Llinyn Dosbarth B sy ' n cynnwys Mercedes-Benz V-8 wedi ' i adeiladu gan hyfforddeion

Dylai'r rhai ohonoch nad oedd yn cael eu enamored gan newyddion y dyddiau hynny am driawd hydrogen-Benz B-----â------â-

Daeth Peter WASP, rheolwr y gwaith yn ffatri Mercedes-Benz yn Rastatt, lle mae'r dosbarth B yn cael ei wneud, i greu prosiect Taclus ar gyfer yr adran hyfforddiant galwedigaethol technegol. A allai'r hyfforddeion ffitio injan V-8, gan yrru'r olwynion cefn, mewn car dosbarth B sydd fel arfer â 1. 5 neu 2. 0-liter 4-peiriant silindr gyrru'r olwynion blaen heb newid golwg y car yn sylweddol?

Roedd tâp yn cadarnhau bod lle. Cafodd rhoddwr B 200 CDI ei ganfod a 388 Marchnerth 5. 5-liter V [lliw = DU] [lliw = DU]-8 ynghyd â throsglwyddo awtomatig saith cyflymder ei roi i mewn. Daeth yr echel gefn o E-ddosbarth 210 hŷn. Mae'n debyg mai'r rhan anoddaf o'r trawsnewidiad oedd addasu'r llywio.

Mae'r car un-tro wedi cael ei ddeud yn B55. Mae'r grŵp o hyfforddeion Mercedes-Benz a addasodd y car dosbarth B yn credu y bydd yn cyflymu o 0 i 60 mya mewn o dan chwe eiliad gan nad yw'r car ond 400 lbs trymach na char dosbarth B stoc. Mae'n amheus a fydd y car byth yn dod yn gerbyd cynhyrchu ond mae'n sicr yn braf gweld yr hyfforddeion i brofi rhywbeth yn union gyferbyn â'r gell tanwydd B-cell car dosbarth F-GELL.

Those of you who were not enamored by yesterdays news about the trio of hydrogen-fueled Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL cars setting off on a World Tour should really like todays news from Germany.

Peter Wasp, the plant manager at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Rastatt, where the B-Class is made, came up with a neat project for the technical vocational training department. Could the trainees fit a V-8 engine, driving the rear wheels, in a B-Class car that normally has a 1. 5 or 2. 0-liter 4-cylinder engine driving the front wheels without radically altering the look of the car?

A tape measure confirmed there was room. A donor B 200 CDI was found and a 388 horsepower 5. 5-liter V[COLOR=black][COLOR=black]-8 coupled to a seven-speed automatic transmission was shoehorned in. The rear axle came from an older 210-series E-Class. Apparently the most difficult part of the transformation was modifying the steering.

The one-off car has been dubbed a B55. The group of Mercedes-Benz trainees that modified the B-Class car reckon it will accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in under six seconds as the car is only 400 lbs heavier than a stock B-Class car. Its doubtful if the car will ever become a production vehicle but it is surely nice to see the trainees to experience something the exact opposite of the fuel cell B-Class F-CELL electric cars.