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Sporty is as sporty does; But the new SL500's high-tech luxury is nice, too.(Mercedes SL500)(Evaluation)
Should you believe the hype? Mercedes vp of marketing Dave Schembri said the new SL500 ``handles better than most high-performance sports cars.''
Mercedes product planning chief for coupes and convertibles Doug Worrell said the SL ``has the driving dynamics that will pull some of the people back from Porsche.''
Is this the SL we're talking about? Favorite car of the trophy spouse? When we think of ``high-performance sports cars,'' we think of Ferrari 360s, Porsche 911s, Corvette Z06s, Dodge Vipers and Acura NSXs. The original SL, which won both Le Mans and La Carrera Panamericana when it debuted a half century ago, was arguably the greatest sports car ...
- Executive Motoring: E-Class is awash with technology; MERCEDES: All-new saloon...
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) June 19, 2002 700+ words
...Kompressor Classic), the range is packed full of new technology and extra standard equipment, including the revolutionary Sensotronic Brake Control (SBC^TM) system. Three trim levels - Classic, Elegance and Avantgarde are available, all with enhanced specification...
- Push-stop: Mercedes' new concept of braking.
- Newspaper article from: Economic Times (New Delhi, India) May 5, 2005 700+ words
...this revolutionary system that gives you the power to stop. After the SL sports car Mercedes has now started installing the electrohydraulic brake SBC (Sensotronic Brake Control) by Bosch in the new E-class vehicles. All vehicles of this...
- SL Class celebrates five exceptional generations; Mercedes-Benz.(Motoring)
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) September 14, 2001 700+ words
...electro-hydraulic brake system, Sensotronic Brake control, the Active Body Control...represent the fifth generation of the SL sports car, which set off on the road to stardom...roadsters which represent unrivalled sports car tradition.
- Richard Hammond's Motoring Column: ROARING FORTIES; Merc's comfy coupe is the...
- Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England) March 4, 2005 700+ words
...players. What you need is a sports car to show these young pretenders...s a far cry from the sort of sports car you once craved. No spartan...navigation, Keyless-Go, ESP and Sensotronic Brake Control. In short, everything...
- SL sails through the Benz.(Road)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) May 24, 2002 700+ words
...latest generation Mercedes Benz SL sports car. The only trouble with the German...features, for the first time, Sensotronic Brake Control - the electro-hydraulic...all of this transforms the SL sports car into one of the most amazing...
- Suppliers to the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.(Suppliers)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Automotive News Europe January 26, 2004 700+ words
...SLR's cockpit module, headliner and floor console. The sports car uses carbon fiber for the construction of both the passenger...an electro-hydraulic braking system - Robert Bosch's Sensotronic Brake Control - that is also on the SL coupe, E-class cars...
- Carbon fiber plays key role in SLR McLaren.(Suppliers)
- Magazine article from: Automotive News February 9, 2004 700+ words
...SLR's cockpit module, headliner and floor console. The sports car uses carbon fiber for the construction of both the passenger...an electro-hydraulic braking system - Robert Bosch's Sensotronic Brake Control - that is also on the SL coupe, E-class cars...
- Mercedes puts quality control in pole position.
- Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England) October 30, 2004 700+ words
...models because of problems with the electro-hydraulic 'Sensotronic Brake Control System'. The official recall letter said that...indisputably up to the mark. The second generation SLK sports car went on sale in July and 'embodies new levels of quality...
