2013 Mercedes Benz M Class Review Pictures
The 2013
Mercedes M-Class a 5.0-liter V8 that pumps out 302 horsepower and
339 pound-feet of torque. No manual gearbox is available, but the
standard seven-speed automatic allows manual-style gear changes. It
can sprint from 0-to-60-mph in around 6 seconds and hit a (electronically
limited) top speed of 155 mph. The 493 horses and 590 lb-ft of torque
produced by the twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V12 will slingshot that
Benz to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds, though its (electronically limited)
top speed is the same. The interior design of the car is different
from the CL coupes and very different from the Mercedes sedans. Two
large round instrument pods carry the primary instruments, using smart,
colorful purple graphics shared by no other Mercedes-Benz. The instrument
panel and center console are well organized and feature the Mercedes
COMAND screen that operates the sound system, navigation system, and
telephone, with redundant controls on the new steering wheel.
The leather-covered seats that come with the car are superbly comfortable
for grand touring, but if you need more and want more, 2013 Mercedes
M-Class offers both dynamic multi-contour seats that give a continuous
massage, or seats with active seat ventilation. The standard seats
are larger and more sumptuous than those in previous SL models because
there is more room in the cockpit, with more room to adjust the seat
for tall drivers and more room to rake the seat back. That's because
the automatic folding steel top design doesn't take up as much room
as the old fabric convertible top. Behind the bucket seats are twin
lockable storage compartments in place of the ridiculously small jump
seats in the old car. The seats will adjust to anyone between the
fifth and 95th percentile in body type.
With the steel top up, the 2013 Mercedes M-Class turns into a coupe
as quiet as a bank at midnight, allowing the occupants to relax and
cover ground while the new 10-speaker sound system (with separate
100-watt amplified subwoofer) bathes the interior in sound. With the
top stowed, a 16-second Pricess, the sound system compensates automatically
for the increased road noise. Mercedes worked long and hard to ensure
that with the top down and the side windows down, you can still hold
a normal conversation with your traveling partner even at very high
road speeds. An interesting feature is the optional Keyless Go card,
an electronically coded card that replaces the normal fob-and-key
arrangement. As long as you have Keyless Go in your pocket or purse,
you simply walk up to the car, touch the door handle to unlock the
car, and then, once seated, you touch the knob on top of the shifter
to start (or stop) the engine. Pretty handy when you've got a double
armload of groceries or dry cleaning.
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