Bigger S-Class with more technology coming in 2006

The newly developed Adaptive Brakes has a couple of features, including launch assist on a hill, and shortening braking distances on wet surfaces. For the first time, the parking brake is electrically assisted, so that the brake is applied merely by pressing a button and is released automatically when the car moves off.

Mercedes-Benz S-Class (photo: DaimlerChrysler)

All of these things have been done to "lend a new meaning" to the S-Class's "special aura." The new model "is a technological pacemaker with its pioneering innovations for more safety, comfort and practicality, and like its predecessors it will influence the automotive development of the future."

According to Mercedes, the sedan "exudes this poise and assurance even at first glance. Its design emphasises the confident, powerful and elegant character of the new S-Class, which makes every journey an experience."
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