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Thursday, July 11, 2013

New Mercedes Benz CLA 250 is priced from 29 990

Manufacturer luxury cars Mercedes-Benz of Germany has just announced the price of the Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 samples on its website.


Mercedes-Benz CLA 250

This model starts at $ 29,900, not including shipping and handling charges.

This price is lower than the C250 sedan form nearly $ 6,000. While the C250 model is equipped with a turbocharged 1.8 petrol engine four cylinder engine producing 201 horsepower, maximum torque of 229 lb-ft, the CLA model is powered by a turbocharged 2.0 four cylinder in line with the capacity of 208 horsepower, 258 lb-ft of torque, automatic transmission uses dual-clutch seven-level standards through a system of front wheel drive or four-wheel drive.

With the engine on, the car takes only 6.7 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h and reaches a maximum speed of 240 km / hour.

Before that, Mercedes-Benz also announced the price CLA Edition 1 model sport compact saloon. This model uses 1.6 turbocharged petrol engine capacity of 120 horsepower and is priced at 35 402 euros ($ 47,291).

If you want a stronger version than CLA 250, powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder petrol 2.0 line has a capacity of 208 horsepower, you will have to pay 44 625 euros (about $ 59,611).

Edition Version 1 above will be produced for only one year after the CLA model was introduced in Germany. This car is equipped with special equipment such as bi-xenon headlights, sports suspension lowered, leather sports seats. In addition, the car also has the gray version, cosmic black, black night, white and silver.
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Friday, July 5, 2013

Lexus IS 350 Convertible Review




Despite some drawbacks (air and water leaks, an easy target for knife-wielding thieves, noise that drowns out the stereo, the need to preserve TV-ready hair, sunstroke in five minutes or less....okay, those last two are strictly my problems), Im a sucker for convertibles. Always have been. My Uncle Ron drove nothing else...a 55, 60 and 63 T-Bird (the 63 was a Sports Roadster) and a 69 Mercury Cougar XR-7. Riding in Uncle Rons cars was always a big treat...and thats probably where I got it.

One of the best ways to address most of the above problems is a retractable hardtop. Top up, its just like driving a fixed-roof coupe...top down, youve got a convertible.

Until now, you could get one from Lexus, but only one...the SC 430. Styling? A matter of taste. Price? 66 grand and change, base.

But this year, Lexus brings a new prize to the party...the IS 350 Convertible. As you can see in the photo above, its a retractable. Its also, at least in my opinion, a bunch better looking than the SC 430 (also a retractable hardtop), a bunch more contemporary (the SCs been in production 11 years now, with no substantive changes) and a bunch more affordable....with a base price of $43,940. A bit of a bargain can be had by opting for the IS 250 Convertible...you give up about 100 horsepower (getting 204 instead of 306), but the base price falls to $38,940. Whether theres 5 grand worth of enjoyment in the bigger engine is your call.

All weve been exposed to is the 350...and it was a very nice ride. Since it carries the IS badge, theres more of a sporting feel (at least by Lexus standards)...and its got more usable room (though not tons of it) than the SC430 for the driver and passengers (just dont take that back seat seriously).




EPA estimate: 18 city/25 highway.

With headlamp washers, the Luxury Package (Bi-Xenon high-intensity headlamps, adaptive front lighting, heated and ventilated front seats, leather, wood, memory seats, illuminated scuff plates, and rain-sensing wipers), and a nav system that also upgrades the audio system to a 275-watt Mark Levinson AM/FM/5.1 Surround DVD system, the bottom line wound up at $51,860.

Thats up there for the size of the car (apart from the new HS hybrid, the IS is the smallest Lexus) and the level of the luxury, but more than 20grand cheaper than a similarly-outfitted SC 430. Your call.

Heres a cool CGI video created for the Lexus website that shows off the retractable hardtops operation and other features:

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