Subaru Ascent VS Mercedes-Benz F 015
Subaru Ascent 2018 VS Mercedes-Benz F 015 2018
2018 Subaru Ascent VS 2018 Mercedes-Benz F 015
2018 Subaru Ascent:
Return of the Seven-Seat Subie: In terms of sales momentum, Subaru continues to ascend, a huge cartoon snowball somehow barreling uphill, picking up skiers, snowmobiles, and the odd yeti. It started with a U.S. sales record in 2009, when 216,652 Americans bought Subarus. Seven consecutive record years later, the brand came close to tripling that total, with 615,132 sales in 2016. Its industry-leading customer-retention rate means that more people come back to buy another Subaru than do the buyers of any other brand in the U.S. But there’s a limit to this momentum: Subaru customers regularly outgrow the brand’s lineup as they look for larger vehicles. In its portfolio of family-friendly hatchbacks and wagons, it has nothing that seats more than five. The Ascent will change that. Subaru learned a hard lesson with its last attempt at a seven-seater, the B9 Tribeca (later called simply the Tribeca) that it introduced in 2005 and gave up on about a decade later. Aside from its odd looks, the biggest problem with the Tribeca was that it wasn’t big enough. There are smaller three-row SUVs out there still, but not in the indispensable this-or-a-minivan class. That won’t be a problem this time around. The Viziv-7 concept that first previewed the Ascent was longer than a Chevrolet Traverse and as wide as a Ford F-150. We’re guessing the production Ascent might shrink a little bit, but either way, it’s clear that Subaru intends to get the interior space right this time. Surprisingly, the seven-passenger Ascent will share its platform with the Impreza. Subaru’s Global Platform, introduced under the new 2017 Impreza, is designed to accommodate vehicles of all sizes. Also as in the Impreza, the Ascent will pack a flat-four. Subaru still has a flat-six in its portfolio, but given that engine’s 15 percent take rate in the Outback and Legacy and the fact that Subaru’s turbo 2.0-liter boxer produces nearly equivalent power plus more torque at lower rpm, watch for the carmaker to commit fully to a four-cylinder future. We’ve spotted prototypes convoying with a Mazda CX-9 and a Ford Explorer, the only Ascent competitors to offer turbo fours. And since it’s a Subaru, expect it to back that four with a CVT routing power to all four wheels. A hybrid model seems inevitable in a few years’ time. The Ascent arrives in Subaru showrooms by midyear as a 2018 model. Figure on a base price of about $35,000 and wait for Subaru’s snowball to continue its improbable roll uphill.
2018 Mercedes-Benz F 015:
When it comes to ultraluxe sedans, there is much to be said for the Mercedes-Maybach S600. The long-wheelbase, twelve-cylinder S-class for the most discriminating of sybarites is whisper-quiet, will launch you to 80 mph before you’ve even noticed, and remains fundamentally unperturbed as it mows down the proletariat—its Magic Body Control reducing the thwump of the wheels over their limbs to the inconvenience of a mere road-surface imperfection. But Mercedes-Benz has its eye on what the future might hold, and we found ourselves sitting in that future as it clomped around an old naval base across the bay from San Francisco. In the F 015 Luxury in Motion concept, the ride is anything but Benz-serene. Naval Air Station Alameda, famous as the location of Chekhov’s desired “nuclear wessels” in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and more recently known as the site of plenty of Mythbusters’ stunts, was shut down in 1997. In the ensuing eighteen years, time has not been kind to the old runways, and the 26-inch wheels fitted to the far corners of Daimler’s metallic space bean don’t do the concept any favors in the isolation department. Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion prototype But the wonky, Conestoga-grade ride is about the only clue to what’s happening in the outside world. Peer through the screened windows and you’ll note the container ships passing by, but your eyes are soon once again drawn inward to the opulent cabin, with its touch-screen-lined door panels displaying an abstraction of the outside world as a cavalcade of coolly pulsating dots. The oh-so-serious Germans running the event take pains to point out that the F 015 isn’t driven, it’s merely conducted. Yes, there’s a steering wheel and pedals, but we never touch them. Via a swipe of the door screen, the driver can offer control of the car’s behavior to any passenger, allowing for speed adjustments, a choice of 360-degree photos displayed around the car, changes to the cabin ambiance, and we imagine—were the F 015 equipped like a modern S-class—even control of the aromas delivered via the HVAC system...
