Re: Mercedes M-class (No Audi Content)

["Jouko Haapanen" <joukoh@vtoy.fi>]

Wrong again...the Smart microcar production has not started this spring as
planned, and will start at the earliest, if ever, this fall.  The car failed
the moose-avoidance test in Mercedes-Benz engineers' own hands, and better
yet, reports of the car doing end-over-ends, nose first during high-speed
braking tests finally led to the relocation of most engineers involved.  I
don't believe that any outsiders have fully been allowed to test one of
these phonebooths on wheels.  Automotive News Europe reported that the car
will get substantially longer wheelbase and wider track befor it goes into
production.  Yeah, that'll be the day...

Jouko Haapanen

-----Original Message-----
From: Ramana Lagemann <elmool@tiac.net>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>; Elliott Potter
<epotter@abraxis.com>
Date: 26. helmikuuta 1998 23:50
Subject: Re: Mercedes M-class (No Audi Content)


>elliott potter wrote:
>> I thought the waiting list was because MB had to stop production until
>> they could figure out how to stop making them roll over?
>
>eh? I think you mean the A-Class and Smart cars that were prone to
>rolling during emergency lane change (moose avoidance) testing. MB has
>rectified the problem in both microcars by way of firmer suspensions and
>wider tires
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