Inherited agility. Comprehending the C-Class

Experience a new generation of agility with the C-Class from Mercedes-Benz. An automobile crafted for speed, the C-Class provides thrills like no other. Confident yet captivating, the C-Class is the perfect blend of sportiness and state-of-the-art innovations.

Available in petrol and diesel variants, the C-Class delivers uncompromising efficiency in an automobile that impresses in every detail.  While the C-Class rolled out initially in 1993, we’ve never stopped perfecting it since. Its subsequent iterations have resulted in a car that is the true harbinger of speed. The 7G-TRONIC 7-speed automatic transmission ensures that the C-Class makes its mark both on the track and off it. Its proven record of wins cumulated with the 2010 DTM championship where a C-Class took first place in nine out of eleven DTM races.

Styled to exhilarate as much as it accelerates, the C-Class is easy to pick out from the crowd with a powerful and provocative front section. This styling is carried even within with the dashboard, surfaces and trims that espouse speed at every corner. The result is an automobile that looks like its speeding even when at a standstill. 

This speed comes with features that ensure a responsible drive. BlueEFFICIENCY technologies ensure reduced emissions while a slew of safety features like ATTENTION ASSIST, AGILITY CONTROL and Intelligent Light System ensure for a safe drive. The result, a perfect combination in a car that delivers agility, style and substance.  The Mercedes-Benz blog explores facets of this amazing automobile right here in subsequent posts. Stay tuned.

#DaywithMerc – Event Review

Fourteen renowned automotive journalists from some of the most sought after portals for information on vehicles in India gathered at our Chakan facility for a day of details & demonstrations. It was time to let our entire fleet out for these die-hard auto fanatics to experience & in turn extend their fascination to each one of you.


A tour of the facility where fascination is born, an insight into the technology & a snapshot of Mercedes-Benz through the years & for the years to come left everyone wanting more & that’s exactly what they got as they walked out onto the asphalt for a rendezvous with the glittering beauties on a clear spring afternoon.

To these enthusiasts, AMG sounded much like Ready-Set-Go! As they punched the accelerators to take each one of these engineering masterpieces through their paces, pushing them ever so harder in & out of corners in a bid to juice out the character that’s distinct to each one of these cars. Surely they were further trying to exert their driving abilities for bragging rights amongst themselves.

Exhaust notes tearing through the air at a distance, adrenaline pumping around the MIDC Chakan complex @ breakneck speeds & that unmistakable smell of smoldering rubber saw the mid-day turn to dusk. They returned like ‘kids in a candy store’ on a sugar high, all smiles & thrilled to say the least. The SL 63 AMG was the most sought after machine while the C 63 AMG was everyone’s favorite little beast. There’s more to come as we await the reviews from the auto journalists themselves, until then here’s the line-up & moments captured.

A history of safe driving - Air Bags

It took 13 years to develop but there has never been a more efficient provision for Driver safety than the AIRBAG SYSTEM. Mercedes-Benz now celebrates the 30th anniversary of this revolutionary life-saving innovation.

Since its introduction nearly 3 decades ago, the system has saved over 28,000 lives in the US alone. Mercedes-Benz made the airbag available in series-production cars long before other manufacturers. This foresight is responsible for the rapid and continuous decline in the number of road accident victims worldwide. In fact, occupants of vehicles with airbags have a statistical probability of fatal injury reduced by about 61%.

 

But the systems developers at Mercedes-Benz were already aware of these advantages. This prior knowledge has allowed them to create some of the most sophisticated safety systems in  existence today.

• Mercedes-Benz was also the world pioneer in the field of handling safety systems such as ESP®. The aim of these is to prevent accidents when the driver has lost control of the vehicle.
• With PRE-SAFE®, which has been available exclusively in Mercedes models since 2002, the  company's approach is to use anticipatory safety measures to avoid accidents completely, mitigate their severity and reduce the loads acting on vehicle occupants. 
• Improvement and extension of protective systems: after driver and front passenger airbags, Mercedes-Benz developed sidebags and headbags for protection during lateral collisions – with great success: according to the findings of in-house accident researchers, the probability of serious or fatal injury in the event of a lateral collision in a vehicle equipped with headbags is reduced by more than half. The proportion of seriously and fatally injured occupants in lateral collisions fell significantly in the cases examined. 
• Protective systems are becoming more and more intelligent: belt tensioners improve the protective effect of seat belts. Multi-stage airbags respond according to accident severity. All in all, the control systems for these onboard safety features now have the processing power of the 'supercomputers' used in space exploration 25 years ago.  

With such an impressive array of innovations, & a dedicated team of engineers working around-the-clock to continuously improve the standards of driver safety, Mercedes-Benz continues to be the forerunner of efficient automotive safety systems.  

Enjoy a pleasant and safe ride with the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Style personified – This is the correct expression which aptly describes the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class. If you own one of these models, then without a doubt you are one of the most envied individuals on the planet. Especially known for its sleek and luxurious appearance, this model has been in existence for several years now. Constantly evolving features, coupled with magnificent exteriors, have contributed to its steadily rising popularity and demand.

However, what sets this newest model apart are its safety features, which have been designed keeping in mind the state of Indian roads and the increasing number of accidents. E-Class is endowed with innovative features like ‘adaptable headlamps’ and the 'Adaptive Highbeam Assist'.

Some of the other superior features of the E-Class include the ‘ATTENTION ASSIST’, unique in this segment, which employs highly sensitive sensors which alert drivers when they are becoming drowsy. This system can be activated or deactivated from the instrument cluster. This enhances driving safety, particularly on long journeys and night-time driving. The parameters that are monitored by the system include driver’s steering i.e. searching for specific steering patterns which occur frequently when drowsy. The increasing number of steering movements, symptomatic of drowsiness, are detected and Attention Assist emits visual and audible warning. This is definitely a desired safety feature for any car owner.

You are probably wondering about how the overall driving experience changes with the addition of the E-class's unique safety gadgets. These assistance systems not only help prevent accidents but act as a thinking partner, with a  wide-range of sensory capabilities. Get yourself a Mercedes-Benz E-Class today and experience a car that is engineered around you.