http://blog.caranddriver.com/mercedes-benz-f-015-luxury-in-motion-concept-we-go-for-a-ride-in-daimlers-half-baked-bean/
Subaru Ascent 2018 VS Mercedes-Benz F 015 2018
2018 Subaru Ascent VS 2018 Mercedes-Benz F 015
2018 Subaru Ascent:
Return of the Seven-Seat Subie: In terms of sales momentum, Subaru continues to ascend, a huge cartoon snowball somehow barreling uphill, picking up skiers, snowmobiles, and the odd yeti. It started with a U.S. sales record in 2009, when 216,652 Americans bought Subarus. Seven consecutive record years later, the brand came close to tripling that total, with 615,132 sales in 2016. Its industry-leading customer-retention rate means that more people come back to buy another Subaru than do the buyers of any other brand in the U.S. But there’s a limit to this momentum: Subaru customers regularly outgrow the brand’s lineup as they look for larger vehicles. In its portfolio of family-friendly hatchbacks and wagons, it has nothing that seats more than five. The Ascent will change that. Subaru learned a hard lesson with its last attempt at a seven-seater, the B9 Tribeca (later called simply the Tribeca) that it introduced in 2005 and gave up on about a decade later. Aside from its odd looks, the biggest problem with the Tribeca was that it wasn’t big enough. There are smaller three-row SUVs out there still, but not in the indispensable this-or-a-minivan class. That won’t be a problem this time around. The Viziv-7 concept that first previewed the Ascent was longer than a Chevrolet Traverse and as wide as a Ford F-150. We’re guessing the production Ascent might shrink a little bit, but either way, it’s clear that Subaru intends to get the interior space right this time. Surprisingly, the seven-passenger Ascent will share its platform with the Impreza. Subaru’s Global Platform, introduced under the new 2017 Impreza, is designed to accommodate vehicles of all sizes. Also as in the Impreza, the Ascent will pack a flat-four. Subaru still has a flat-six in its portfolio, but given that engine’s 15 percent take rate in the Outback and Legacy and the fact that Subaru’s turbo 2.0-liter boxer produces nearly equivalent power plus more torque at lower rpm, watch for the carmaker to commit fully to a four-cylinder future. We’ve spotted prototypes convoying with a Mazda CX-9 and a Ford Explorer, the only Ascent competitors to offer turbo fours. And since it’s a Subaru, expect it to back that four with a CVT routing power to all four wheels. A hybrid model seems inevitable in a few years’ time. The Ascent arrives in Subaru showrooms by midyear as a 2018 model. Figure on a base price of about $35,000 and wait for Subaru’s snowball to continue its improbable roll uphill.
2018 Mercedes-Benz F 015:
When it comes to ultraluxe sedans, there is much to be said for the Mercedes-Maybach S600. The long-wheelbase, twelve-cylinder S-class for the most discriminating of sybarites is whisper-quiet, will launch you to 80 mph before you’ve even noticed, and remains fundamentally unperturbed as it mows down the proletariat—its Magic Body Control reducing the thwump of the wheels over their limbs to the inconvenience of a mere road-surface imperfection. But Mercedes-Benz has its eye on what the future might hold, and we found ourselves sitting in that future as it clomped around an old naval base across the bay from San Francisco. In the F 015 Luxury in Motion concept, the ride is anything but Benz-serene. Naval Air Station Alameda, famous as the location of Chekhov’s desired “nuclear wessels” in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and more recently known as the site of plenty of Mythbusters’ stunts, was shut down in 1997. In the ensuing eighteen years, time has not been kind to the old runways, and the 26-inch wheels fitted to the far corners of Daimler’s metallic space bean don’t do the concept any favors in the isolation department. Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion prototype But the wonky, Conestoga-grade ride is about the only clue to what’s happening in the outside world. Peer through the screened windows and you’ll note the container ships passing by, but your eyes are soon once again drawn inward to the opulent cabin, with its touch-screen-lined door panels displaying an abstraction of the outside world as a cavalcade of coolly pulsating dots. The oh-so-serious Germans running the event take pains to point out that the F 015 isn’t driven, it’s merely conducted. Yes, there’s a steering wheel and pedals, but we never touch them. Via a swipe of the door screen, the driver can offer control of the car’s behavior to any passenger, allowing for speed adjustments, a choice of 360-degree photos displayed around the car, changes to the cabin ambiance, and we imagine—were the F 015 equipped like a modern S-class—even control of the aromas delivered via the HVAC system...
http://blog.caranddriver.com/mercedes-benz-f-015-luxury-in-motion-concept-we-go-for-a-ride-in-daimlers-half-baked-bean/
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