Bruno Sacco - one of the greatest Mercedes-Benz designers ever

In memorandum to Bruno Sacco (1933-2024), one of the greatest Mercedes-Benz designers of all times.
He was the leading chief designer behind the W123, W126, W201, W124, R129 up to the W220 and C215.
His most loved designs were: W126, W201 & R129 according to him.
He started his career at Daimler-Benz in January 1958.
In 1975 he took over the design department (back then called "Stilistikabteilung") from Friedrich Geiger.
He was leading every design activity as design chief until 1999 when he retired. His successor was Peter Pfeiffer took over and then Gordon Wagener.
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[@CorporateJetpilot]

Rest in peace. Your designs will live for generations. The finest Mercedes were designed by you. Proud to have owned the W124, W126, and of course the W140.

[@Disco-ys2xh]

RIP; ein ganz großer. Er hatte die geniale Fähigkeit , Zeitloses zu schaffen.

[@frebuton2016]

Mein Chef bei Mercedes von 1994 bis 1999. Das war noch ein echter Gentleman. Vielen Dank für alles. R.I.P.

[@aparadigmshift1]

Bruno Sacco’s design of the Mercedes W126 SEC stands as a lasting symbol of automotive excellence. I’m proud to still own this timeless classic and will continue to honor his legacy by preserving and enjoying his incredible work. RIP

[@vorsprungdurchtech]

Rest in peace Bruno Sacco, your legacy will live on for generations. Thank you for your designs especially the W126 which I have owned two and loved them.

[@STFDVC1]

Da Tarvisio, da Udine e da ogni strada del mondo, grazie immensamente Bruno.

[@ProjectCrossTYPE]

Sehr schönes Video hast du gemacht mit wunderbaren Material von diesem großen Designer danke dir ❤

[@rightwheeldrive]

RIP. Mr Sacco, your legacy will live on with the many magnificent designs you have created. A true master in the art of design.

[@JRcash226]

Ruhe in Frieden. Dieter Rams, Johnny Ive und vor allem Bruno Sacco sind für mich die besten Designer jemals. Er wird über seine Autos immer weiterleben. Ich vermisse ihn. Mercedes braucht dringen wieder einen Bruno

[@zoltankiss9516]

Er und seine Mannschaft haben tolle Autos designt - hatte einige W124 und einen W126. Zeitlos und schön. Zuletzt (2014) fuhr ich noch einen S205 als Dienstwagen - auch sehr schön. Seither ist Schluss mit Mercedes! Das Desingn ist allerwelt und nur noch rundgelutscht!

[@KochenRezepteGarten]

❤ Dankeschön 🙏🏻 w126

[@Romiman1]

On the roads of today You sadly can see, B.Sacco has gone... :-(

[@dobripaunov1631]

Радвам се че притежавам творение на Бруно Сако мерцедес w126 вече трийсете години и все още се възхищавам на автомобила качеството и здравина и най елегантна визия! Почивай в мир Г-н Сако.

[@thefranz77oi]

Rip... Hai creato delle macchina stupende!!!!

[@svenklaas1210]

Herr Sacco ist gegangen, wird aber allein durch seine Werke niemals sterben...Danke, aus meiner persönlichen Sicht, für den wunderschönen W220...

[@d.w.d-limited]

Thanks to you Mister SACCO for this awesome design and the best quality era Mercedes ever had

[@giuliopedrali4794]

The triade of car designers of all times : Giorgetto Giugiaro, Bruno Sacco and Paul Bracq

[@glaucox9730]

Rest in Peace dear Bruno. Orgoglio Friulano

[@andreashaseke8350]

In seinen zeitlosen Klassikern lebt er weiter und bleibt für immer unvergessen… Die Qualität unter seiner Führung bleibt unerreichbar…

[@bluebear6570]

I am sad to hear about the passing of Bruno Sacco. He was the brilliant designer who brought Daimler Benz from the rather old-fashioned styling into the modern era, without being as aggressive as the cars look now. The cars he designed were the best of the brand! Timeless classic which still look modern.

[@michimuller5868]

Als du noch da warst, stimmte Design und Qualität und die Marke wurde gelebt. Nicht wie heute !

[@KLF_]

currently driving a w202 and w124 diesels as a daily , a charme solide peace of engineering, thanks to Bruno and his team , they've built legendary models

[@ericvandomselaar8420]

Rust in vrijde....

[@KPSX1]

Italian designers are the best in the world.

[@svensbenz8018]

Danke für Alles Herr Sacco

[@jetara3082]

Dass er selbst, vermutlich als Einziger, überrascht war in die Automotive Hall of Fame aufgenommen zu werden sagt eigentlich alles über Herrn Sacco aus. Er war ein seriöser Visionär, in Zeiten in denen wir täglich mit gesichtlosen, banalen und überstylten Designs konfrontiert werden wünscht man sich Menschen wie Ihn umso mehr zurück. Jedes Mal wenn man einen R129, W126, 190er, W124 sieht wird man an Ihn denken, nach ihm kam kein Design mehr bei Mercedes, nur noch Styling. Sehr traurig.

[@Ze_Hans]

I find his design faceless and banal

[@BEGGARWOOD1]

A man who designed nearly all the cars I love RIP Herr Sacco and thank you 🙏

[@carguytom]

Er hat die schönsten Mercedes überhaupt erschaffen und war ein bescheidener und bodenständiger Mensch. In seinen Kreationen lebt er weiter.

[@KPSX1]

Weil die Italiener die besten Designer der Welt sind.

[@Allegra-dt7th]

RIP. Unter der Verantwortung von Bruno Sacco sahen die Mercedes noch gut aus. Heutzutage sind die aktuellen Modelle zumeist absolut hässlich.

