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Schaeffler Porsche Cayenne Drops CO2 By 10%

14. December 2009

Well, it’s a start, I guess. When you think of the Porsche Cayenne, efficient or eco-friendly aren’t the first things to spring to mind. For me, words like “useless” and “insulting” are what pop up first, but that’s not the subject at hand at the moment. No, what we have here is a Porsche Cayenne [...]

Full Information on Mercedes ESF 2009

16. June 2009

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While it can sometimes go unnoticed, Mercedes is one of the leaders in safety technology. Mercedes vehicles are among the safest in the world, and the company is looking to continue that tradition in the future. To help consolidate it’s ideas for the future, Mercedes has built the ESF 2009, based on the S-Class (what is already [...]

Mercedes-Benz ESF 2009 S-Class Safety Concept

9. June 2009

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Mercedes-Benz ESF 2009 S-Class Safety Concept

Along with Volvo and Saab, for most of it’s history Mercedes-Benz has been at the forefront of vehicle safety innovation. There is some things you probably don’t know about that Mercedes-Benx first pioneered. For instance, “safety cage” construction with crumple zones was first made by Mercedes in 1951. First air bags in the North American market? [...]