S 600 Coupé - C 140

A95F54 S 600 Coupé - C 140
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    A95F54
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    Mercedes-Benz S 600 Coupé, model series 140, 1995 version. Front section characterised by the SL radiator grille, coupé character without continuous B-pillars. V12 spark-ignition engine M 120 with 5987 cc and 290 kW/394 hp, brilliant silver metallic. Equipped with the new "Electronic Stability Program" (ESP®) driving safety system as standard from May 1995. ESP® reduces the risk of skidding and stabilises the vehicle through targeted, individual brake intervention on one or more wheels. Since the introduction of ESP® as standard, the number of accidents involving new Mercedes models has fallen by around 42 per cent. A driver-related accident is an accident in which, without being influenced by other road users, the driver loses control over their vehicle. Anti-skid technology ranks as one of the most important accident prevention systems in a passenger car, behind the seat belt, but ahead of the airbag. Back in 2006, the US government agency National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) calculated that 34 per cent of all single-vehicle accidents and 71 per cent of rollover accidents involving passenger cars could be prevented by ESP® systems. In Europe, the full-scale introduction of ESP® could reduce the number of road deaths by 4000 and the number of injured people by 100,000 every year, according to a 2008 study by the University of Cologne. The lawmakers responded: in the USA, all vehicles with a permissible gross weight of up to 4.5 tonnes had to be equipped with ESP® as standard from September 2011 onwards. Comparable laws were introduced in Australia and Europe in November 2013 and 2014, respectively.
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