The S-Class didn't get ESC until 95, The W140 had traction-control only when launched in 90.
-Adam On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 3:47 PM, paul stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > Mercedes introduced stability control in 1990 with the launch of the new > S-Class. I drove a 600SEl with stability control and traction control on the > test track at Stuttgart in October of 1990. > Paul > On Oct 31, 2009, at 3:38 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Maas" <[email protected]> >> >> Subject: Re: Car buffs, help needed >> >> >>> On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Ken quoted then wrote: >>>> + Stability control , where the brakes are utilized to control vehicle >>>> dynamics in a turn ie applying the inside rear wheel brake to help in an >>>> understeer in a turn situation. >>>> >>>> Once again, not really news, late 90's entrance into common use >>>> No production vehicles come to mind..... >>>> >>> >>> Introduced to the Japanese market in 1990 on the Mitsubishi Diamante >>> in its most primitive form, Mercedes-Benz introduced modern ESC 1995 >>> on the W140 S-Class. >> >> ...and how many Diamants & W140 S class were sold ? >> >>> >>> -Adam >>> >>> -- >>> M. Adam Maas >>> http://www.mawz.ca >>> Explorations of the City Around Us. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
