Revolution at the Mercedes-Benz Museum: driving history with Roarington

Visiting the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart is a unique, unforgettable experience. Until today, however, there remained a lingering regret: the impossibility of actually driving those dream cars — be it the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR number 722 that set, with Stirling Moss, the outright record of the Mille Miglia — or the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “Gullwing”, or indeed la AMG-Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution DTM. The same curiosity extends to a vintage model such as the Mercedes-Simplex 40 of 1902. From today, all of this becomes possible — simply by taking a seat at the wheel, in the Classic Insel at level 0, inside the high-end driving simulators of partner Roarington, built to deliver the true sensations of the cars of the past. Many circuits are available — from Monza, banked curves included, to Monaco, all the way to the legendary Nürburgring on the Nordschleife layout.

The Roarington simulators guarantee enjoyment for everyone, including the most experienced drivers such as Bernd Mayländer, driver of the official Formula 1 safety car.
Those who choose to live this experience take their seat in a cockpit whose ergonomics are inspired above all by classic sports cars — they adjust the seat and set off into a magnificent virtual reality. The simulation technology astonishes, because it transmits the driving sensations of racing icons through acceleration, braking forces, load transfers and realistic handling. Since many historic vehicles are driven with a manual gearbox, the simulators are built accordingly. On request, however, automatic mode can be selected.
Each car is built on a Digital Twin of the original vehicles in the Mercedes-Benz collection.
Today the dream of driving the cars that made Mercedes-Benz history becomes reality, thanks to Roarington’s Digital Twins of the vehicles on display at the Stuttgart Museum.
Roarington’s high-end driving simulators are developed exclusively for classic cars. They combine exceptional aesthetics with hand-crafted components and modern simulation technology. Visitors can thus immerse themselves actively and emotionally in the world of classic Mercedes-Benz automobiles — completing timed laps, refining their driving technique, or simply savouring the experience. Car and circuit are selectable with the support of assistants who explain, where needed, how to find one’s way into an epic style of driving. What is more, the experience can be turned into a contest with other drivers, as it is possible to compete two or even three at a time on the same virtual track. The cars are connected, so one can see, hear and sense the others and their manoeuvres directly from one’s own cockpit. Such challenges at the Mercedes-Benz Museum are also possible in the context of client events.
Bettina Haussmann, centre, Director of the Mercedes-Benz Museum: “The simulator hub expands our exhibition with a new experiential offering. For visitors, this means being able to experience the dynamics of rare motorsport icons in a personal, deeply immersive and realistic way — and this exclusively here in Stuttgart at the Mercedes-Benz Museum.”