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Donnerstag, 29.Dezember 2011The “ÖkoTrend” institute has declared the S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY and the ML 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC to be the most environmentally friendly cars in their class. This is what lay behind the professional journal AUTO TEST’s decision to present its “Winners in Green” awards to both Mercedes-Benz models.
Since 1997 the ÖkoTrend institute has been publishing [...]
Mercedes-Benz Guard – Development, testing and production: Safety is always the top priority
Sonntag, 3.Juli 2011Mercedes-Benz engineers always start thinking about safety at a very early stage. And the developers of the armoured special-protection models that go by the name of Mercedes-Benz Guard are no different. Their work begins with the specifications book as long as two years before the first pilot-production model of the conventional, non-armoured series even takes [...]
All-round security – Mercedes-Benz Guard: Stars with a hard shell
Donnerstag, 30.Juni 2011With seven Guard models, Mercedes-Benz offers the widest ex factory range of special protection vehicles in the world. This range has models from the S, E and G-Class, and continues the unrivalled tradition of the world’s oldest automobile manufacturer in the production of armoured vehicles.
In 1928 Daimler-Benz was the first manufacturer to offer specially [...]
Special-protection target groups and markets: Mercedes-Benz Guard models are used around the world to counter acts of violence
Montag, 27.Juni 2011Violent crime has become a fact of life. And car occupants are all too often the targets. This is borne out by statistics which show an increase in gang-based crime, armed robberies and carjacking. For many years now, heads of state, leading diplomats and top managers have only ventured out onto the road in armoured [...]
Mercedes-Benz Guard – Eight decades of Mercedes-Benz special protection: A unique tradition of building special-protection vehicles
Samstag, 25.Juni 2011Mercedes-Benz has never seen any contradiction between innovation and tradition. On the contrary, as the inventor of the automobile, the world’s oldest automaker has always felt a special obligation to drive forward the development of automotive technology at the highest level and to keep on setting new standards for the industry.
This demanding objective which [...]
Mercedes-Benz Guard safety philosophy: Licenced to protect
Donnerstag, 23.Juni 2011With its Guard models, Mercedes-Benz offers the world’s widest ex-factory range of special protection vehicles. The range comprising E-Guard, S-Guard and G-Guard features tailor-made protection to European standards.
A high level of protection is provided by armour made from state-of-the-art materials such as glass/plastic composites and high-strength special steel in combination with plastic elements. All [...]
Mercedes-Benz awarded a pair of fleet world honours
Mittwoch, 25.Mai 2011Mercedes-Benz landed a stunning ‘winning double’ in the 2011 Fleet World Honours automotive awards, to reaffirm its leadership of the sector’s luxury car and light commercial vehicle segments.
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class Saloon and the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van took top honours in their respective categories – both retaining titles they already held.
The S-Class won for the third [...]
S-Class news: S 350 BlueTEC now with ECO start/stop function as standard
Montag, 11.April 2011With immediate effect, Mercedes-Benz is combining the V6 diesel engine in the S 350 BlueTEC with an ECO start/stop function.
As a result, the fuel consumption of the luxury class saloon has been brought down to 6.2 litres per 100 kilometres (NEDC combined). The S 350 BlueTEC is also one of the world’s cleanest diesel [...]
Grand “auto, motor und sport” readers’ vote: The S-Class and SLS are the best cars of 2011
Donnerstag, 27.Januar 2011he Mercedes-Benz S-Class is the best car in the luxury class, and the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is the best sports car. This is the result of a readers’ survey by the major German motoring magazine “auto, motor und sport”.
For two years in succession, the SLS has therefore been voted the “Best car of the [...]
2010 Year in Review: July to September
Donnerstag, 30.Dezember 2010Part three of our year review with the hightlights of the months July to September.
Mercedes-Benz CL-Class
With a design perfected through an immaculate sense of style, highly exclusive appointments and cutting-edge technology, the extensively updated Mercedes-Benz CL-Class underscores its claim to supremacy as the summit of automotive refinement.
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Active Night View Assist Plus – In detail: how the spotlight function actually works
Donnerstag, 9.Dezember 2010The Night View Assist Plus with new spotlight function is a complex combination of a variety of technical functions. Infrared headlamps, night vision camera, multipurpose camera, spotlight headlamps, instrument cluster display and headlamp switch are all coordinated by several control units using complex
software.
This is how the innovative safety feature works in detail: the spotlight function [...]
New spotlight function for Active Night View Assist Plus: Enhanced safety for pedestrians
Mittwoch, 8.Dezember 2010The ability to detect pedestrians on the road and highlight them on the display in the instrument cluster to warn the driver has been a feature of the Active Night View Assist Plus since 2009.
Now Mercedes-Benz is presenting the latest development stage of the system as a world premiere in the form of a [...]
4MATIC: The automatic drive for wintry road conditions – Sure, predictable handling, plus impressive driving dynamics
Mittwoch, 1.Dezember 2010As with the 4MATIC system’s set-up on a dry or wet road, the directional stability and, therefore, the active safety of the 4MATIC models are paramount at all times when wintry conditions prevail, too. The mechanical principle of the 4MATIC system featuring a 45:55 torque split between the front and rear axles and the multi-disc [...]
Appearing in the E-Class and S-Class from December: Mercedes-Benz makes xenon light even brighter
Donnerstag, 28.Oktober 2010Achieving light colour which is as close as possible to daylight is one of the biggest safety benefits in the field of headlamp technology. Mercedes-Benz is now one of the first automotive manufacturers to offer xenon headlamps boasting a significantly brighter light output.
From December, production of the E-Class and S-Class will make use of new [...]
Two new Mercedes-Benz V8 engines make U.S. driving debut – U.S. Journalists enjoy more power, more fuel economy and more style
Mittwoch, 27.Oktober 2010Mercedes-Benz USA is offering automotive journalists the first drive on U.S. roads of their all-new direct injection biturbo V8 engines. Powering through New York State’s Hudson Valley region, the new 4.6-liter V8 engine has 20 percent smaller displacement than its predecessor but generates 429 horsepower and 516 lb.-ft. of torque – 12 percent more horsepower [...]
New engines for the S-Class: S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY 150 kW (204 hp) and S 350 BlueTEC 190 kW (258 hp)
Donnerstag, 23.September 2010With a total of four new diesel and petrol engines, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class defines the efficiency standard in its segment. The accolade of “the world’s most economical luxury saloon” goes to the new S 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY.
This high-tech turbodiesel is the first four-cylinder engine in the almost 60-year success story of the S-Class. [...]
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