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MERCEDES-BENZ TRIVIA II

11) What year did Mercedes-Benz unveil its first self-driving car?


Waaaay back in the '90s, Mercedes-Benz developed an autonomous system installed in a 1995 W140 S-Class. The car, packed full of microprocessors making it the equivalent of a supercomputer at the time, drove over 1,000 miles from Munich to Copenhagen, and even hit 115 mph on the Autobahn with little to no input from a human driver.

12) What rugged, go-anywhere vehicle did Mercedes-Benz start producing in 1951?


Due to their off-road capabilities, Unimogs can be found in jungles, mountains and deserts as military vehicles, fire fighters, and expedition campers. In Western Europe, they are commonly used as snowploughs.

13) What innovation did Mercedes-Benz offer in 1997?


A smart key is an electronic access and authorization system, first introduced by Mercedes-Benz under the name "Key-less Go" in 1998 on the W220 S-Class.

14) What land speed record did Mercedes Benz set in 1938?


Rudolf Caracciola's record of 432.7 km/h (268 mph) over the flying kilometre on 28 January 1938, remained the fastest ever officially timed speed on a public road until broken on 5 November 2017 by Koenigsegg in an Agera RS driven by Niklas Lilja, achieving 445.6 km/h (276.9 mph) on a closed highway in Nevada.

15) The 1959 Mercedes-Benz W111 was the first production car with ______.


The W111 marked a milestone in car design with front and rear crumple zones for absorbing kinetic energy on impact.

16) Where is Mercedes-Benz headquarters?


Stuttgart is home to the Mercedes-Benz brand and the international headquarters of Daimler AG.

17) Which concept car was modeled after a type of fish?


The exterior design of the Mercedes-Benz Bionic was modeled after the yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus), a marine fish that lives in coral reefs. The company decided to model the Bionic after this fish due to the low coefficient of drag of its body shape and the rigidity of its exoskeleton.

18) Which Mercedes was the first production car to use an electronic four-wheel multi-channel anti-lock braking system?


The W116 automobiles were the first Mercedes-Benz models to be officially called S-Class, although earlier sedans had unofficially been designated with the letter 'S' for Sonderklasse or "special class." In 1978, the W116 began to offer an ABS system from Bosch as an option.

19) How many wheels did the original Benz Patent-Motorwagen have?


The Benz Patent-Motorwagen was a three-wheeled automobile with a rear-mounted engine.

20) What is the Mercedes-Benz slogan?


The Mercedes-Benz slogan reads "Das Beste oder nichts", which in English means "The best or nothing".

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