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Mercedes wants in the hybrid business and the German manufacturer certainly knows how to make an appearance. Not only is the new S-Class ESF supposed to be a hybrid car but it’s also supposed to pretty luxurious. And since it’s already energy efficient and has the looks to make an impression with the ladies, why not make it extra safe too?

The ESF comes with too sets of airbags, some are conveniently placed inside, nothing special with that, but some are even more conveniently placed outside, which is absolutely special. Under the car there’s a huge braking bag which is ready to deploy every time it “senses an imminent crash”. Besides contributing to the stop of the car the outside airbag manages to lift the front of the car about 8cm from the ground in order to compensate for brake dive.

Mercedes hasn’t stopped there. There are even more safety features available. You’ll find curtain airbags between the seats, airbags within the seatbelts, reflective tires and some inflatable metal structure through the vehicle which should be really useful in case of crashes.

With all that safety around a hybrid car one can’t help but wonder if Mercedes thinks its S-Class hybrid will be a danger on the road or not. I mean clearly those guys are expecting the ESF to crash sooner rather then later right? Leaving jokes aside we’ll be looking forward to see some of these extra safety features implemented in more Mercedes cars. Maybe the competition should be learn a thing or two from Mercedes here.

via Autoblog