I miss the extreme engineering focus and complete lack of any marketing techniques whatsoever. One of the German ones I watched was hilariously sexist. You can tell the "marketing team" was just some engineers with a camera.
Once a merc arrived in my shop, only the cabin was there. Cops say he slammed into a fiat punto going the oposite way whilst he was going 260 km/h, then bounced and stopped at a concreete barier. The driver is still alive to this day, healthyer then me lol although he did break both his arms, a leg and his neck due to the force of the impact. The punto was sheet metal
This was a staggering TV ad back in the 80's. Very few car manufacturers would talk about genuine safety. This was Mercedes Benz laying down the gauntlet to anyone who dared to question their engineering standards and price. Still a chilling 60 seconds of marketing genius.
@@Orcawhale1 in Australia it was something that had never been advertised before. A real world crash story rather than a car being tossed of a building. It humanised the selling points and Benz sold plenty of S class thereafter.
I own a 1986 420SEL, and I have to admit; I'd marry it if it were legal. Amazing car. Solid, sturdy, and fast. Mercedes has never disappointed when it comes to safety. This commercial gave me chills, knowing that my car is there to take care of me. Thanks for posting this; its a real gem to watch.
You could have interco%^se with it at the rear with the exhaust pipes- also there are two orifices for the exhaust-hence why I would fantasise about marriage to my BMW. On a more serious note, I remember that commercial, but I was a little young to fully totally understand what the significance of such safety engineering entailed, and at the time an average Nissan pulsar or a Holden Astra- there wouldn't be any survivors at all, chilling stuff ....
Know that as time passes, newer cars that come out get stronger and safer generally. And the metal in old cars deteriorates slowly. Even a Mercedes s class from such a long time back wont be as strong as a common modern car.
I am a mechanic and work on my own cars only now. The 80’s German cars - mercedes and Bmw- were the best built cars of all time. If I’m going to hit anything going at 100km I want to be in a Mercedes s class 1982-1988.
My mother had a frontal accident with a van in the mid 90's, she was driving my father's green e-class (break) wich was brand new at the time. My mother was shocked but had no physical injuries. The driver of the van was heavily injured, his head was bleeding but luckily he did not die. Both car were wrecked but it doesn't matter. To this date, my mom is still telling the story she shares with Mercedes-Benz, with emotion. You can see she's grateful to the brand. I was born two years later.
And that man with the head injury is probably being fed from a straw in an early nursing home after losing his family after his TBI caused him to lose his career
It has happened without fail every single time I go back to this video. Everything is set up properly in this advertisement. Mercedes did not need to overexplain or try and falsify anything. They took a real scenario and showed it to the public eye. There's a reason this car would become the dominant taxi cab and police car for most of the western world during the late twentieth century. This is all without touching the astonishing mileage count these cars can achieve in their lives.
@@Mabeylater293 The average milage on these Mercedes at the end of their life cycle was vastly higher then the on Corollas of the same generation in Scandinavia. But somehow your stupidity is repeated every day in comment sections all over RUclips. I'ts like a religious dogma, repeated over and over, by of course halfwits.
The W126. Without a doubt , the single best sedan of it's era. The choice of world leaders, the wealthy and military dictators the world over. I love mine 👍👍
@@somedudedelespagne very true, I had an S320. Beautifully appointed, but many technological advances in the W220 that now are presenting as expen$ive repairs. It's the ONLY reason I parted with mine, climate control and air suspension both presenting at the same time, quotes cost prohibitive at the time. It was a lovely, comfortable, quiet machine with definite road presence 👍👍
This is true to almost every single car brand and possibly anything else as well! As time passes, the quality drops. For an example some food products from my childhood has been downsized significantly and prices have also been raised, it's just the way of the world.
This ad is about safety, I'm sure Mercedes cars that you call disposable crap are even safer today. I Know what I would rather drive, a modern one. Also the reason things are not built as sturdy as they once were is car makers crash teams realised, its not about how tough you make something as that can have a negative effect in a crash but how absorbent you can make a car. Hence light thinner materials etc.
dont yoh shit talk the merc boy we all just mad cuss that amg out of reach financially atm lets focus on gettin that bread up more an hating on badass cars less
I remember this ad. It's about 90% of the reason my Dad bought one. Incredibly effective ! There's many modern cars that can't pass the offset impact test in 2021 !
Absolutely. One of the best Mercedes I ever owned gave its life to save my former wife. Little 1983 240D was torn all to hell. She had a little seat belt rash across her chest, and her shoulder bothered her for a couple of weeks. Otherwise, she was fine. They don't make 'em like they used to!!!
@@litamtondy I'd honestly bet if a new Skoda Fabia and a W126 had a head on collision the occupants of the Fabia would probably be worse off. The momentum alone behind the W126 would stop the Fabia dead in its tracks if not instantly force it backwards, and it's that which no amount of structural rigidity can overcome.
@@Nthstar You just do not know what you are talking about.. Mercedes Benz is still one of the best cars. I know I have the new E class sedan. My fifth Mercedes.
@@leifandersson6808keep your new cheap plastic melted looking jellybean. I own a fleet of older Mercedes Benz cars and have friends that have new ones. The new ones are cheap and nasty inside and most models aren't even made in Germany anymore and have lots of annoying electrical gremlins. Not as reliable as the older ones and certainly arent as well built. The paint is full of orange peel. They are so much cheaper to buy aswell now. You have no idea how they have sold themselves out. There's a new Mercedes Benz on every street corner. Lol total sell outs and lost their cachet.
@@federicodagostino6437 cant stand the horrible looking iPads they stick in the dash like an afterthought. Tacky LED lighting throughout the cabin. Sell outs.
it's all true... i have seen this car with my own eyes at a MB dealer at Geelong near Melbourne.... MB put it on a tray truck and sent it around dealerships to show how good their cars were at surviving crashes... so although it's an ad, it's also real life.
Was at a Mercedes-Benz garage in Taunton (near Exeter, UK) not too long ago, and the guy showing me and my dad around the new S500 described it as 'paranoid' due to all its safety mechanisms, and showed us this video. I agree with others on here - the difference between surviving a pile-up and being killed in one is, in effect, owning one of these 'Sonderklasse' cars, or not owning one.
