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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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AUTO SHOW EYES SEPT. 2022 RETURN TO DETROIT
THE NEWS: The head of the North American International Auto Show is eyeing September 2022 for resurrecting a Detroit auto show that s been sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic after being moved from its traditional January date on the international circuit. Rod Alberts, executive director of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association and NAIAS, told the governing board of TCF Center last week that this year s show, originally planned for September, had to be canceled because of the financial risk of the virus upending another event like the June 2020 show that got canceled.
Hyundai, however, did not provide on its earnings call any update on recently reported talks between it and Apple Inc about an electric car and battery tie-up.
On sales, the automaker said it expects a 12% jump in its biggest market, North America, in 2021. Its sales in the fourth quarter ended December slipped 2% in the region.
“With our lineup with new models ready to launch in the United States, we aim to increase our market share to 4.8% this year,” Senior Vice President Koo Za-yong said on the call.
Last year, the company managed to slightly advance its U.S. market share to 4.4%, helped by sales of the Palisade SUV and Kona EV, he said, despite a 10% fall in sales.