Mercedes C-Class Launch

[ninja_iga]

hey guys
was there with Sean Khoo from DriveWise for the Active-Safety demo :)
we got to trash BRAND-NEW 4 new cars AND tyres. Not to mention these are Mercs too, heeheheheheehehehe

our bunch of professional instructors :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/ninja_iga/PICT1274.jpg

my 'ride' for the whole weekend. My job: bring the car to it's limits of it's ABS and ESP (electronic Stablity programme)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/ninja_iga/PICT1276.jpg

this is a car with plenty of -neg castor :) great for traction.. (look at front wheels, why one side positive camber??? castor ma..)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/ninja_iga/PICT1278.jpg

the other side is very negative camber :) also because of the castor..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/ninja_iga/PICT1279.jpg

 

[ninja_iga]

and this is what we did ALL day from 10am till 6pm, of course we took breathers and breaks la

not all fun eh, my brains damn blur now, so much G-force..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/ninja_iga/PICT1282.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/ninja_iga/PICT1284.jpg


cheers!
*pening*.......... :blink:

 

[antaras]

waaaa... those camber... they will be making u-turn in those car instead of 3-point turn in mine! hahahaha... :D
wow... ninja, u some sort like a test driver? waa... after testing for mercs, sure felt our proton's handling must be dissapointing... :(

 

[ninja_iga]

uh..

well, to be honest, the previous C-class (old one) was terrible.. like boat!
this was quite nimble for a 1.7-1.8 tonne car!!

 

[moppy]

Last week I went to test drive the new C230K Elegance. I could say it's a nice car. The power wise is acceptable this time. 19xhp. 260Nm. :)

Also the extra shifting gear on the steerling, is very convinient to drive.

Being tested at 160km/h on highway, notice that at 130km/h the gear still can drop down if pedal being kick hard :) .

But I found the handling a bit loose.. how to say, maybe this C230k, the steerling wheel being lighten (according to the salesman).

By the way I wish I could test drive the Sport model (Advangarte) with big caliper :P .