Mercedes-Benz Vario Research Car
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Mercedes-Benz Vario Research Car was a concept study by then Daimler-Benz unveiled at the 1995 Geneva Motor Show. The goal was to show off innovations in control, design, and comfort in passenger cars.
Innovations
- Interchangeable bodies: sedan, station wagon, convertible and pickup on one and the same chassis, conversion achieved within 15 minutes.
- Light and sturdy bodies of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic. (CFRP)
- Drive-by-wire technology, in which the steering and the brakes, for example, are activated electrically with no mechanical steering or braking.
- Active Body Control (ABC). Production launch in the Mercedes-Benz C215.
- Colour display (series launch in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W220).
- Central rotary control to operate electronic functions. Production launch in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W221).
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