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Paris-to-Beijing marathon recap

Muamer Hodzic — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:39:59 +0000

I may be a little late with this video, but it still goes nicely along with the previous post. Take a look and see what the folks had to endure, but also what they experienced during the historic trip from Paris to Beijing.

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Paris-to-Bejing E-class cars are returning home

Muamer Hodzic — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:36:08 +0000

Remember the Mercedes E-Class Marathon from Paris to Beijing that I covered 6 weeks ago, well the marathon has been completed and all the drivers returned to their native countries, but the cars remained in China. The next challenge for Mercedes was getting the cars back to Germany for inspections and to drivers that purchased them. Many participants had already taken out purchase options on “their” beloved E-Class vehicles during the marathon trip to Beijing and can now hardly wait to take delivery of their car.

“Drive an E-Class once and you’ll want to drive it forever”: this certainly seems to reflect the mindset of the participants in the E Class marathon who have decided to purchase the very vehicles which they drove from Paris to Beijing. Before they could embark on their second career as private cars or show vehicles exhibited by sponsorship partners and Mercedes-Benz subsidiaries in various countries, these reliable business saloons once again had to travel tens of thousands of kilometres. But, in contrast to the demanding outward journey, this time they were travelling as well-protected cargo.

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The new Maybach 62 S at Auto China 2006 in Beijing

Muamer Hodzic — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:32:05 +0000

DaimlerChrysler has developed a new flagship model in the Maybach line-up, the newly developed Maybach 62 S, is celebrating its world premiere at the Auto China 2006 international motor show in Beijing. The “S” in the model designation stands for “Special” and draws attention to the fact that the Maybach engineers at the state-of-the-art Manufacture workshops in Sindelfingen have incorporated features requested by their highly discerning customers into the 62 S model. The result is a new dimension in traveling comfort, especially for the passengers in the generously proportioned rear compartment of the new high-end luxury saloon. Not to mention a prodigious power output thanks to the enhanced potency of the twelve-cylinder engine developing 450 kW/612 hp, making the new 62 S model the world’s most powerful chauffeur-driven saloon in series production.

The Maybach is powered by a Mercedes-AMG-enhanced V12 powerplant developing 45 kW/62 hp more than the engine specified for the Maybach 62. The twelve-cylinder engine in the Maybach 62 S has a displacement of six litres and an output of 450 kW/612 hp by virtue of a twin turbocharger and a water-type intercooler. The impressive maximum torque of 1000 Nm (electronically limited) is available over a wide engine speed range between 2000 and 4000 rpm.

The Paris to Beijing Marathon has been completed.

Muamer Hodzic — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 02:57:03 +0000

After 13,600 kilometers, the E-class marathon from Paris to Beijing has been completed. The E-class, which were outfitted with an intelligent light system, Pre-Safe, Direct control, 4matic and a E320 CDI diesel engine, that achieved an impressive 7,19 liter average fuel consumption.

Even though, the the journey was hard and full of obstacles, nobody was hurt, but some (if not all) experienced an adventure of their life.

We’ll have more details about the marathon in the coming days when DCX releases it, but for now, here are some pictures of the last meters before the finish line. See more at the Autobild Blog.

Video Blogging the Paris to Beijing Marathon: Crossing into Asia

Muamer Hodzic — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 03:39:23 +0000

On Day #12 of the E-Class Experience, the E320 Guy leaves Europe and heads into Asia. On the drive from Perm to Yekatarinburg, we cross the Ural Mountains and leave the snow behind. The drivers have been impressed with the E320 safety features and also with their time in Russia. From here, it’s on to Kazakhstan, then into China.

Video Blogging the Paris to Beijing Marathon: Kazakhstan

Muamer Hodzic — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 03:36:18 +0000

Move over Borat. The E320 Guy is in Kazakhstan and contrary to the movie, we’re finding that the people over here are incredibly friendly. The paris-Beijing 2006 E Class Experience is more than halfway to our destination and our trip through the steppes is enlightening. We meet Ed Deppe, a pilot and computer forensics expert from Minnesota on this leg of the journey.

Video Blogging the Paris to Beijing Marathon: Kazan and Perm

Muamer Hodzic — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:42:33 +0000

It’s Day #11 and the trek through Russia continues as leave Kazan on our way to Perm. This is the second to last day of driving for the second leg of the Paris-Beijing 2006 E Class Experience and we learn about changing tires and putting on chains, just in time. On our way to Perm we hit the first meaningful snow of the trip. It makes for one of the longest days of the tour.

Video Blogging the Paris to Beijing Marathon: Kazan

Muamer Hodzic — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:41:21 +0000

It’s Day 10 of the Paris-Beijing 2006 tour and we are follwing the Volga River from Nizhny Novgorod to Kazan. We’ve covered just under 5000 of the 13,600 km between paris and Beijing. Kazan is the capital of the Republic of Tatrstan and the adventure continues.