With 302 horses at your disposal, you'd think that stopping the 2002 Mercedes SL500 convertible would be an issue. Not so.
The car features the first brake-by-wire system. Hit the brakes and a computer begins slowing you within a fraction of a second. The system also determines which wheels have the most traction and applies the brakes accordingly to prevent a skid.
And just in case it pulls a Windows 98 on you, hydraulics act as a backup. Available next spring; price not set.
Five amazing, clean technologies that will set us free, in this month's energy-focused issue. Also: how to build a better bomb detector, the robotic toys that are raising your children, a human catapult, the world's smallest arcade, and much more.


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Wow, such a beauty! Do they have it in pink or orange? Those are my favorite colours!
- Stefani, http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=1526691
I wouldn't mind in owning one of those :)
Beautiful car!
Mira - http://www.teethwhiteningfaq.org/
Nice I wonder what the cost would be for one now.
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