Mercedes-Benz launched systematic crash tests for safety research 65 years ago

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Mercesdes-Benz 190 (1959) - the first crash test on September 10, 1959 with a sedan of the W 110 series

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1962) - rollover tests were already carried out in Sindelfingen in 1954

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Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Coup (1962) - rollover test (crash test) in Sindelfingen

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Mercedes-Benz 220 Sb (1962) - impact test in Sindelfingen at 86 km/h

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1960) - Crash test against bus at the Sindelfingen plant

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Safety specialist Béla Barényi in 1967 talking to his employees after a successful crash test on the test site in Sindelfingen

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Mercedes-Benz 280 SE (1979) - Side impact crash test

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Mercedes-Benz (1973) - Demonstration of a crash-tested car, safety is an issue - International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt 1973

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Mercedes-Benz 280 SE (1980) - the one millionth car with airbag was produced on July 31, 1992 - View of a crash test with airbag

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24 (1989) - the survival space remains intact even in a hard offset crash

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Mercedes-Benz 300 E (1989) - 124 model series in a crash test in 1989

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Mercedes-Benz A-Class (1996) - Crash test shows effectiveness of the sandwich concept

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Mercedes-Benz A-Class (1996) - Offset crash test - 50 safety tests were carried out in 32 months

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Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1962) - Überschlagsversuche gab es bereits 1954 in Sindelfingen

Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Coup (1962) - Überschlagsversuch (Crashtest) in Sindelfingen

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Mercedes-Benz 220 Sb (1962) - Aufprallversuch in Sindelfingen mit 86 km/h

Mercedes-Benz 220 S (1960) - Crashversuch gegen Omnibus im Werk Sindelfingen

Sicherheits-Spezialist Béla Barényi im Jahr 1967 im Gespräch mit seinen Mitarbeitern nach erfolgreichem Crashversuch auf dem Testgelände in Sindelfingen

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Mercedes-Benz 280 SE (1979) - Seitenaufprall-Crashversuch

Accident simulations under reproducible conditions allow solutions for passive automotive safety to be reliably evaluated. For this reason, Mercedes-Benz decided in 1958 that, in addition to calculations and the evaluation of real accidents, crash tests with complete vehicles would play an important role in the future.

Premiere on September 10, 1959: A pre-series vehicle of the upcoming W 110 model series is subjected to a head-on collision with a stationary obstacle.

Mercedes-Benz 220 Sb (1962) - impact test in Sindelfingen at 86 km/h

At this time, the world's first passenger car with a safety body is already on the market, the luxury sedan of the W 111 series (see next section). Crash tests with this vehicle confirm the effectiveness of the safety body for all occupants.

Safety specialist Béla Barényi in 1967 talking to his employees after a successful crash test on the test site in Sindelfingen

Mercedes-Benz is continuously developing the crash test methods.

Mercedes-Benz 280 SE (1979) - Side impact crash test

In 2016, the current Technology Center for Vehicle Safety is opened in Sindelfingen, which can also carry out very complex crash tests.

Around six months later, Mercedes-Benz becomes the first car manufacturer in the world to X-ray a crash test, making all processes in vehicle structures and dummies visible.

Mercedes-Benz A-Class (1996) - Offset crash test - 50 safety tests were carried out in 32 months

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