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Show The TrailBlaz- eris offered in both two- and fourwheeldrive, see story on Page F-2. The Salt Lake Tribune AUTOMO FRIDAY ‘Advertising supplement producedby the Newspaper Agency Corporation @ CLASSIFIEDS, F-2 MAY21, 1999 4 New Mercedes-Benz S-Class outrunsthe adjectives BY PAUL DEAN (c) 1999, Los ANGELES Times and youjust might ask how such a car Me Mercedes-Benz has May 21- May 27 can be madetor only $77,850. At that price. however, is it really Open H Closed [je” Closed cast Emest Hemingway, Laurence twice as much car as a Cadillac Olivier, Edgar Mitchell on the moon andJackie Robinsonatbat as silent stars of atelevision commercialthat Seville . Acura RL, Volvo S80. Audi A8 or a Lincoln Town Car? Without question. Maybe eventriple claims mute images work best when whenmeasuring theS-Class for syswords seem hopelessly inadequate. tems innovations, safety equipment Wrong. A picture is worth 10,000 and driver and passenger conve words only if it is a magnificent pic niences ture. Should words fail, or cannot + Whileother builders are bragging begintodescribe, stay out ofthe writ- ing business. Certainly stay away from the literate, elegant, exuberant and fluent Mercedes-Benz 2000 SClass, which could wring scriptures from a rock. Here is perfection that will never perish; a thing ofsteel and rubber. wood and leather that at precious moments contains a thinking pres- about progressing to four front and side air bags — pity the unprotected schnooks in the rear when a Hummer comes through the backdoor eight air bags are standard equipment on the S-Class. There’s the relatively convention- al complement of four, plus a brace of rear side pillows and apair of curtain bags covering both sides of me. ence. It purrs andsings and howls to the car. Hit a light pole head on. roll Offering a variety of bells and whistles, your mood. It is a finer side of life the car, and youand the family will that adds respectability to affluence, be viewing survival frominside a andif it slows, or anothercar cuts in, even acceptability to personalindul- giant marshmallow the systemwill back off onthe throtgence. And whenlight fades from * A Global Positioning Satellite tle, even apply braking 4 day, when worldly things quiet the = iy navigation system a $2,000 option onlesser vehicles — is stan- Class will be used on journeys longer Punch an SOS button on the cedesengineers have developedseat the new 275-horse- even model andcolor of the car. are transmitted to emergency central There is immediate voice contact Lufthansa. Headrests can be reposi tionedinto pillows. Seats have 14- froma dispatcher who — depend: way adjustments to accommodate every lump and contour of our sufficient power to stir poetry and quench cynicism. Forget, if we can, ing on the crisis our souls are to be uncommonbodies darmes or the U.S. Cavalry. If voice contact is notestablished, if a rests to cool Arizona afternoons whenshirts andshorts stick to the Nappaleather upholstery. And air cells in the front seats deflate and Te musicof our spheres. the S-Class will forever remain a muse Words adequate enough for you, Sie’ It is also easy to see why $430 (with a 4.3-liter, aia power V8) andthe $500 (with a liter, 302-horsepower V8) contain whoppingprices of $69,700 for the $430 and $77.850 for the S500, even if they are $5,000 and $10,000 less thanlast year. Quell envy that makes. us Satum and Pathfinder owners see Mercedes drivers as enemies of the dard equipment on the S-Class. rearview mirror andyour position. saved from will send out a tow truck, vegetarian pizza. local gen- heart attack on an empty interstate leaves one speechless. if an air bag is deployed and nobody says why. state. Stop thinkingof status implied, the dispatcher will roll every emerfragile egos, class distinction and gency service except animal connouvelle richness, which have been underlying points to the three-point edstar for too long. Here'sthe bald truth: Study thedar: ing technology of the 2000 S-Class. * The factory presumesthat an S- ing better than first class on = 215 Anoptional package includes 10 = ma Be fans within seat cushions and back- inflate twice @ minute to massage the long-distance aches from spine andback muscles. | 7200S The 2000 S-Class featuresa comfortable and luxuriousinterior. sors in the seat belts to pinpoint and two-stage deployment direct air to where occupants are sitting, anda voice-activatedtelephone and navigation system that heeds no throated thump for greater impacts. a gentler puff for fender benders and a full Plus BabySmart. which senses a * Coming to a Mercedesdealership a crystal-clear, bravura Bose Beta II yelling but responds to even, natural child in afront car seat and deactinear you. sometime in September, sound system that will have you tones while sorting throi 200 vales the air bag — but not the side will be an S-Class with the world’s wondering when the movie starts. brogues. accents, dialects and lips, air bag andcurtain, where the nsk of first smart cruise control. Radar sen- Also heated andadjustable rear seats, * For theultimate in safety the S injuring aninfant is virtually nonex sors keep an eye onthe car in front automatic climate control with sen: Class comes withfront air bags with istent Be mn on, consider the value of its offerings, its the 2000 S-Classis one ofthe finest luxury cars on the market. than the range of a biz jet. so Mer- * At the bottom ofthis goody bagis trol 182M 006, WM PHOENIX — Acce Interstate quality, comforts and engineering. et SHBAN ‘ cic indeWek PEIIBRITIDS —— nL Dye fon Selected New Models 4 on Selected woes ZER PERCENT onSel lected Models ge \— rere7 99 $ LVERADO 4x4 PICKUP YOU KEEP THE REBATE ‘20,495 4X4, V8, 5 SPD, MORE! 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