Way out west, lies Germanys most infamous circuit. The Nurburgring!
Modernized and 5.1 kilometers long a place of pilgrimage for generations of motor-racing fans. Right from the start, the drivers go on the attack as overtaking chances are otherwise thin on the ground. Its down from almost three hundred to ninety kilometers an hour through the Castrol S. Take a ride out of the drivers' perspective!

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The ESF 2009 is the first Experimental Safety Vehicle to be built by Mercedes-Benz since 1974. Like its historic predecessors, it illustrates trailblazing innovations in the field of safety and makes the progress achieved clearly visible. These amazing but by no means crazy ideas include inflatable metallic sections which give more stability to structural components within fractions of a second, as well as the so-called "Braking Bag". This airbag, housed within the vehicles floor, is deployed when a crash is deemed to be unavoidable, and uses a friction coating to support the vehicle against the road surface.

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The first customer of the Volvo FH16 700 truck, Tore Aase from Norway, has taken delivery of the first world's most powerful truck in Tuve, outside Göteborg in Sweden, where the truck is built. The truck will be used in long-haul operations in the west of Norway, hauling equipment for the oil industry. The world's most powerful truck, with 700 horsepower and a massive 3150 Nm of torque, is built for the most demanding haulage assignments, without increasing either its emissions or fuel consumption.

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After four years in production and sales of 270,000 units, Mercedes-Benz is now presenting the 2009 S-Class. With an even more dynamic design, even more comfort and pathfinding innovations, this extensively updated new series of the world's most successful luxury saloon is reiterating its claim to be the standard for automotive progress.

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Go behind the scenes to see the design, development and construction of our Formula One cars. Red Bull F1s business development manager, Steve Nevey, is your factory tour guide, giving you insight and detailed information on the rarely seen procedures and processes which have helped build the teams success in 2009.

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Swedish energy company Vattenfall and the Volvo Car Corporation are launching an industrial joint venture partnership to introduce Plug-in hybrids on the market in 2012. The ground-breaking technology will considerably lower the environmental impact from traffic. In addition, owning a Plug-in hybrid vehicle will be convenient since the car can be charged from a regular household wall socket at home (costing only 3 Euro per 100km) and fuel costs are significantly lower, using only 2 litres per 100 km. The battery takes about five hours to charge from a standard wall socket, and the battery is also charged every time the car's brakes are applied. Volvo Cars will manufacture the cars and Vattenfall will develop charging systems and supply the cars with electricity.

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Swedish gardening and outdoor equipment producer Husqvarna launched the Husqvarna Panthera Leo concept, a high power, ride-on mower produced from recyclable materials, which performs with low emissions and minimal noise pollution. The model has replaced all the traditional gas engines with a cleaner, eco-friendly rechargeable battery, five brushless electrical engines and sound absorbing materials.

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Silverstone F1 circuit is where aircrafts of the Royal Air Force used to take off from but for a long time it is know as the Home of British Motor Racing.Steeped in tradition, the circuit offers lots of fast corners and straights, especially around the first sector. Turn 1 after the start-finish line is taken at over 280 with practically no braking and on the following straight the speedo touches almost 300. Take a ride out of the drivers' perspective!

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Mercedes-Benz Motorsport has applied the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) at every Formula 1 race of this season 2009 without any problems. The application of this technique in a Formula 1 vehicle can add a time advantage up to half a second per lap.

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F1 has already completed two races in Europe. Now its off to the edge of the continent, to Turkey. The Istanbul Park Circuit is located 70 kilometres outside of the thronging city on the Bosphorus. Its the first of four circuits this season where the drivers go round anti-clockwise. Take a ride out of the drivers' perspective!

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At the Techno-Classica in Essen, Germany, the world largest classic car fair, the Mercedes-Benz Senior Manager of Archives & Collection Brand Communications Jürgen E. Wittmann travels in time through the heritage of the E-Class. A 7 decade success story: From the 260D model year 1939, the so called Fintail, the Stroke 8 up to the new E-Class 2009. Each model with its special characteristics stands for design, progress, innovation and efficiency.

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Every year Formula 1 returns to the Côte dAzur, paying a visit to the city of the rich and beautiful. The Monaco Grand Prix is very popular with the drivers, especially as many of them have roots here. Take a ride with Nico Rosberg..................

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