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m) that is handcrafted in Germany, which is the most powerful naturally aspirated V8 engine in the world and ever made.It features a 6.2 L M156 V8 engine producing 510 hp (380 kW) and 465 lb The AMG version of the W164, the ML63 AMG, was introduced at the 2006 North American International Auto Show as a limited edition 2007 model. Models using Bluetec Diesel engine with urea injection will be introduced for the 2009 model year.
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The manual transmission has been dropped.Ĥ-valve engines are replacing the previous 3-valve SOHC V6 and current 3-valve V8: New features in the 2006 M-Class include the 7G-Tronic seven-speed automatic transmission, optional Active Curve-Illuminating Bi-Xenon headlights which "steer" in the path of the vehicle, and an adjustable-height air suspension. The X164 GL-CLass, a longer 7-seater version of the W164 platform, is also available. The W164 platform used for the new M-Class is shared with the new GL-Class and is a unibody type rather than the former (W163) body-on-frame used by the M-Class vehicles produced from 1998-2005. According to early automotive press reports, the 2006 M-Class vehicles demonstrate vast improvements in build quality.
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Mercedes-Benz extensively publicized the US$600 million that was spent to update their factory and add additional manufacturing space for the new R-Class. The back was commonly referred as a shoebox so DaimlerChrysler spent most of their $600 million dollars on redesigning that part. The M-Class was named "Best New Sport Utility Vehicle" in the 2006 Canadian Car of the Year awards. Mercedes-Benz has also made the new M-class larger, measuring 150 mm longer than the first model.
It is almost entirely new, with a more sporting, aerodynamic look-the coefficient of drag is down to 0.34. The redesigned M-class (chassis name W164) was introduced to the public in April 2005 as a 2006 model after showing at the North American International Auto Show in January. The M元20 was voted the 1998 North American Truck of the Year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, in January 1998. The M-Class was Motor Trend magazine's Truck of the Year for 1998. The M元50 replaced the M元20 as the base model in the United States in 2004, although the M元20 CDI is sold in states where emissions regulations allow. The ML55, or ML55 AMG, featured a V8 engine made by AMG, modified body-work, and other performance features. Major model variants have included the M元20, M元50, ML430, ML500, ML550 and ML55, along with the 4-cylinder ML230 and the turbodiesel ML270 CDI and ML400 CDI in Europe. As a result, a Mercedes-Benz ad appears before the film on original VHS copies of the film.
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The modified W163 that appears in Steven Spielberg's movie The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).īefore the vehicle was launched, Mercedes-Benz allowed the producers to use two pre-production M-Class SUVs in the film The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and used the vehicle's appearance in the film as a way to advertise it when it was launched. DaimlerChrysler spent US$600 million on improvements at the Alabama factory before launching the second-generation ML in 2005. However, owners are often unhappy with the car's quality - for example, the car was placed last out of 142 cars in the Top Gear Motoring Survey 2004. This improved over the years, especially after a mild facelift for 2002. Furthermore, the M-Class boasted front- and side-impact airbags with advanced occupant detection for the front passenger seat, which, combined with Mercedes' legendary safety structure, earned the M-Class the highest marks in insurance industry crash tests.Ī road test on the BBC programme Top Gear revealed that the presenter, Jeremy Clarkson, could put his fingers into the gap below the rear lights and above the rear bumper. This system is now hailed by safety experts, and studies have shown stability control and systems like it are capable of reducing single vehicle crashes by up to 30 percent.
The M-Class was the first luxury SUV to feature stability control, a system designed to detect loss of control and instantaneously intervene with selective braking to bring the vehicle back on its intended course.