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Road-simulation test rig: an ordeal for the chassis
The road-simulation test rigs are just as punishing as the body testing facility. Applying identical load spectra over the same distance, the test engineers torture the M-Class chassis in all of i ...

2011 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Review by Scott Burgess
Luxury comes with nuances. Little things denote one fine ride: The look of the thread on the dashboard stitching, the smell of the leather, the crystal-like headlamps. Even the sound of the trun ...

Tire size designation, load-bearing capacity and speed rating
1 Tire width 2 Nominal aspect ratio in % 3 Tire code 4 Rim diameter 5 Load bearing index 6 Speed rating Tire data is vehicle-specific and may deviate from the data in the example. Ge ...