Subaru WRX STI VS Mercedes-Benz F 015
Subaru WRX STI 2018 VS Mercedes-Benz F 015 2018
2018 Subaru WRX STI VS 2018 Mercedes-Benz F 015
2018 Subaru WRX STI:
With its 268-hp, 2.0-liter direct injection turbocharged BOXER engine, Symmetrical All Wheel Drive and Active Torque Vectoring, the rally-bred WRX is a performance and value benchmark in the high-performance AWD sport-compact segment. The WRX comes standard with a 6-speed manual transmission and offers an optional performance automatic transmission, the Sport Lineartronic® CVT with manual mode. The WRX features new front and rear suspension tuning for improved steering stability and ride comfort, while retaining the car's high cornering performance capability. Subaru significantly enhanced shifter feel for the 6-speed manual transmission, with a new synchro design and reduced friction, along with smoother clutch take-up. The WRX electric power steering (EPS) was revised to provide an even smoother, more natural feel, while integrating the steering motor and electronic control unit reduces weight. A new optional Performance Package for the WRX Premium features Recaro 8-way power seats, red-painted brake calipers and upgraded JURID brake pads, and deletes the moonroof to reduce weight. The standard 18-inch wheels feature a bold new double-spoke design. WRX STI for 2018: A comprehensive handling enhancement for the 2018 STI includes the revised suspension tuning as featured on the WRX, plus a revised DCCD AWD system, significantly upgraded brakes and this model's first-ever 19-inch wheels. The DCCD system, which previously used a combination of mechanical and electronic center limited slip differential control, now uses electronic control for quicker and smoother response. The 19-inch alloy wheels feature a striking Y-shaped spoke design and carry 245/35R19 tires that help raise cornering performance while giving the STI an even more aggressive stance.
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...
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