Several Mercedes-Benz Vehicles Earn Five-Star Crash Safety Ratings

BARRINGTON, Ill. - April 3, 2013 - PRLog -- Mercedes-Benz vehicles have always been known for their safety, and two vehicles in the current lineup, available at Mercedes-Benz dealers like Motor Werks of Barrington (http://www.motorwerksmercedes.com/index.htm), were just recognized for their safety by the government. Two different Mercedes-Benz vehicles were recognized for protecting occupants from harm in the event of a crash. Here are the results of the recent crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:

·  The 2013 C-Class sedan (http://www.motorwerksmercedes.com/2013-mercedes-benz-c-class-sedan.htm) and coupe both received a perfect five-star rating.

·  The M-Class midsize SUV scored a perfect five-star rating.

Far fewer vehicles have received perfect crash test ratings since the NHTSA instituted tougher crash tests back in 2010. Both the C-Class and M-Class also received the Top Safety Pick designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Professor Rodolfo Schoenburg, the chief of Mercedes-Benz Safety Development, said, “The C- and M-Class have each passed more than 200 high-speed in-house crash tests and more than 5,000 numerical crash test simulations.” Mercedes-Benz has a long development cycle that includes rigorous in-house safety tests to ensure that every Mercedes-Benz vehicle is exceptionally safe.

Mercedes-Benz vehicles currently boast a number of advanced safety features, including PRE-SAFE®, which is able to prepare occupants for a collision by tightening seatbelts, ATTENTION ASSIST®, which can sense a drowsy driver, blind spot and lane-keeping assistance systems, adaptive highbeams, and even an infrared camera available on some models. Mercedes-Benz has a long history of innovating in the area of automotive safety; the German automaker created some of the first vehicles on the market to come with safety features like anti-lock brakes, airbags, and crumple zones.

Interested Chicagoland drivers should visit Motor Werks of Barrington to check out all the new exceptionally safe vehicles from Mercedes-Benz. Motor Werks of Barrington is a leading Chicago area Mercedes-Benz dealer located at 1475 S Barrington Rd (http://www.motorwerksmercedes.com/dealership/directions.htm) in Barrington, IL. In addition to new Mercedes-Benz vehicles, the dealership carries high-quality pre-owned cars and provides Chicago area drivers with Mercedes-Benz service, support, and accessories.