This is a powerful commercial that really captures what could happen when things go wrong, but when the car company pays attention to the safety of its drivers.
I bought an ‘87 560SL with the idea of having a car that will last me the rest of my life. (I’m now 59, I’ve had it for 8 years.) I hadn’t thought much about how the car could protect me in an accident. Seems it could make the rest of my life longer too.
Very good ad! Rarely car-makers show what their cars are capable of doing. More even rare is to see some company risk its image by showing how safe their cars can be, like that commercial from Citroën with Claudia Schiffer and now this ad. *thumbs up to Mercedes*
When I was younger I thought mercs were old peoples cars, but once you have one and everything just works how i should it's hard to go back. On my second C class now, and it's the perfect road car.
I would not settle for anything less personally.I almost bought a used A OR B CLASS to replace a 2010 Nissan but could not find any for similar money to Kia Picantos or Holden Sparks second hand.I wanted a C Class similar to my moms but the worry of mileage and service costs put me off.I ultimately went with a Holden Spark after much looking around(2017 model).
I drive a 2008 Mazda 3 these days.I really wanted a Mercedes Benz though but missed out not through lack of trying.There was a really nice elderly one owner at the time c180 2003 or 2004 model that with haggling I could have had.
been in a similar situation 7 years ago our family had a w210 mercedes e class and we were going on q summer holiday to greece, driver on the other lane fell asleep at the wheel and hit my family at ~150 km/h. we all got out of the car with only minor injuries, thank you mercedes
@@jaiweballester5268 the w140 was great, but only rich people could've afforded it. The basic w126 was more affordable for the mid class at the time - like the people in the video.
Sadly these days car makers put gimmicks and gadgets before any engineering of real substance! Thanks for posting this video to remind us of the changing world.
@Mcmerc01 I don't doubt that. But I'd consider 1998-2006 to be the dark years. I worked for MB as a mechanic for 12 years and was there through the end of the good cars and at the beginning of the bad ones. When the W210 replaced the W124 E-Class, I knew MB wasn't MB any longer. And today's rule of thumb between us MB techs of days gone by is that a Merc with torx fasteners isn't a true Merc.
Pretty damn safe car. I KNOW from first-hand experience that you can roll this car over a few times down a hillside, and the roof and cabin will hold up with very little damage. 300SD. That was a long night... but i'd consider getting another one eventually
Around the same vintage as this ad, I once saw the aftermath of a similar head-on collision between a Mercedes and a Volvo. The Mercedes looked like this. The Volvo had broken headlights. (to the facetious amongst you, I was a child, it was a very long time ago and no the Mercedes probably wasn't as badly damaged as this one. However it was considerably worse off than the Volvo and that's what I remember).
A tank only has paint damage after an accident, but the occupants in it are no longer doing so well, because they had to endure all the energy that was introduced into the vehicle by the accident. And that often ends fatally. Therefore, it is not a sign of quality if the car has only minor external damage. A car should absorb the energy by deforming itself in a targeted manner and thus protecting the occupant. That is simply the purpose of the crumple zone.
I have a late model WRX, that i'll be selling to buy an 09' C63. My wife just inherited a 97' E230 ...twenty plus years old and it's such a joy to drive, practically indestructible and only ever had spanners on it for services. I spent last weekend washing, cut and polish now today restore the headlights and it looks absolutely mint and drives like a new car.
I was told that the other vehicle involved was a new Ford EA Falcon Avis rentacar in which the other driver was unfortunately killed instantly. That's what I was told.
@@GIwillo Ok? Yes the 80's was a much different time. A better time.. you could do shit like that and PC fuckwhits didn't have a platform. It was a lot easier to keep there mouth shut 👊
There's nothing like a W126. Shame that Mercedes has become a shell of its former self today. Notice that in their latest commercials, they're clearly resting on their laurels (by showing LOTS of their previous cars) because they know the garbage they're pumping out today isn't anywhere near the quality of their older models.
Since I was 4, I wanted a w126! I remember this ad as a kid. Haven't got a 126 but do have a W204 c280 and a w111 coupe. For those who mock benz, you wouldn't understand. It's a benz owners thing.
I remember this ad. I NEVER forgot it and currently own 2 W126 sedan's. A 1986 420SEL like the one in the ad and a 1987 300SEL. Solid, dependable cars , no other vehicle comes close to the quality of build, the safety features and the classic look.
@Fee Fee I’m guessing you’ve never owned a 204. A 126 would be a bucket of crap compared to my 111 coupe but that’s not true either. All benzes are great cars!!!
There was a similar ad in South Africa about a driver in a W123 who drove over a humongous cliff and survived with just a scratch. They used his accident in a very powerful ad, but refused to move him to the front of the line to get a replacement car. So he bought a BMW instead.
Besides, it is not a crash into a deformable still barrier, but against another car going peraphs at the same speed of the merc on an highway...this means that in a crash test the speed would be more than 64 km/h and you have to double it since another car was coming from the opposite side...it is incredible how the cabin is still intact and the family survived...I do not think today's cars are so safe...
In all fairness, safety is a given today which it wasn’t back then, and that’s why the commercial was so spectacular. Except maybe in Sweden, where safety had already been a basic requirement for a good decade when this aired.
our second car has always been a Mercedes.I drive a Little Holden myself as it is the car I use to get to and from work when not taking the bus and have things to do at the shops or the bank on the way home and sometimes weekly or twice weekly library visits.WE HAVE HAD TWO 280SE(W116 AND W126),450SE/450SEL(W116),W202 C200,W203 C180,380SEC C126 AND C107 450SLC in our home.If I had known anything about cars then like I do now I WOULD HAVE ACCEPTED EVEN A W124 260E as my first car all those years ago instead of going new car shopping then gone for sensible small cars elsewhere for work purposes later on.I lost money on my Mazdas when it came time to trade up but not severely lost eight grand on the 121 metro for a 323 astina and fourteen grand on the 323 astina when i defected to nissan for the tiida but my worse losses on depreciation were the Nissans with a nineteen grand depreciation curve within four years trading a tiida on a micra and a thirteen grand loss on my old micra for the little holden spark 2017 i drive these days.i had my cars from 1999-2002,2002-2006,2006-2010 and 2010-2018.
