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The 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 control, "design," and comfort innovations in passenger cars.

Innovations※

• Interchangeable bodies: sedan, station wagon, convertible, and pickup on 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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• Image of concept car

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