'Coming Home' With Four World PremieresDr. Dieter Zetsche, Member of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG, responsible
12 Septembre 2005 - 1:39PM
Business Wire
The focus of the Mercedes-Benz press conference at the beginning of
the 61st International Motor Show in Frankfurt was on the world
premiere of the new S-Class. In his first appearance as the new
head of the Mercedes Car Group Dr Dieter Zetsche also presented
three further world firsts from Mercedes-Benz: the European version
of the R-Class, the high-performance ML 63 AMG sport utility
vehicle and a near-production study, the Vision R 63 AMG. "My last
visit to the IAA was six years ago while I was still at Mercedes.
For me today is a sort of coming home." With these words Dieter
Zetsche welcomed the guests attending the Mercedes-Benz press
conference. "After just twelve days in the job the opportunity to
present a new S-Class is beyond my wildest expectations", Zetsche
went on to say. In response to the speculation there had been in
the days leading up to the Motor Show, Zetsche promised that he was
going into his new job as Chairman of the Mercedes Car Group "with
100% commitment, a great deal of pleasure and for a timespan which
is open-ended." As a member of the Board of Management of
DaimlerChrysler AG Dieter Zetsche was able to look back on six
years of successful work as the head of the Chrysler Group before
taking over responsibility for the Mercedes Car Group on September
1. On January 1, 2006 he will be taking on a new function in
addition - that of Chairman of the Board of Management and CEO of
DaimlerChrysler AG. "Our customers worldwide ", said Zetsche,
"benefit from strong brands that offer distinctive, appealing
products. Mercedes-Benz is the jewel in the crown of this portfolio
and is excellently placed thanks to its unique model range." The
new S-Class: luxury car and paradigm The new S-Class is set to
reinforce the traditional leadership role of the world's most
successful luxury car model series and once again become a
benchmark for the entire automotive industry as a pioneer of new
technology - especially in the field of safety, and with particular
emphasis on accident prevention. Among the highlights in this area
is the new night view assist system, which considerably enlarges
the driver's range of vision in the dark. A further top-notch
innovation is the extended Brake Assist, BAS PLUS, which works with
two powerful radar systems and which can reduce the risk of
rear-end collisions by up to 75 percent. In addition to developing
innovative driver-support systems, Mercedes-Benz has also devoted
much attention to driver-fitness safety. The result is an array of
intelligent convenience-enhancing features backed up by simple,
intuitive operation which mean that the new S-Class relieves the
workload on the driver, demanding less of his or her reserves - as
has been scientifically proved by pulse-rate and blood-pressure
measurements. New suspension and new engines Another main area of
focus during the development of the new S-Class was the synthesis
between handling dynamism and ride comfort. The new Mercedes
flagship features an ultramodern, sophisticated suspension
including, among other things, the further optimised AIRMATIC air
springing system plus the ADS II adaptive damping system as
standard. Three out of the four engines initially available for the
new S-Class are also new developments. Compared with their
predecessors they generate up to 26 percent more output and up to
15 percent more torque - despite in some cases significantly lower
fuel consumption. At its market launch in the autumn Mercedes-Benz
is offering two leading-edge petrol units: the 3.5-litre V6 with
272 hp and an all-new V8 petrol powerplant. In the S 500 this
potent eight-cylinder engine produces 388 hp and 530 Nm of torque,
which are among the best "vital statistics" in the segment. From
the first quarter of 2006 the engine range is being extended with
the addition of the V12 bi-turbo - now unleashing 517 hp - in the
top-of-the-range S 600, plus a diesel, the S 320 CDI with 235 hp
and 540 Nm. Three further world premieres of M-Class and R-Class
models Alongside the new S-Class Mercedes-Benz also presented three
more new cars in Frankfurt, among them the ML 63 AMG, the most
powerful M-Class ever. Its 510-hp, 6.3-litre V8 boasts the highest
specific output (81 hp per litre) of all naturally aspirated
eight-cylinder engines currently on the market, making the ML 63
AMG the most powerful production SUV in the world. The new engine
will also become available in other AMG models during the course of
2006; it is also at the heart of the near-production R-Class study
being presented in Frankfurt, the R 63 AMG. The third world first
being presented by Mercedes-Benz is the European version of the
R-Class, which has a short wheelbase and tauter suspension tuning.
It is in this model variant that the 224-hp diesel will be making
its debut at the beginning of 2006, a powerplant with particularly
good fuel economy and a particulate filter as standard. In its
efforts to help reduce fuel consumption worldwide Mercedes-Benz is
continuing to apply state-of-the-art diesel technology. In the
words of Zetsche, "I'm confident that our pioneering diesel
technology will also be successful in the USA in the future. From
2006 we will be launching the 320 CDI V6 engine in various Mercedes
models in the USA." Internet site More photos from Frankfurt
International Motor Show 2005 as well as news from DaimlerChrysler
at: www.media.daimlerchrysler.com
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