The Euro-Benzes did not have reinforced side-beams built in the door frames.
The Euro-Benzes used smaller, less effective bumpers that may have looked sleek, but did little to protect the body of the car in low speed impacts.

The Euro-Benzes, due to a lack of equipment and safety devices, were considerably lighter, had a huge engine model range (taxation per displacement), and, due to the lack of smog equipment, had higher peak hp.

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1987 300SDL (324000)

1986 Porsche 951 (944 Turbo) (166000)

1978 Porsche 924 (99000)

1996 Nissan Pathfinder R50 (201000)