This video and these comments just give me heavy goosebumps. I think old merc's are not just cars. They are family members to us. I growed up in the backseat of a w124. I own a 190e 2.6 since im 17. I'm never going to sell it. I had some crashes in it (everytime not my fault) and it holds up incredibly well in comparison. Once a w202 C-Class rearended me. The c-class was nearly totaled. My 190 was fine. Not even hidden damage. And the headrest protected my neck. I didn't even had neck-pain the next few days. Never had Problems with it. I'm thinking about buying a S124 300Turbo diesel wagon for my future family planning. Could drive it with vegetable oil, haha. Im 22 now btw. Never wanted a new car.
They didn't mention the main security device: the Krupp cannon disguised under the bonnet (the Mercedes star is the aiming device). It is inconceivable for a German to design a tank without the cannon. Even if disguised as a car.
The exact same thing happened to a couple of friends of mine in the Uk, whilst travelling on the A47 the driver fell asleep & went head on with a lorry, both driver & passenger survived intact. Driver suffered a broken arm & passenger a few cuts & grazes. They were travelling in a 1999 S class & that car looked a lot worse than this one in the advert.
Engineers used to run the companies, with almost endless budgets to develop and build their very best. Lexus and Infiniti arrival in early 90s changed everything. Suddenly the German cars had to be cost-competitive with the Japanese makes, and lagging economic times meant the accountants cut costs of development and engineering. Marketing became more important and quality suffered, though it’s making a comeback for both makes.
This is the thing people forget about luxury cars they aren’t just status symbols or cool looking cars they’re very safe also and that’s why people buy them
I almost did that and was tempted to.Did consider Older W203 C CLASS Mercedes using the insurance payout after a truck wrote off my old car even with around 207000km on the clock.But the temptation of a 2008 BK Mazda 3 proved too hard to say no to and I wanted affordable upkeep from a car warehouse.
@@jjampong LOL a tin can car from a company that sold cars with exploding airbags for decades? Anyway, my 560SEL was in a serious accident last December (totaled) and I walked away without a scratch. My 300SE died from engine issues a few years before, so I sadly don't own a w126 anymore, just a W140. Anyway, if you want to crash a 3,000lb Corolla into a 4,200lb w126 with nearly 2 more feet of hood length, let me know how that works out for you.
@@hugeshows So you're saying your W126 can get 5 stars or even 4 if it were to be subjected to the latest NCAP tests? The additional 2 feet of hood length you're talking about is probably no more than a composition of paint and rust lol
@@jjampong I never said that, and it's a stupid comparison. 5 star ratings take into account many factors, including accident PREVENTION technology, such as lane assist, and automatic braking. NCAP tests are not solely about crash performance. And yes, if you crash a w126 into a modern Corolla, you're going to see quite a difference in crash performance. Physics doesn't care about lane assist when you're in a crash. A heavier vehicle with a longer crumple zone will just about always win. Feel free to examine the video, posted right here on RUclips, where Mercedes crashed one of their Smart cars head on into a w140.
@@hugeshows You don’t get my point. “A heavier vehicle with a longer crumple zone will just about always win”. I totally agree with that. But this is not an absolute rule. The W126 was a marvel of automotive engineering, but that was back in the 70s. What year is it now? Welded steel panels subjected to stress in and out everyday over a period of 40 years in will eventually lose its strength. Steel will eventually rust when exposed to salt and moisture. These will degrade the W126s stellar crash performance over time. How much of it is left in your W126? Will your airbag even deploy after 40 years? Would your seatbelt even hold? In a side impact, would you rather bang your head in an airbag instead of the W126s super strong B-pillars? 40 years is also an awfully long time in automotive safety. Steel can be made lighter but much stronger. Composite materials have been incorporated in the manufacturing of some modern cars. Airbags are there to deploy on every direction. Front structures are designed to protect you even in a 20% overlap crash unlike the W126. The safety of passengers are now taken into consideration. Also may I remind you that unless you have a deliberate intention to ram into anyone, you have no control over what type of crash you’re gonna be involved in. So yes, in the year 2021, I would still rather be in a corolla or a civic if I were to be involved in a crash.
I wonder what happened to the driver of the other car that crashed into the Mercedes. In the 1980s, Mercedes were literally one of the safest cars you could buy in Australia (along with Volvo), but sadly, today, they can no longer claim this advantage as most new cars these days score very highly on safety ratings.
As far as i'm concerned, Mercedes-Benz continues to have the safety advantage over most other brands although in more recent times, their margin of advantage over others have decreased..which i observe is also the situation in other areas too like performance, quality or comfort etc. as nowadays being much more competitive market envirnoment with easier technology transfer paths & part access to the various
I have a 2008 Mazda that compares very favorably in terms of Safety with Most Mercedes in terms of safety.3 Stars which for it's day is good but off the pace compared to modern cars.Mine shares it's Platform with the Baby Volvo of the day though hence all these airbags and other goodies most of the rivals did not have existed.It's a 3 Maxx Sport Hatchback BK Series 2.Much safer driving that as opposed to being in my mothers Mercedes.It was a Prime Mover MB Truck that wrote off my 2017 Holden Spark leaving me intact but the car a total loss and write off(PAYOUT MONEY from insurance paid for the 3).
Das tun sie aus meiner Sicht auch nicht. Die Botschaft scheint mir die zu sein: Im Straßenverkehr kann es zu Unfällen kommen. Davor sind auch unsere Autos nicht geschützt, aber wir versuchen das Mögliche, um die Insassen unserer Autos zu schützen. Für mich ist das der authentischste Werbespot, den ich je gesehen habe.
This is a copy of an advert by MB South Africa in the 80s about a man called Christopher White who drove off Chapman's Peak in Cape Town and survived. BMW then responded about how their car wouldn't go off the road in the first place - advert titled "Beat the Bends" :)
@Matthew Aniston the difference is many manufacturers have caught up or over taken MB is several key areas including safety for a fraction of the price.
