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The M Class: Better Performance, Better Technology

Browsing for New Cars Houston residents have long trusted Russell & Smith Honda. When shopping for Used Cars Houston, smart shoppers know they can also find a deal at Russell & Smith Honda. The M Class has been a best-seller in the midsize luxury market since its debut. With class, performance, and high-tech features the M Class has cutting-edge technological advances that keep families buying. Though there are many competitors now for the midsize market, Mercedes-Benz has maintained their high level of prestige and is still the eminent forerunner.

The Mercedes-Benz M Class has a 3,498-cc DOHC 24-valve V-6 alloy 268-horsepower motor. The transmission for the M Class has an selectable electronically controlled seven-speed automatic with rear-wheel drive. The transmission enlists Touch Shift which allows the driver to manually downshift and allows upshifts by clicking the shift knob left or right from the Drive slot. Changing into Optimum Gear allows the transmission to choose the best gear for maximum acceleration or engine braking, or there is a driver-controllable Comfort Mode which starts the M Class moving in 2nd gear or 2nd Reverse gear, and upshifts at lower rpm, which gives the driver more control on slippery surfaces.

Braking is a large part of driving a performance vehicle. The M Class enlists, Antilock Braking System, ABS senses impending wheel lockup under heavy braking and pumps the front brakes individually or the rear brakes together as needed up to 30 times per second. Brake Assist, BAS senses emergency braking via the speed at which the driver presses the brake pedal and immediately applies maximum available power boost, potentially reducing the overall stopping distance by reducing the delay caused by a common human tendency not to brake hard enough, fast enough.

The M Class restraint system enlists, a side-impact air bag, an Active Front Head Restraint, 3-point seat belt with an Emergency Tensioning Device, rear outboard passengers are each provided with a 3-point seat belt with an ETD and belt force limiter. As for the M Class’ security features, infrared-remote opening/closing of windows and power sunroof from outside the car, window curtain air bags, Occupant Classification System, and the LATCH system which has selectable passenger seat-belt retractors help secure child seats.

All drivers are different and wants different things from their Mercedes-Benz, M Class optional features: eighteen-inch AMG twin 5-spoke aluminum rims, iPod Integration Kit, Panorama sunroof, rear side airbags, leather upholstery, and Burl Walnut trim. Optional packages include: The COMAND Package includes: a 7-inch power-retractable color display, COMAND system, in-dash 6-disc DVD/CD changer, and a iPod/MP3 media interface. The Dynamic Handling Package includes: driver-adjustable suspension, shift paddles, and 18-inch AMG twin 5-spoke rims. The Appearance Package includes: twenty-inch Twin five-spoke rims, and aluminum roof rails.

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