130 Years Of Strong Pioneering Mercedes-Benz History For You
Melih Oztalay
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Mercedes-Benz has a history of making of automotive pioneering history. The first car bears the number DRP 37435, the reference under which the patent for the “gas-powered vehicle” filed by Carl Benz on January 29, 1886. Carl Benz’s ability to be an early adopter of ideas lives on today. His entrepreneurial vision with innovation and creativity has set the stage for years to come. Since the first car, Mercedes-Benz has set the pace for all motorized vehicles.
The Mercedes-Benz innovations and achievements continue 130 years later with over 100,000 patents. Much of this is embedded in the culture of the company with Carl Benz’s quote, "The love of inventing never dies."
The Timeline of Break-Through Safety Innovations
1886 The First Motor Vehicles, the self-propelled "Motorwagen" with a rear-mounted single-cylinder engine.
1931 4-Wheel Independent Suspension, the Mercedes 170 features the first-ever fully independent suspension, which allows each wheel to respond individually.
1967 Safety Steering, all Mercedes-Benz models are equipped with a new safety steering system as standard. The safety steering system reduces the risk of injury upon impact with the steering wheel.
1978 Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS), helps the driver retain steering control under heavy braking by preventing wheel lockup.
1999 Active Body Control (ABC), this is the Mercedes-Benz brand name used to describe hydraulic fully active suspension. It allows control of the vehicle body motions virtually eliminating body roll in many driving situations.
2002 Pre-Safe, a ground-breaking system to help passengers prepare for an accident before it happens. PRE-SAFE can detect that certain types of collision might be imminent. In the precious moments before impact, it can snug the front seat belts and adjust the front head restraints to help optimize the effectiveness of the restraint systems.
2010 Attention Assist, measures over 70 data points in the first few minutes of a drive. This helps the detect signs of driver drowsiness and audibly alert the driver to take a break.
The Pioneering Future Of Mercedes-Benz Will Continue
The Mercedes-Benz Safety, Design, Performance, and vehicle Environment systems will continue to show “the love of inventing” from Carl Benz.
Sources & Disclosures
- Featured Image Photo at Unsplash, Photographer: JG Photography, Creative Adjustments by SmartFinds Marketing.
- Historical Mercedes-Benz photo at Unsplash , Photographer: Clem Onojeghuo
- YouTube Video at the Mercedes-Benz USA Channel
- Birth of the automobile 130 years ago, by Mercedes-Benz.
- Leading Through Innovation, by Mercedes-Benz.
- Mercedes-Benz Public Archive
- Active Body Control at Wikipedia,
- Melih Oztalay and SmartFinds Marketing do not have any affiliation with the recommended products or services mentioned in this article.
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7yThanks for that summary, if you want to update: One of the first important safety milestones was reached back in the 1950s with the development of the passenger safety cell, invented by Béla Barényi.
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7yRemember, during the glory years there was a very large markup on Mercedes-Benz, then, in the late 1990s, the margin cut arrived and the new age of doing business for Mercedes-Benz USA arrived. All around the same time as the 2000 Mercedes-Benz S-Class. It changed Mercedes-Benz. This was during the "retail revolution" Republic Industries (AutoNation) years. It was good and bad, just like anything. A lot of credit goes to Mike Jackson, Current Chairman and CEO of AutoNation, for taking Mercedes-Benz to the next level in marketing, sales, and executing the price margin change.
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7yHaving spent over 18 years in automotive all with Domestics and primarily Ford, Mercedes for me has been a brand that many consumers admire and aspire to own in the luxury segment.
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7yLooking for Mercedes-Benz stories from Kaylene Irvine, Ralph Paglia, John Gottschalk. Certainly, there must be something worthwhile sharing after 130 years?
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7yThey don't sell cars anymore , they lease them. Like most of the "luxury" I mean "premium" brands, they don't have CLASS anymore.....