Hyundai Genesis achieved the first 5 star plus safety rating in auto history. Its nice that MB still build safe cars. My point is they no longer hold that mantle. Cars for a fraction of the price offer as much if not more.
@@Abcdefg-xl8te what!!!- five star safety was achieved years ago ,even the original A-class achieved that, (the one that famously was made to roll-over by an American car magazine), has a 5 star rating.
What do you expect? The Mazda2 is a very small hatchback and there is no rear crumple zone on a hatchback (obviously). If it had been a sedan, I'm sure the damage wouldn't have been so extensive as the boot would help absorb the impact.
I was looking at a used 2 recently but am thinking providing my local Midas or Kmart can do the servicing I'll get a post update W203 C Class instead late 2004 to 2007 variant instead.I am impressed by the safety of them as my mom has had hers from new.SOMEONE prangs you unfortunately in the rear and damage is minimal,you can drive to the police station to report the incident and the panel beaters to lodge a claim usually same day and all is good,anything less such as that mentioned 2 amongst others in the class and it's off in the ambulance to the hospital for you.
Extremely elegant ad. Sadly I've seen one of these decaying on the nature strip, what I suspect is due to expensive repair required. Only one suburb away there was a late 80s BMW 750il in the same state of sitting.
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This is a pretty epic ad even by today's standard
Now thats protection when you need it
I'd buy that car today over anything contemporary.
for me, today's standard is pretty low. A lot of these older ads are so much more interesting and original to me, than the new ones...
@@dinispaulino7512 totally agree, there's no thought put into anything creative these days
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Meanwhile the Holden commodore that hit them folded like an accordion
Accordion 🪗 💀😂
Meat Grinder on wheels 👌😂💥
Hahahahahaha.
Holden haha i am European and travel Oz like their car tho ! Good old mate over there
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This is a great ad. I miss the old Mercedes advertising. Very serious and German.
@Elias Elijah He's Australian. The crash took place outside of Melbourne.
I miss the extreme engineering focus and complete lack of any marketing techniques whatsoever. One of the German ones I watched was hilariously sexist. You can tell the "marketing team" was just some engineers with a camera.
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@@eileenribbler6116 I strongly agree
@@adamtheginger5882 agreed
I saw that vehicle displayed at the Sydney motor show , impressive to see the damage it took.
Is it still kept somewhere?
@@pocketstationman6364 I imagine it would be. It was displayed by Mercedes Benz , I would contact them to find out.
@@fatbudgiekillen8997 I figured they'd strip and then scrap it.
Once a merc arrived in my shop, only the cabin was there. Cops say he slammed into a fiat punto going the oposite way whilst he was going 260 km/h, then bounced and stopped at a concreete barier. The driver is still alive to this day, healthyer then me lol although he did break both his arms, a leg and his neck due to the force of the impact.
The punto was sheet metal
@@lukeonuke hold up,is this an assassination?
This was a staggering TV ad back in the 80's. Very few car manufacturers would talk about genuine safety. This was Mercedes Benz laying down the gauntlet to anyone who dared to question their engineering standards and price. Still a chilling 60 seconds of marketing genius.
Not if you were based in the nordic countries.
Volvo and Saab were all about that safety.
@@Orcawhale1 in Australia it was something that had never been advertised before. A real world crash story rather than a car being tossed of a building. It humanised the selling points and Benz sold plenty of S class thereafter.
I own a 1986 420SEL, and I have to admit; I'd marry it if it were legal. Amazing car. Solid, sturdy, and fast. Mercedes has never disappointed when it comes to safety. This commercial gave me chills, knowing that my car is there to take care of me. Thanks for posting this; its a real gem to watch.
You could have interco%^se with it at the rear with the exhaust pipes- also there are two orifices for the exhaust-hence why I would fantasise about marriage to my BMW.
On a more serious note, I remember that commercial, but I was a little young to fully totally understand what the significance of such safety engineering entailed, and at the time an average Nissan pulsar or a Holden Astra- there wouldn't be any survivors at all, chilling stuff ....
Know that as time passes, newer cars that come out get stronger and safer generally. And the metal in old cars deteriorates slowly. Even a Mercedes s class from such a long time back wont be as strong as a common modern car.
I am a mechanic and work on my own cars only now. The 80’s German cars - mercedes and Bmw- were the best built cars of all time. If I’m going to hit anything going at 100km I want to be in a Mercedes s class 1982-1988.
Just a matter of time before you can marry your car.
@@PlayJewel it will be far stronger but it won't absorb the impact as well
And when people say its stupid to pay that much for a car but when u get in a crash it saves your life..
Except these days basically any mid-range vehicle is well equipped enough
@@Ben-Rogue What is "enough"?
Lol that’s what they say… but more and more dying each day from cars designed exclusively to game crash tests.
@@mikeicee Dunno where you are living, but over here in Germany it's actually less and less dying in car crashes...
i was saved by the bmw's ABS i was almost gone, going ate 220km/hr
My mother had a frontal accident with a van in the mid 90's, she was driving my father's green e-class (break) wich was brand new at the time. My mother was shocked but had no physical injuries. The driver of the van was heavily injured, his head was bleeding but luckily he did not die. Both car were wrecked but it doesn't matter. To this date, my mom is still telling the story she shares with Mercedes-Benz, with emotion. You can see she's grateful to the brand. I was born two years later.
And that man with the head injury is probably being fed from a straw in an early nursing home after losing his family after his TBI caused him to lose his career
This was the first time I got a chill watching a commercial. I have a W124 and man, that is the best car ever.
It has happened without fail every single time I go back to this video. Everything is set up properly in this advertisement. Mercedes did not need to overexplain or try and falsify anything. They took a real scenario and showed it to the public eye. There's a reason this car would become the dominant taxi cab and police car for most of the western world during the late twentieth century. This is all without touching the astonishing mileage count these cars can achieve in their lives.
Miata is best car ever made
Love my W124!
@I love you but Well, let's go get a tank then! Heard Mercedes built them too at some point.
In a 1988 Corolla the camera pans to the local cemetery...
Yeah but if you can avoid an accident wth a corolla you'll be driving that till the end of time
Hahaha i have one of those!
Hahha yep!
