back online? It looks like it is. It will offer a evolution of its hybrid system, a plug-in hybrid over 100 km all-electric range: It combines a gasoline engine four-cylinder with an electric motor. It will generalize the 48 volt internal network. We can see a preview of this technology in the facelift that will suffer Class S 2017. Advantages of 48 volts: you can do things like driving start (time of peak consumption and pollution) in a non-electric hybrid car, thanks mainly to the strong resilience of energy. Other systems, such as turbochargers or the air conditioner may be supplied with electricity, drastically reducing fuel consumption, not to mention lighting systems; the main beam of the future class C will extend up to 600 meters without laser light.

Conventional headlights of the new Mercedes C-Class remain, though LED completely replaces the xenon. Digitalization progresses and allow Driving new features, like moving the car from smartphones we’re seeing. Class C takes the package support comprehensive driving Class S and will go a little further in their autonomous driving functions. remember that Mercedes has bought along with Audi and BMW are dedicated to accurate digital maps, of cruise controls and speed will benefit. In addition, there will be an online connection three years for free, along with Wi-Fi, and we want to offer a service submarca, such as data transmission and storage live music.

It will not lack in the center console one system virtual buttons a kind of touch screen 30 cm wide, that change size depending on the proximity of your hand. The information will be in three dimensions, including maps browser. Do not bet on the gestural control for all functions. The large top screen is not touch, because all controls are on virtual buttons.

BMW 3 Series: Ready in 2018

BMW series 3 It is pending a change of generation, which is will meet the end of 2018, may be on the market in early 2019. This gives Mercedes disadvantage against, you still have some room for improvement, depending on what has drawn his rival. 3 Series received a face wash recently, inheriting part of the information technology released by the newcomer 5 Series; systems such as rear direction They are left for the next generation. BMW are clear and want to keep that personality that both liked in the last 41 years. The G20 will be more dynamic the current F30 premiered in 2011, but also with a superior comfort suspension. Much of this improvement is in the hands of a lighter more rigid frame and also, ideal working base to reduce the work of damping, especially with Optional adaptive suspension that offer.

The range of motores the new BMW 3 Series It will be optimized, which should bring up 20 percent more power and twelve percent less consumption, something which will undoubtedly help improve aerodynamics announced. There will engines four and six cylinder, with a power range from 118-340 CV. The future of BMW M3 will be at 450 hp, although it is not clear that water injection M4 GTS , since it is too expensive for larger series. Between the 340i and the M3 yet there is room for M Performance variant of about 370 hp, This one will be available with all-wheel drive. M3 or M4 xDrive, no time. Of course, BMW is expanding the range of assistance systems from a traffic jam assistant to another to park the car remotely. Contrary to the original plans, BMW has also decided to offer a version of Series 3 as a pure electric car, but only at the end, as planned for 2021.

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