The 53-branded models sit a step below the snarling V8 鈥?3鈥?variants, of which a GLE version will follow in the future. For now, then, the 53 will be the most potent version of the brand鈥檚 large SUV. Under the bonnet, it shares its 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged inline six with the Mercedes-AMG E 53 Saloon and Coupe: that means 429bhp, 520Nm torque, and an electrical boost from a mild hybrid system. Power is sent to all four wheels, resulting in a 0-62mph time of 5.3 seconds - one tenth behind the Cayenne S - and a limited 155mph top speed. If that performance doesn鈥檛 offer sufficient drama, an optional Performance exhaust system, which features adjustable exhaust flaps to alter the engine's character at the touch of a button, adds an angrier soundtrack. The 48-volt system also provides sufficient power for the 鈥楢ctive Ride Control鈥?air suspension set-up. This is combined with a roll stabilisation function, which reduces the effect of body lean during hard cornering, and aids comfort by mitigating the shock of potholes and sharp bumps hit by individual wheels.
Naturally, the GLE 53 gains a more menacing look relative to its conventional GLE counterparts. The AMG family grille, complete with 15 vertical chrome strips, sits on the car鈥檚 nose, while beneath it sits a deep, full-width air dam. Seven alloy wheel options are available, ranging from 20 to 22 inches in diameter, while around the back, the rear bumper houses four tailpipes and a diffuser. Inside, the GLE 53 goes for a black and red theme. The seats are trimmed in a mix of leather and alcantara, while the black finish is highlighted by red stitching, red seat belts and a red 12 o鈥檆lock marker on the steering wheel. Carbon fibre trim covers the door inserts and sits in the wide panel which spans the dashboard beneath the two widescreen displays. These screens feature Mercedes鈥檚 latest MBUX infotainment system, albeit equipped with AMG-specific menus. These include an AMG-specific 鈥楽upersport鈥?dial layout, which incorporates a G-meter. The mild hybrid configuration also brings with it some efficiency benefits. The 48-volt system allows for a faster and near-impreceptable stop/start function, and the ability to 鈥榞lide鈥?when decelerating. Prices for the new model are yet to be confirmed, but expect to pay about 拢10,000 more than the 拢62,685 GLE 400 d. Do you like the look of the new Mercedes-AMG GLE 53?
Using this technology, Tesla tried to make better and brighter lamps than the incandescent bulbs Edison had marketed so successfully. In incandescent lamps, only about 10 percent of the energy it uses comes out as light. Tesla hoped he could find a better solution. His work resulted in the first neon and fluorescent lights ever made. It was during this phase of his experimentation that he discovered that he could make a lamp light with no wires attached to it at all just by using high frequency electricity that would pass through air. The effect would eventually be known as radio transmission. By using a Tesla coil tuned to the same frequency as another Tesla coil sending energy, Tesla realized that he could send signal through thin air. He was about to demonstrate this in 1895 by sending a signal 50 miles to West Point, New York, when his lab caught fire and burned down.
For this reason he didn't get to file a patent on the system until 1897. Unfortunately, an Italian inventor, Guglielmo Marconi, had filed a patent in England in 1896 for a less capable system. From radio signals it was only a short hop in Tesla's agile mind to radio remote controls. In 1898 at an electrical exhibition in Madison Square Garden, Tesla had a small indoor pond built and into this pond he placed a strange iron-hulled boat that looked like a small bathtub with a lid. By using radio signals, Tesla was able to control the boat's motor, sending it zipping around the pond seemingly under its own control. He even installed lights on it he could blink at a distance from his control box. Many observers, unfamiliar with radio waves, thought that the device must have a brain of its own or that somehow Tesla was controlling it with his mind. When it was first shown "it created a sensation such as no other invention of mine has ever produced," Tesla would later write. Tesla called the object a "teleautomaton" and thought of it as the first of many robotic inventions that would serve mankind.