🤣🤣🤣🤣 with the Corolla still alive and running!!!! TOYOTA!!!!!!
@@Mabeylater293 The average milage on these Mercedes at the end of their life cycle was vastly higher then the on Corollas of the same generation in Scandinavia. But somehow your stupidity is repeated every day in comment sections all over RUclips. I'ts like a religious dogma, repeated over and over, by of course halfwits.
The black background of 80's ads it's so epic. It needs to comeback and KILL that annoying clapping music used nowadays
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"Tesla has technical difficulties"
@@lassesrensen655 best 🤣😂🤣
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The W126. Without a doubt , the single best sedan of it's era. The choice of world leaders, the wealthy and military dictators the world over. I love mine 👍👍
all the legends drive s classes
Indeed
The W220 is underrated.
@@somedudedelespagne very true, I had an S320. Beautifully appointed, but many technological advances in the W220 that now are presenting as expen$ive repairs. It's the ONLY reason I parted with mine, climate control and air suspension both presenting at the same time, quotes cost prohibitive at the time.
It was a lovely, comfortable, quiet machine with definite road presence 👍👍
so which one are you?
Back in the good old days when Mercedes-Benz made cars that lasted a lifetime, rather than the disposable crap they make these days.
This is true to almost every single car brand and possibly anything else as well! As time passes, the quality drops. For an example some food products from my childhood has been downsized significantly and prices have also been raised, it's just the way of the world.
Tough competition in the 90s from BMW, Audi and newly created Lexus forced them to cut corners financially
This ad is about safety, I'm sure Mercedes cars that you call disposable crap are even safer today. I Know what I would rather drive, a modern one. Also the reason things are not built as sturdy as they once were is car makers crash teams realised, its not about how tough you make something as that can have a negative effect in a crash but how absorbent you can make a car. Hence light thinner materials etc.
@@goosebee So they don't make carrots and salads like they used to ? What about computers too ?
dont yoh shit talk the merc boy we all just mad cuss that amg out of reach financially atm lets focus on gettin that bread up more an hating on badass cars less
I remember this ad. It's about 90% of the reason my Dad bought one. Incredibly effective !
There's many modern cars that can't pass the offset impact test in 2021 !
The star car will die, to save you.
Absolutely. One of the best Mercedes I ever owned gave its life to save my former wife. Little 1983 240D was torn all to hell. She had a little seat belt rash across her chest, and her shoulder bothered her for a couple of weeks. Otherwise, she was fine. They don't make 'em like they used to!!!
Enough to make a grown man cry.
@@gravytrain416 Mercs are still very safe! It's just that nowadays, the car won't let you crash!
This car will survive a rollover down a hillside. I've experienced it first hand.
Wow the family survived this crash! Great reason to buy an old Merc and brilliant Voice Over.
A modern Škoda is safer than an old Mercedes. If you want safety, go for the most recent cars.
@@litamtondy This is true which is also why I drive a modern Euro Car.
@@litamtondy it is not. A skoda does not have pre safe or anything like that
@@litamtondy those are the newest models mate, come on 🤣. Do not let me start with the newest Mercedeses.
@@litamtondy I'd honestly bet if a new Skoda Fabia and a W126 had a head on collision the occupants of the Fabia would probably be worse off. The momentum alone behind the W126 would stop the Fabia dead in its tracks if not instantly force it backwards, and it's that which no amount of structural rigidity can overcome.
There is only one word to describe the W126 :
*LEGENDARY*
I wish Mercedes can go back to this.
@42luke
They have sold themselves out
Cheap, nasty and currently looking butt ugly.
@@Nthstar
You just do not know what you are talking about..
Mercedes Benz is still one of the best cars.
I know I have the new E class sedan.
My fifth Mercedes.
Unfortunately they don’t make cars like this anymore… only huge screens and leds.
@@leifandersson6808keep your new cheap plastic melted looking jellybean.
I own a fleet of older Mercedes Benz cars and have friends that have new ones.
The new ones are cheap and nasty inside and most models aren't even made in Germany anymore and have lots of annoying electrical gremlins. Not as reliable as the older ones and certainly arent as well built. The paint is full of orange peel.
They are so much cheaper to buy aswell now.
You have no idea how they have sold themselves out. There's a new Mercedes Benz on every street corner.
Lol total sell outs and lost their cachet.
@@federicodagostino6437 cant stand the horrible looking iPads they stick in the dash like an afterthought.
Tacky LED lighting throughout the cabin.
Sell outs.
it's all true... i have seen this car with my own eyes at a MB dealer at Geelong near Melbourne.... MB put it on a tray truck and sent it around dealerships to show how good their cars were at surviving crashes... so although it's an ad, it's also real life.
Was at a Mercedes-Benz garage in Taunton (near Exeter, UK) not too long ago, and the guy showing me and my dad around the new S500 described it as 'paranoid' due to all its safety mechanisms, and showed us this video. I agree with others on here - the difference between surviving a pile-up and being killed in one is, in effect, owning one of these 'Sonderklasse' cars, or not owning one.
I remember this. More effective than any gov't sponsored ad I've seen anywhere.
Governments don't sell cars bud
I've been looking for the advert for years !!! First saw it at the cinema before Ghostbusters !
Not possible. This is a 420SEL, which didn't become available until 1986. Ghostbusters was released in November 1984 in Australia.
@@Davez621 you do realize movies aren't only played when they're released lmao?
@@sergiofreitas9368 Obviously! 99% sure hes talking about the original cinema release, though.
As a Volvo driver this gives me natural goosebumps
Buy Volvos. They're Boxy, But They're Good.
This is a powerful commercial that really captures what could happen when things go wrong, but when the car company pays attention to the safety of its drivers.
I bought an ‘87 560SL with the idea of having a car that will last me the rest of my life. (I’m now 59, I’ve had it for 8 years.) I hadn’t thought much about how the car could protect me in an accident. Seems it could make the rest of my life longer too.
Very good ad! Rarely car-makers show what their cars are capable of doing. More even rare is to see some company risk its image by showing how safe their cars can be, like that commercial from Citroën with Claudia Schiffer and now this ad.
