Many of the technologies and cabin designs currently used were shown to us 25 years ago.
The fully functional concept was filmed arriving at the London Concours with one feature you'll find on only a handful of production cars today. Much like the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Honda E, Lexus ES, and a few others, it did away with traditional side mirrors by adopting cameras. A look inside the cabin shows the two outer screens providing footage from the camera as part of a multi-display setup – think Hyperscreen from 1996.
From window and knee airbags to bi-xenon headlights, the F200 was a technological tour de force. It even had an early version of Mercedes' active suspension (Active Body Control) as well as voice recognition (Linguatronic). Many of these goodies eventually trickled down to production cars, including the electro-transparent panoramic roof the Maybach 62 received.
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The fully functional concept was filmed arriving at the London Concours with one feature you'll find on only a handful of production cars today. Much like the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Honda E, Lexus ES, and a few others, it did away with traditional side mirrors by adopting cameras. A look inside the cabin shows the two outer screens providing footage from the camera as part of a multi-display setup – think Hyperscreen from 1996.
From window and knee airbags to bi-xenon headlights, the F200 was a technological tour de force. It even had an early version of Mercedes' active suspension (Active Body Control) as well as voice recognition (Linguatronic). Many of these goodies eventually trickled down to production cars, including the electro-transparent panoramic roof the Maybach 62 received.
Joystick-Driven Mercedes F200 Imagination Spotted With Its Many Screens
The 1996 Mercedes F200 Imagination arrived at the London Concours. It had to be driven a bit, with two joysticks replacing the conventional steering wheel.
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