Mercedes-Benz 260 E 1987 - World Of Classic Cars -

Mercedes-Benz 260 E 1987

So successful was Mercedes in driving forward safety standards with the W124 that their methodology was used as the benchmark for the European NCAP tests. NCAP started after the FIA joined with the Swedish National Road Administration and the British Transport Research Laboratory to institute a Europe-wide test standard. The tests included the now-familiar offset crash test which Mercedes had been using in their safety research for some years.