*thumbs up to Mercedes*
OMG 13 YEARS AGO!?
We have a Germany imported (generally are made in Thailand for Malaysia) Benz that is 20+ yr old, washed it few days ago and still looks brand new 🔥
When I was younger I thought mercs were old peoples cars, but once you have one and everything just works how i should it's hard to go back. On my second C class now, and it's the perfect road car.
For me mercedes Benz it is not an option, it is mandatory
I would not settle for anything less personally.I almost bought a used A OR B CLASS to replace a 2010 Nissan but could not find any for similar money to Kia Picantos or Holden Sparks second hand.I wanted a C Class similar to my moms but the worry of mileage and service costs put me off.I ultimately went with a Holden Spark after much looking around(2017 model).
I hear you!
@@franzchong5889 so you did settle in the end
@@visionist7 Haha, I was thinking that too - a Holden Spark is a POS compared to probably any Benz!
I drive a 2008 Mazda 3 these days.I really wanted a Mercedes Benz though but missed out not through lack of trying.There was a really nice elderly one owner at the time c180 2003 or 2004 model that with haggling I could have had.
been in a similar situation 7 years ago
our family had a w210 mercedes e class and we were going on q summer holiday to greece, driver on the other lane fell asleep at the wheel and hit my family at ~150 km/h. we all got out of the car with only minor injuries, thank you mercedes
A Mercedes-Benz saved my mothers life.
Thank God for your mother 🙏
Best cars in the world 80s s classes still save lives today.
I agree with you 100%
I think w140 is better, but w126 is also a master piece
@@jaiweballester5268 the w140 was great, but only rich people could've afforded it. The basic w126 was more affordable for the mid class at the time - like the people in the video.
@@svetko05 even the 300sel are great car to have now and back then
Sadly these days car makers put gimmicks and gadgets before any engineering of real substance! Thanks for posting this video to remind us of the changing world.
@Mcmerc01 I don't doubt that. But I'd consider 1998-2006 to be the dark years. I worked for MB as a mechanic for 12 years and was there through the end of the good cars and at the beginning of the bad ones. When the W210 replaced the W124 E-Class, I knew MB wasn't MB any longer. And today's rule of thumb between us MB techs of days gone by is that a Merc with torx fasteners isn't a true Merc.
Good comment, for those wondering wtf!-
he's referring to the torx fasteners holding the fenders to the chassis.
You summed it up right, Sir.
Mercedes made an updated version of this commercial for the US a few years ago. The safety features in these cars are impressive.
Pretty damn safe car. I KNOW from first-hand experience that you can roll this car over a few times down a hillside, and the roof and cabin will hold up with very little damage. 300SD. That was a long night... but i'd consider getting another one eventually
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What an amazing voice!
Aussie
That was an awesome ad !! glad everyone is ok from 0:34 when he starts explaining what happened in split seconds was cool too.
Around the same vintage as this ad, I once saw the aftermath of a similar head-on collision between a Mercedes and a Volvo. The Mercedes looked like this. The Volvo had broken headlights.
(to the facetious amongst you, I was a child, it was a very long time ago and no the Mercedes probably wasn't as badly damaged as this one. However it was considerably worse off than the Volvo and that's what I remember).
both survived and saved their owners, that is all that is important
A tank only has paint damage after an accident, but the occupants in it are no longer doing so well, because they had to endure all the energy that was introduced into the vehicle by the accident. And that often ends fatally. Therefore, it is not a sign of quality if the car has only minor external damage. A car should absorb the energy by deforming itself in a targeted manner and thus protecting the occupant. That is simply the purpose of the crumple zone.
I have a late model WRX, that i'll be selling to buy an 09' C63. My wife just inherited a 97' E230 ...twenty plus years old and it's such a joy to drive, practically indestructible and only ever had spanners on it for services. I spent last weekend washing, cut and polish now today restore the headlights and it looks absolutely mint and drives like a new car.
09 C63 is my dream car
Back when they built good cars that didn't require endless trips to the dealer.
Or had personality of an leaf
True, these mercedes benz were actually built to avoid regular visits to the dealers. Over engineered pure quality. That all changed in the late 90's
@@tulpar9154 Yup, I had a 1998 C230 that had a broken power passenger seat within the first year of ownership. Sad.
I hope Mercedes forgot to equip this safety cell in the car which Diana had travelled
I saw no damage until 0:23 - and I had my eyes quite peeled
Hey
this is making me unbelievably proud 😍😎🙌🚗
I was told that the other vehicle involved was a new Ford EA Falcon Avis rentacar in which the other driver was unfortunately killed instantly. That's what I was told.
Wow.
How did you find that out?
@@GIwillo
Ok?
Yes the 80's was a much different time.
A better time.. you could do shit like that and PC fuckwhits didn't have a platform.
It was a lot easier to keep there mouth shut 👊
@@GIwillo you are right, if some one was killed, they would not make a commercial of this car
We need more adverts like this as there are some who people think they are immortal in their cars in 2021
Just look how they drive. As well as being the minority in a world of large SUVs and trucks.
I bet you any money that Mercedes will start right back up
@chris jones That M116 V8 will still crank over. First try.
Bullsh!t!
By today's standards, that passenger compartment folded like a tin can. 40 years ago it was the best of the best. Amazing progress.
But if that car shown was going around 60, it would still be one of the best today
There's nothing like a W126. Shame that Mercedes has become a shell of its former self today. Notice that in their latest commercials, they're clearly resting on their laurels (by showing LOTS of their previous cars) because they know the garbage they're pumping out today isn't anywhere near the quality of their older models.
That is one good ad. Most today's ads are so going for overblown lifestyle, that they are becoming pointless and straight silly.
beautiful palomino seats
Since I was 4, I wanted a w126! I remember this ad as a kid. Haven't got a 126 but do have a W204 c280 and a w111 coupe. For those who mock benz, you wouldn't understand. It's a benz owners thing.
I remember this ad. I NEVER forgot it and currently own 2 W126 sedan's. A 1986 420SEL like the one in the ad and a 1987 300SEL.
Solid, dependable cars , no other vehicle comes close to the quality of build, the safety features and the classic look.
