Back in 1991, Mercedes-Benz unveiled a concept called the F 100. With “F” standing for future, this car was supposed to be a glimpse into the future of not just Mercedes as a company, but the automobile as a whole.
The research vehicle made its debut 30 years ago on January 12, 1991, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The engineers and designers responsible for the F 100 worked their hardest to fit more cutting-edge tech into it than any research vehicle before it.
It’s actually quite amazing how much of the future Mercedes predicted with the F 100. Whether it be steering wheel phone controls, distance control, or the tire pressure monitoring system, what seemed farfetched back in 1991 is now commonplace in today’s vehicles. Given that, let’s take a look at some of the technology from the F 100 that we see on our roads today.
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When it was presented as a concept in 1989 at the North American International Auto Show, the Viper rolled out as a V10-engined roadster with little in the way of sophistication. Not even the production version, which used to retail at $50,700 or $95,875 adjusted for inflation in today’s money, didn’t have outside door handles or driving nannies. 18 photos
Unabashedly emotional in every way, the slitherin’ serpent evolved into the GTS fixed-head coupe for the 1996 model year because that’s when the Viper GTS-R endurance racer went official. Improved tremendously until 2017, the American sports car had to be discontinued over a peculiar reason.
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Introduced earlier this year at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the second coming of Ford’s GT has made its European debut at the ongoing 2015 Geneva Motor Show. For the uninitiated, the first Ford GT supercar was introduced to the world a decade ago as a homage to the original Le Mans-dominating racer from the 60s, the Ford GT40.
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