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The six-cylinder models were replaced by three entirely new models in 1959. Mercedes marketed them with the slogan: “The new six-cylinders – in a class of their own.” These were the 220 b, 220 Sb and 220 SEb.
The new model series offered improved passive safety, incorporating for the first time in a production car the Barényi-patented rigid passenger cell with front and rear crumple zones. In August 1961, the new premium-class 300 SE model was introduced. Four-speed automatic transmission and the newly developed power steering were available, the standard equipment also included air suspension – featured for the first time in a Mercedes-Benz passenger car and offering a combination of sporty ride characteristics together with suspension comfort.
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Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz is a Daimler AG Group brand, which has always been recognized for its quality and durability reputation, ever since it was created. The German Daimler AG Group was founded in 1924 when factories Benz & Cie. and Daimler merged into one sole company.
Benz & Cie. had been the greatest firm ever founded by German businessman Karl Friedrich Benz (1844-1929), who actually... more