@Fee Fee I’m guessing you’ve never owned a 204. A 126 would be a bucket of crap compared to my 111 coupe but that’s not true either. All benzes are great cars!!!
There was a similar ad in South Africa about a driver in a W123 who drove over a humongous cliff and survived with just a scratch. They used his accident in a very powerful ad, but refused to move him to the front of the line to get a replacement car.
So he bought a BMW instead.
Besides, it is not a crash into a deformable still barrier, but against another car going peraphs at the same speed of the merc on an highway...this means that in a crash test the speed would be more than 64 km/h and you have to double it since another car was coming from the opposite side...it is incredible how the cabin is still intact and the family survived...I do not think today's cars are so safe...
I was lucky enough to meet the gentleman who was driving this car at mb head office some years ago a wdb126 was some car
James Burke when did this happen? What’s the stuff we weren’t told in the ad?
Was he getting his car serviced or was he buying a new car? Cheers
In all fairness, safety is a given today which it wasn’t back then, and that’s why the commercial was so spectacular. Except maybe in Sweden, where safety had already been a basic requirement for a good decade when this aired.
THIS IS WHY I BOUGHT THIS CAR.
OMG, I remember seeing this commercial as a little kid, thanks for the upload! Frighteningly powerful ad indeed!
absolutely loved this model back in early 90s
@ppbbs88 You have to admit this was more severe than a EuroNCAP crash test.
The impact at 100kmph and not the tested 60kmph is 2.8 times the force..
I wonder what became of the other car? Always remembered this advert and these days I have a Mercedes-Benz in the garage.
our second car has always been a Mercedes.I drive a Little Holden myself as it is the car I use to get to and from work when not taking the bus and have things to do at the shops or the bank on the way home and sometimes weekly or twice weekly library visits.WE HAVE HAD TWO 280SE(W116 AND W126),450SE/450SEL(W116),W202 C200,W203 C180,380SEC C126 AND C107 450SLC in our home.If I had known anything about cars then like I do now I WOULD HAVE ACCEPTED EVEN A W124 260E as my first car all those years ago instead of going new car shopping then gone for sensible small cars elsewhere for work purposes later on.I lost money on my Mazdas when it came time to trade up but not severely lost eight grand on the 121 metro for a 323 astina and fourteen grand on the 323 astina when i defected to nissan for the tiida but my worse losses on depreciation were the Nissans with a nineteen grand depreciation curve within four years trading a tiida on a micra and a thirteen grand loss on my old micra for the little holden spark 2017 i drive these days.i had my cars from 1999-2002,2002-2006,2006-2010 and 2010-2018.
This video and these comments just give me heavy goosebumps. I think old merc's are not just cars. They are family members to us. I growed up in the backseat of a w124. I own a 190e 2.6 since im 17. I'm never going to sell it. I had some crashes in it (everytime not my fault) and it holds up incredibly well in comparison. Once a w202 C-Class rearended me. The c-class was nearly totaled. My 190 was fine. Not even hidden damage. And the headrest protected my neck. I didn't even had neck-pain the next few days. Never had Problems with it. I'm thinking about buying a S124 300Turbo diesel wagon for my future family planning. Could drive it with vegetable oil, haha. Im 22 now btw. Never wanted a new car.
I just came here from the new 2020 LS500 ad with their fake-happy drunk CEO.
True. Unbreakable cars.
Hey wait thats not true what happend to diana?
It was a w140 its the same as that car btw
Dino martini The car featured here is a w126, the generation before.
oh shit sry ur right my bad thanks
Imagine if the narrator said there were no survivors xD
Drive nothing but Mercedes always show my friends this commercial "the best or nothing"
They didn't mention the main security device: the Krupp cannon disguised under the bonnet (the Mercedes star is the aiming device). It is inconceivable for a German to design a tank without the cannon.
Even if disguised as a car.
"Crash tests serve the purpose of proving the superiority of a vehicle concept even in the last seconds of its existence"
The exact same thing happened to a couple of friends of mine in the Uk, whilst travelling on the A47 the driver fell asleep & went head on with a lorry, both driver & passenger survived intact. Driver suffered a broken arm & passenger a few cuts & grazes. They were travelling in a 1999 S class & that car looked a lot worse than this one in the advert.
W126 Rocks!
its unfortunate Mercedes and BMW don't make their cars like they used to
Engineers used to run the companies, with almost endless budgets to develop and build their very best. Lexus and Infiniti arrival in early 90s changed everything. Suddenly the German cars had to be cost-competitive with the Japanese makes, and lagging economic times meant the accountants cut costs of development and engineering. Marketing became more important and quality suffered, though it’s making a comeback for both makes.
@@FEGIII-sm1gu Thanks for the information, I now understand why.
When I saw this as a kid, all I could think about was what became of the other driver.
Now this is a proper ad.
I just noticed, they detailed the heck out of that wreck. Even the twisted front right tyre got a lick of gloss.
This is the thing people forget about luxury cars they aren’t just status symbols or cool looking cars they’re very safe also and that’s why people buy them
And because it's it's easier than riding a push bike
I almost did that and was tempted to.Did consider Older W203 C CLASS Mercedes using the insurance payout after a truck wrote off my old car even with around 207000km on the clock.But the temptation of a 2008 BK Mazda 3 proved too hard to say no to and I wanted affordable upkeep from a car warehouse.
That's why I own two W126 (a 300SE and a 560SEL)
A 2021 Corolla or Civic is probably safer in a crash than your W126
@@jjampong LOL a tin can car from a company that sold cars with exploding airbags for decades? Anyway, my 560SEL was in a serious accident last December (totaled) and I walked away without a scratch. My 300SE died from engine issues a few years before, so I sadly don't own a w126 anymore, just a W140. Anyway, if you want to crash a 3,000lb Corolla into a 4,200lb w126 with nearly 2 more feet of hood length, let me know how that works out for you.
