Mercedes vs Volvo:

For some reason Mercedes does not seem to advertise their historical, and hopefully still current, focus on safety (unlike Volvo):
* if they analyze real-life accidents, it does not show up in Google (or other) web searches;
* if they reproduce those real-life accidents in ad hoc safety centers, it is not apparent either;
* and their IIHS results are underwhelming, with e.g. the R (and E) getting only Acceptables for side impacts.

Mercedes & Volvo vs Others:

Safety may be the reason why neither Mercedes nor Volvo have ever built a minivan. I've read of safety concerns with the sliding doors in rollovers: they apparently tend to pop open. Reason for which I understand that the NHTSA is considering requiring new designs with more than just the current two attachment points.

Any thoughts?

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1991 W126 300SE (M103)
1995 W124 E320 Wagon (M104)