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Mercedes-Benz has its origins in Karl Benz's creation of the first petrol-powered motorcycle in January 1886, and by Gottlieb Daimler and engineer Wilhelm Maybach's conversion of a 1873 Bollée steam-engine automobile by the addition of a petrol engine the same year. Mercedes Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG (formerly DaimlerChrysler AG), after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz. The Mercedes automobile was first marketed in 1901 by Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft. The first Mercedes-Benz brand name vehicles were produced in 1926, following the merger of Karl Benz's and Gottlieb Daimler's companies into the Daimler-Benz company. Mercedes-Benz has introduced many technological and safety innovations that have become common in other vehicles several years later.

Mercedes-Benz A-Class W168

Posted by SK at 11:17 AM

Mercedes Benz W168 A-Class Production in 1997. Its front engine, front wheel drive layout was quite unusual for Mercedes. To date, about 1.6 million units have been sold worldwide. One innovation of the W168 was a frontal-impact absorption system called the "Sandwich" (see patents DE4326 9 and DE4400132 in the name of Mercedes-Benz). In the event of a violent frontal impact, the engine and transmission would slide underneath the floor below the pedals rather than entering the passenger compartment. The W168 became infamous in 1997 after flipping over during the traditional "moose test" performed by the Swedish automobile publication Teknikens Värld. According to the report, the W168 overturned when maneuvering to avoid the "moose". Mercedes initially denied the problem, but then took the surprising step of recalling all units sold to date (2,600) and suspending distribution until the problem was solved by adding electronic stability control and modifying the suspension. This marked the world première of stability control in a small car.





Specifications
Specification A160 CDI (1998-2000) A160 CDI (2000) A170 CDI (1998-2000) A170 CDI (2000) A140 A160 A190 (2000) A210 Evo (2000)
Rated Output 44 kW (60 PS; 59 hp) 55 kW (75 PS; 74 hp) 66 kW (90 PS; 89 hp) 70 kW (95 PS; 94 hp) 60 kW (82 PS; 80 hp) 75 kW (102 PS; 101 hp) 92 kW (125 PS; 123 hp) 103 kW (140 PS; 138 hp)
Motor 1.7L Diesel 1.7L Diesel 1.7L Diesel 1.7L Diesel 1.4L Petrol 1.6L Petrol 1.9L Petrol 2.1L Petrol

 

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