@@hugeshows So you're saying your W126 can get 5 stars or even 4 if it were to be subjected to the latest NCAP tests? The additional 2 feet of hood length you're talking about is probably no more than a composition of paint and rust lol
@@jjampong I never said that, and it's a stupid comparison. 5 star ratings take into account many factors, including accident PREVENTION technology, such as lane assist, and automatic braking. NCAP tests are not solely about crash performance. And yes, if you crash a w126 into a modern Corolla, you're going to see quite a difference in crash performance. Physics doesn't care about lane assist when you're in a crash. A heavier vehicle with a longer crumple zone will just about always win. Feel free to examine the video, posted right here on RUclips, where Mercedes crashed one of their Smart cars head on into a w140.
@@hugeshows You don’t get my point. “A heavier vehicle with a longer crumple zone will just about always win”. I totally agree with that. But this is not an absolute rule. The W126 was a marvel of automotive engineering, but that was back in the 70s. What year is it now? Welded steel panels subjected to stress in and out everyday over a period of 40 years in will eventually lose its strength. Steel will eventually rust when exposed to salt and moisture. These will degrade the W126s stellar crash performance over time. How much of it is left in your W126? Will your airbag even deploy after 40 years? Would your seatbelt even hold? In a side impact, would you rather bang your head in an airbag instead of the W126s super strong B-pillars? 40 years is also an awfully long time in automotive safety. Steel can be made lighter but much stronger. Composite materials have been incorporated in the manufacturing of some modern cars. Airbags are there to deploy on every direction. Front structures are designed to protect you even in a 20% overlap crash unlike the W126. The safety of passengers are now taken into consideration. Also may I remind you that unless you have a deliberate intention to ram into anyone, you have no control over what type of crash you’re gonna be involved in. So yes, in the year 2021, I would still rather be in a corolla or a civic if I were to be involved in a crash.
I wonder what happened to the driver of the other car that crashed into the Mercedes. In the 1980s, Mercedes were literally one of the safest cars you could buy in Australia (along with Volvo), but sadly, today, they can no longer claim this advantage as most new cars these days score very highly on safety ratings.
As far as i'm concerned, Mercedes-Benz continues to have the safety advantage over most other brands although in more recent times, their margin of advantage over others have decreased..which i observe is also the situation in other areas too like performance, quality or comfort etc. as nowadays being much more competitive market envirnoment with easier technology transfer paths & part access to the various
Someone claims they were in an EA falcon and were killed instantly.
Sadly? Isn't it a good thing that good safety has become more universal?
I have a 2008 Mazda that compares very favorably in terms of Safety with Most Mercedes in terms of safety.3 Stars which for it's day is good but off the pace compared to modern cars.Mine shares it's Platform with the Baby Volvo of the day though hence all these airbags and other goodies most of the rivals did not have existed.It's a 3 Maxx Sport Hatchback BK Series 2.Much safer driving that as opposed to being in my mothers Mercedes.It was a Prime Mover MB Truck that wrote off my 2017 Holden Spark leaving me intact but the car a total loss and write off(PAYOUT MONEY from insurance paid for the 3).
And then there was the infamous Paris tunnel crash. August 31, 1997.
Imagine if today you could buy an S class with just the income from a farm
incom from farm not enough for service , the best option buy two 1 will be at service station permanently
Income from some farms could buy you 8 s classes a year. It really, REALLY depends on how big and profitable the farm is.
@@michaeldilger9582 fair enough
Great ad, no other car company would show this to sell a car👍
Even though I don't particularly like Mercedes, this is awesome.
Not a fan of selling through fear - but this ad created goosebumps. Perfect execution as well.
Das tun sie aus meiner Sicht auch nicht. Die Botschaft scheint mir die zu sein: Im Straßenverkehr kann es zu Unfällen kommen. Davor sind auch unsere Autos nicht geschützt, aber wir versuchen das Mögliche, um die Insassen unserer Autos zu schützen.
Für mich ist das der authentischste Werbespot, den ich je gesehen habe.
This is a copy of an advert by MB South Africa in the 80s about a man called Christopher White who drove off Chapman's Peak in Cape Town and survived.
BMW then responded about how their car wouldn't go off the road in the first place - advert titled "Beat the Bends" :)
Congratulations dude ! Ur video become recommended
Nur ein Mercedes ist ein Mercedes:-)
like this commercial
I flipped 2000 w202 c180 two times with two cousins of mine inside of it, nothing happened to any of us.
Back when Mercedes Benz actually lead the world in car safety.
@Matthew Aniston the difference is many manufacturers have caught up or over taken MB is several key areas including safety for a fraction of the price.
Hyundai Genesis achieved the first 5 star plus safety rating in auto history. Its nice that MB still build safe cars. My point is they no longer hold that mantle. Cars for a fraction of the price offer as much if not more.
@@Abcdefg-xl8te what!!!- five star safety was achieved years ago ,even the original A-class achieved that, (the one that famously was made to roll-over by an American car magazine), has a 5 star rating.
@@kenlee-97 5 star plus. That's more then the 5 star standard of the day.
They still pretty much do!
Fortunately now im able to buy an 80's Mercedes
What do you expect? The Mazda2 is a very small hatchback and there is no rear crumple zone on a hatchback (obviously). If it had been a sedan, I'm sure the damage wouldn't have been so extensive as the boot would help absorb the impact.
I was looking at a used 2 recently but am thinking providing my local Midas or Kmart can do the servicing I'll get a post update W203 C Class instead late 2004 to 2007 variant instead.I am impressed by the safety of them as my mom has had hers from new.SOMEONE prangs you unfortunately in the rear and damage is minimal,you can drive to the police station to report the incident and the panel beaters to lodge a claim usually same day and all is good,anything less such as that mentioned 2 amongst others in the class and it's off in the ambulance to the hospital for you.
What a great ad
You know what they say: "German engineering is world's finest!"
OMG......I see this adv before 30 years 😭😭😁😁
Long wheelbase version certainly helped too
Amazing.. I was expecting something like this for Volvo!
Jeepers I remember this ad!
In my country there's a saying that Mercedes can "drive up a greasy lamp post" lol
Extremely elegant ad.
Sadly I've seen one of these decaying on the nature strip, what I suspect is due to expensive repair required. Only one suburb away there was a late 80s BMW 750il in the same state of sitting.
AWESOME man! is the 560sel for the weekends?
I want to own those two cars
I like that they had the car detailed for the commercial.