STUTTGART: Former Mercedes-Benz chief designer Bruno Sacco has passed away.
He was 90 when he died in Sindelfingen, Germany on Sept 19. Born in Italy with German citizenship, he was chief designer of Mercedes-Benz from 1975 until his retirement in 1999.
He was responsible for the E-Class of model series 124 with all four body variants, the S-Class of model series 126 including the Coupé, the Mercedes-Benz 190 (W 201) and the SL of model series R 129.
Sacco in his personal Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC (C 126) in 2019.
At the same time, they and many other passenger cars and commercial vehicles document the guiding theme, which he always followed: “A Mercedes-Benz must always look like a Mercedes-Benz.”
In 1958, Sacco joined Daimler-Benz AG and worked for the company for his entire professional life.
“Bruno Sacco left a lasting mark on the company with his iconic designs and his passion for aesthetics,” said f Mercedes-Benz Group AG chief design officer Gorden Wagener.
“Bruno Sacco has defined the shape of numerous icons from Mercedes-Benz. Many of them are still seen today in everyday road traffic, or they fascinate as classics of the brand,” said Mercedes-Benz Heritage GmbH CEO Marcus Breitschwerdt.
