AT THE Mercedes-Benz launch of the new S-ciass automobiles
last Friday, George Taubenfligel (left) and Doug Plumsteet
discuss features of the 300 SE.

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Mercedes-Benz launches new S-class

On August 20 Mercedes-
Benz Canada introduced its
1992 S-class automobiles
and last Friday evening the
North Shore got its first
look at the new top-of-the-
line cars.

The North Vancouver Mercedes
Benz showroom at 1375 Marine
Drive held a special showing of
the S-class automobiles which go
on sale in Canada on Oct. 1. The
series represents an investment of
$2 billion by the parent German

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company and are considered the
flagships of Merczdes Benz.

Many safety features now found
on most cars worldwide were
premiered in the S-class. These in-
clude safety steering columns
(1967), head restraints (1968}, air
bag systems (1987), and anti-lock
braking devices (1988).

Among the standard passive
safety features in the new S-class
are seat belts which adjust
automatically to each person's
height, increased reserves of safety
in the crumple zones (the front
and rear portions of the vehicles
that are designed to absorb energy

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at a programmed rate in a colli-
sion) and thicker doors to protect
passengers in lateral movements.
The S-class models are sched-
uled to be in production until
close to the end of the decade.
Production per year is set at about
80,000 units beginning in 1992. In
the current year, approximately
50,000 of the new models will be
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