2001 ML 320 Mercedes

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Specifications Mercedes ML / Mercedes EmEl. Find out the dimensions, fuel consumption of Mercedes ML / Mercedes Emel, features of engines, suspensions, bodies and other technical characteristics of Mercedes ML cars.

Mercedes-Benz M-class is a family of off-road vehicles with a station wagon body and permanent all-wheel drive (platform type W163).

The M-Class model was first introduced in 1997. These vehicles, which were developed primarily for the North American market, are manufactured at DaimlerChrysler's American plant in Alabama. The M-Class combines the most important characteristics of an SUV, a minivan, a station wagon and a passenger car, being a multi-purpose vehicle.

Compact external dimensions and a variety of designs, depending on the practical purpose of the vehicle, distinguish the M-Class among similar vehicles in terms of functionality and efficiency. Therefore, the new Mercedes-Benz is equally good for off-road driving, for going out of town with the whole family, traveling or business trip. A spacious 5-door ML-class body with additional seats in the luggage compartment can carry seven passengers. The volume of the cargo compartment is 0.16 m3, and in the case of folding the rear seats of the third row, the trunk increases to a solid 0.633 m3. In the 2-seater version, the car thus turns into a spacious van with a capacity of up to 2.02 m3. The car is equipped with a device for transporting a heavy trailer - capable of pulling a trailer weighing up to 2650 kg. The maximum speed is from 177 to 186 km / h.

The concept of the vehicle was initially built with the greatest possible collision safety in mind, which was reflected in both the basic body structure and its detailed design. Based on the company's standards, which apply to all Mercedes cars and which clearly differ from many other passive safety standards for off-road vehicles, in severe collisions, M-class cars provide passengers with a protection potential that is significantly higher than average. The SUV is made not with a monocoque body, but on the basis of a frame structure. Two side members and three cross members, made of rigid closed box sections, are welded to form a staircase-like structure. T 2001 ML 320 Mercedes he body is firmly connected to the frame by ten rubber mounts, which dampen vibrations and noises that occur while driving, and do not let them inside the cabin. Thanks to this robust design, in a frontal, rear or side collision, the occupants of the M-Class are exposed to minimal risk of deformation of the bodywork, while the size of the passenger compartment remains constant and leaves sufficient space for survival. In addition, the deformable front structure and the low-lying frame are designed in such a way that, upon impact, they absorb some of the movement energy of the second participant in the collision.

Interesting technical ideas were embodied in the ML model, especially with regard to all-wheel drive. Unlike most competitors, the car has an always-on all-wheel drive. The company's specialists abandoned the differential locks in the distribution box and in the driving axles, as was the case with the G model, but equipped the car with the Four Wheel Electronic System (4-ETS), an electronic traction control system for each wheel, which replaces these functions. Thus, if one of the wheels slips, traction is provided by braking, which in off-road conditions has the same effect as the use of a mechanical lock. A special "off-road" ABS operating mode allows the front wheels to lock on steep descents. In addition to the ML230 model, all others are equipped as standard with the EPS dynamic stabilization system, which improves the vehicle's directional stability in all road conditions.

M-class cars appeared in Western Europe in the spring of 1998. The delivery program included three variants of the model with four-, six- or eight-cylinder petrol engines: the base ML230, equipped with a 2.3-liter 4-cylinder engine with 110 kW / 150 hp. with. at 5400 rpm; 6-cylinder model ML 320 with a 160 kW / 218 hp V6 engine with low fuel consumption and low emissions. Since the spring of 1999, an 8-cylinder version of the ML 430 with an output of 200 kW / 272 hp has been delivered to Europe. at 5750 rpm, also used in the E-class. Cars are equipped with hydromechanical automatic transmissions (except ML230) with SPEEDTRONIC speed limiting system, as well as an independent suspension

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