A-Class gets ESP after "moose test"

  • Date
    11 November 1997
  • Description

    Following the "moose test" performed by Swedish magazine "Teknikens Värld", A-Class deliveries, which had begun in October, are suspended for twelve weeks to allow time for chassis retuning and for the dynamic handling control system ESP to be retrofitted and incorporated into large-scale production. These modifications allow the A-Class to pass extreme tests – even those simulating conditions far more demanding than those encountered in real life – more competently than its competitors.

Mercedes-Benz A-Class Sedan, W 168, 1997. Evasive maneuvers of the vehicle equipped with ESP® Electronic Stability System, among other things
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Mercedes-Benz A-Class model series 168 sedan
Mercedes-Benz A-Class saloon, W 168, grafic electronic stability program ESP®, 1997
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A-Class, ESP®
Mercedes-Benz A 140 saloon ISO Test, W 168, 1997
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Mercedes-Benz A 140
Mercedes-Benz A 140 saloon ISO Test, W 168, 1997
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Mercedes-Benz A 140
Mercedes-Benz A-Class Saloon, W 168, 1997
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Mercedes-Benz A-Class
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