Crash Test 1999 2006 Mercedes Benz S Class W220 Style Impact (Impolite)
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@pizza5647 It was a 1996-97 prototype, as all the orange crash test cars usually are tested during the development phase.
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@MercedesBenzGKlasse Development started around May 1992, but you were very close. The final design might have been chosen in 1994-1995, as the 2001 W203 C-Class was approved in early December 1995.
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@32ContreBombarde This has nothing to do with Chrysler. This test in this video was conducted in 1996 or 1997 before the merger even took place. This is the result of budgeting in the mid-1990s and MB being headed by the accountants(rather than engineers), when this design was approved. The DaimlerChrysler merger took place around when the production version of this car was later unveiled in 1998, after 6 years of development ended.
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@Luisgtm95 service and repair is VERY cheap were i live. its the car thats really expensive.
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@cardude1992 And how are you going to service and repair it, I think that it will blow completely your first car budget.
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typical mercedes... a very safe car
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Looks good, he w221 seems to do a lot better but thats to be expected
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This car did phenominal, (as ALL s-classes do). These people just dont know what they're talking about.
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i have one and it feels alot safer than a Corolla or Camry.
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it might look bad cause it was in 1999....... This is amazing for a car that old!!!
I don't get some of the comments here. This car appears to have performed very well. This is a good example of what you WANT to see in a crash. The front end absorbed all the force and the safety cage suffered minimal deformation. Many cars that got an IIHS best rating of Good had more roof/safety cage deformation than this. I don't know how anyone can look at this video and not be impressed with now WELL the car performed.
GnatGoSplat 2 years ago 36
@metalicpsp All cars have the front windshield laminated...Mercedes just has a really strong crumple zone and passenger safety cell always stays intact. People who comment bad on this just look at external damage which means nothing...
DrGamble28 1 year ago 7