| 2009 Mercedes-Benz AMG SL63 IWC |
With this year's novelties, IWC is seamlessly linking tradition with the future, the varied nature of which is proved by the wide range of breathtaking World of Warcraft Gold enhancements made to its existing watch families, such as the Ingenieur collection. The new Big Ingenieur Chronograph features IWC manufactured chronograph movement, date with rapid adjustment, flyback function with aggregate time recording up to 12 hours in analogue form on an inner dial, tachymeter scale,calibre 89360, power reserve of 68 hours, automatic winding, sapphire glass (antireflective), transparent sapphire glass back, screw-in crown, water-resistant to 12 bar, case height 14.5 mm, diameter 45.5 mm.Sales of Luxuryrunescape money watches are down. Sales of luxury everything is down, including cars. But this past winter Mercedes bravely brought to market a blurring of both when it promised to sell 200 (worldwide; 63 in the U.S.) SL63 AMG IWC Edition cars. Here I’ll first dissect the name, then discuss its particular joys (of which, I promise you, there many).The SL63, as the name implies, gets a 518-hp, 6.3-liter V-8, an engine developed from the ground up for AMG. According to the kids from Affalterbach, Germany (where AMGs are birthed), there’s not a single part of the motor in common with the more “plebeian” V-8s in the rest of the Benz fleet.
More exclusive still is the IWC monicker, a nod to the “Grosser Ingenieur” (Great Engineer) wristwatch from Swiss maker IWC Schaffhausen that comes with buy wow gold purchase of each car.But you don’t have to wear your watch every time you drive your $146,000 SL63 AMG for folks to know the distinction, because this car comes only in a unique, Mango Cashmere White, a matte paint job that you’ll either die for or think just looks strange. One thing it is, without question, is attention-getting. During tests Iwc I fielded questions from women, men, young, old—even children— wanting to know what made this paint so “weird,” “cool!” “haven’t seen that on Gran Turismo!” All of which made this tester wonder if it wouldn’t be a whole lot better to get your IWC in matte black—or more gorgeous, matte burnt cocoa, the color of the unanimously gobsmacked-over perforated leather seats. (AMG merely calls this hue “Exclusive Leather Brown” but trust me, burnt cocoa—rich, deep, luxuriant, maybe a hair sinful—is way more on it.)The rest of the cabin is pretty darned fabulous as well, both in creature comforts and function. The latter, first: This is a hard-top convertible (top foldscar wash or deploys in 16 seconds), the likes of which are difficult to execute decently, let alone well. And I’m not even talking driving dynamics, about which, more below. Too many top-folders feel claustrophobic with the lid on and there’s nearly always poor aft visibility and of course trunk space is minimal. But top up or down, the SL63 doesn’t feel cramped, rear vision is well above average for the breed, and even for the lanky, the cabin feels roomy. The 12-way adjustable seats for both passengers feel sporty but not constricting, a trait that's quite uncommon for a few too many grand tourers. Also, both of these leather loungers are heated and cooled and feature such niceties as an active massage function (sounds goofy but feels dandy).
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| hlukgne 发表于 2009/6/22 15:42:00 阅读全文 | 回复(0) | 引用通告 | 编辑 | 收藏该日志 |
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