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June 05 News |
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Mercedes in Leeds
One of the largest Mercedes-Benz garages in
the country has opened in Leeds. The purposebuilt
premises on the 3.3-acre site houses the
latest sales and after sales facilities, including a
dedicated smart showroom. Derwent will open
another new outlet in Wakefield in July following
last year's unveiling of a new site in
Huddersfield and the extensive refurbishment of
its Bradford dealership. Customer facilities
include a café and comfortable reception, where
visitors can watch TV, read newspapers or
browse the latest accessories while they are
waiting. Workstations will also be available to
enable business customers to continue with
their work. Telephone 0113 201 5200 for
Mercedes and 0113 201 5222 for smart. |
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Record-breaking in Laredo
Mercedes new V6 CDI diesel engine, set to
replace the existing five and six-cylinder inline
engines from summer 2005, has marked
the start of its career with a string of world
records. Fitted in three standard-production
E320 CDI models, the cars covered the
100,000 kilometres, 50,000 and 100,000 miles
respectively in world-record time, and with no
technical problems. Other class records for
diesel vehicles add to the impressive recordbreaking
achievement on the high-speed circuit
in Laredo, Texas. Despite the extreme
stresses, the maintenance-free diesel
particulate filter held up magnificently over the
entire record distance without any deterioration
in performance, testimony to the reliability
and durability of this exhaust technology. |
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Wurz successful in Imola
Kimi Raikonnen convincingly lead the
Imola F1 race in his McLaren Mercedes.
Unfortunately, a driveshaft failure put paid
to his chance of a first GP win in 2005. It
was left to Alexander Wurz, standing in for
the injured Montoya, to uphold the team’s
honour, which he did by finishing a
creditable fourth in his first race for several
years. Team Principal Ron Dennis said:
"Of course we are disappointed with the
outcome of the race. Kimi was doing a
fantastic job and had already pulled out a
healthy lead over Fernando Alonso until a
CV joint failed in the driveshaft. Alex's
fourth place was well deserved and
reflected the professional approach he has
taken to the race. |
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Models in miniature
Everyone loves their vehicle so a scale die-cast
model car or motorcycle makes the perfect gift.
The Mini Model Shop is the biggest website
around for Die-Cast Model Cars, Bikes and
Remote Controls. They also offer accessories
ranging from Key Chains to Turntable Displays.
At present they stock over 1500 models in many
different scales. Top die-cast model
manufacturers including Auto Art, Maisto and
Minichamps make their models. Their stock list
covers anything from Mercedes to Lamborghini
and they have a wide range of Film Cars and Kit
Cars. They also offer free personalised number
plates for the larger scale models to make that
gift extra special. Visit their website todayor contact them on
01634 718190 Minimodelshop |
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Alesi wins for Mercedes
Twelve months ago Jean
Alesi should have won
the opening round of the
DTM at Hockenheim,
but was robbed of likely
victory due to a
mechanical failure. This
year, he probably
shouldn’t have prevailed,
but an ambitious pit
strategy, coupled with
prodigious speed from
his Mercedes C-Class
presented a winning
opportunity and he
grabbed it with both
hands. In a race that
saw the arrival in the
DTM of Mika Hakkinen,
it was another ex-F1
hero who gave us a
timely reminder of his
talents. The question is,
can Alesi keep that
momentum going as the
season progresses. |
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