2006 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Paris to Beijing 3 - Yekaterinburg to Almaty

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Mercedes-Benz E-Class Paris to Beijing 3 - Yekaterinburg to Almaty

(from DaimlerChrysler Press Release)

    On the motorway Dirk Freihube got to know and appreciate the advantages of the DISTRONIC in his Mercedes-Benz E 320 CDI: “that is so comfortable. You simply set the speed and the car breaks for slower vehicles and accelerates back to its original speed afterwards. This makes the trip very relaxing.“ Alexander Marshall von Bieberstein even tested the distronic device on the local mopeds. The system recognized their small silhouettes with reliability. And, since the growing fog hampered the visibility, the DISTRONIC feature not only ensured a high level of comfort level but safety as well.

    The subsequent reception in Ürümqi was strongly reminiscent of a state visit: The newly inaugurated Mercedes-Benz representation was filled with dignitaries and a procession of curious onlookers, who had gathered together in order to greet the far away travellers. Everyone had to immortalize themselves on a tiled wall with their signatures. And even the hostesses were of star format.

    With its population of two million, Ürümqi is the centre of economic development in Xinjiang and one of the most important transport nodes along the Great Silk Road. Today, the city that is the furthest away from any coast in the world is a boom town par excellence in Western China. Thanks to its enormous raw material resources it is posting above average growth of 17 per cent per year, an increase that is unusually high even for Chinese standards.

    This applies particularly for motor traffic, which has almost fully replaced the customary bicycle of the past. An especially practical feature: many traffic lights have a luminescent seconds metre visible from afar, which counts down the seconds remaining in the green or red phase. For administrative purposes Ürümqi is to be merged with the neighbouring provincial city of Changji to form the new metropolitan city of U-Chang – a process that is expected to extend over the next ten years. Experts project a total of five to eight million inhabitants for the new city until the year 2020.