 Mercedes-Benz had an all-new model, the A-Class, its first front-wheel drive car in the Autumn with a choice of 1.4 or 1.6 petrol engines with diesels to follow later.It soon gained notoriety for failing an "elk test" where a test model overturned while trying to avoid the elk which forced Mercedes to fit Electronic Stability Control to all versions of it.The new car made Mercedes ownership more affordable than ever before.