[@prokastinatore]

I'm driving Mercedes-Benz since 1986. Still the best!

[@MrMfaust5]

Das ist so traurige; Ruhe in Frieden, und vielen Dank. 🙏✝

[@ranjanaluwihare1511]

A legend! Last of the best & real Mercedes ever!

[@ExBenzi2]

Wow… didn’t know Sacco spoke German that well. Impressive! RIP - one of the all time greats. He and his team really shaped an era at Mercedes-Benz. Quite literally. The R129 - is still one of the most beautiful SL for example.

[@joserasak]

126, 201,124, 129, 140 They will be here for more 100 years No one will forget them and who did the best for us. Rest in peace. Thank you for giving us the best cars ever.

[@Ze_Hans]

😂😂🤡🤡

[@joserasak]

@@Ze_Hansshow me better cars from same era.

[@jeanlefranc3817]

Another twentieth century icon. A period of cars without iPads bolted to the dashboard, controls with haptic feedback that work less than 50% of the time, and when driving meant looking at the road ahead, not scrolling through menus to listen to your favorite tunes.

[@carloscanziani1644]

Daimler Benz owe you very much dear Bruno, may God take you beside him for an eternity joyful. 😊

[@s61095]

Thank you Bruno

[@isderaimperator]

thank you!

[@gianvitoribaudo4564]

Rest in peace maestro

[@maxfortune4466]

For me, the W126 is THE car. Its simplistic elegance will be second to none forever.

[@1C3DR1V3R]

Ruhe in Frieden, Bruno Sacco! Ohne dich hätte es nie ein auto gegeben auf was ich hätte träumen können!

[@ronalddean3630]

Thank you, rest in peace!

[@Mr_FSJ]

Danke Herr Sacco. Sie haben die Marke bis heute nachhaltig entscheidend geprägt wie kein Zweiter.

[@grizzly8810]

Not only one of the greatest MB designers, but one of the greatest automobile designers of all times. Clear lines, timeless elegance. My personal favorite is the BR126 (both W126 und C126 are equally beautiful in their own way), but almost all his designs were perfect. Concepts of brand design like vertical affinity and vertical homogenity were first defined by him and then used all over the industry. Sadly, in the last 1-2 decades most brands seem to have forgotten them. Even MB themselves seem to have forgotten them for a while, but luckily seem to do better again most recently.

[@hernandezrivas]

Best MB design ever, by Sacco........ today MB looks like chinese crap cars!

[@thewiseguy3529]

Imo the only designer associated with Mercedes-Benz. Nobody else will be remembered.

[@archiegoodwinjr]

Decades ago, I remember Mr Sacco explaining that the 126 and other MBs of the time featured horizontal indentations (lower side panels and tail lights) in response to mud. The ribbed side panels slowed the upward movement of mud from the roads to the windows (and also strengthened the sheet metal). The ribbed tail lights allowed half of the lens to be visible despite caked on dirt. This seemed so practical that I was sure MB would carry it forward for future generations. But it was discontinued in the next series as if it were just a styling trick.

[@zm321]

A master of his craft, he leaves behind a legacy of superb designs. Rest in peace.

[@ELPROSTO_4YOU]

Гений автомобильного дизайна! Браво маэстро! Спасибо огромное за Ваш труд!

[@markg1531]

Much, much better than today’s designs.

[@robertsaca3512]

Italian design, not just industrial design is head and shoulders above the rest of the world, must be something in the water over there.

[@paulknight1332]

Quite simply, the most prolific and legendary car designer of all time. He was responsible for or oversaw an incredible number of MB cars over the decades which still today, 25 years after his retirement are widely regarded as among the best ever.

[@einfacherRaum]

Er war das mit dem W126.........das war in dunkelblau der absolut edelste Wagen den es gab und gibt! DANACH wurds so prollig peinlich......heute sind Benz Design-Schandflecke. Wie alle Luxuslimousinen.....

[@joekurdish3385]

Rest in peace, legend . I just knew that he died . What a tremendous loss 😭

[@Andoniscars]

Thank you for everything, RIP and have a great chat with Gandini

[@ianlowden6168]

Mercedes have lost their way now this man has gone!

[@OsvaldoHCasal]

Inmortal para siempre, es un legado para las futuras generaciones y muy especialmente los que amamos sus diseños. RIP

[@mercedesdriver7166]

"Gutes Design erkennt man durch das Fehlen von Schnickschnack". Das ist der Satz, der - wie kein anderer - Saccos Designphilosophie zusammenfasst. Eine Philosophie, die den Verantwortlichen bei Mercedes inzwischen leider völlig verlorengegangen ist. Vielen Dank, Herr Sacco, für Autos wie den W124, W126 und den R129! Auch in meiner Sammlung wird Ihre unverwechselbare Formensprache weiterleben. Zeitlose Klassiker!

[@ClassyDriver]

The Maestro... RIP. He styled amazing cars in an era that is now long gone at MB. Elegance, functionality, no unnecessary bulges or lines. All that is gone these days. I feel very fortunate to own a C215, one of his last designs (together with Peter Arcadipane). Thanks for the nice video collage.

[@s61095]

I can resonate the same feeling with my R230.

[@bulatakhmadullin1496]

Спасибо тебе Бруно Сакко!!!

[@filipmac5577]

Rest in Peace to the most exceptional car designers in the world!

[@chrisblueye]

Danke für das tolle Video! Er war ein ganz großer - er hat mit seinen Kreationen nicht nur Mercedes, sondern die gesamte Autowelt bereichert.

[@denis.korchev]

Почивай в мир.

[@samueldeandrade9058]

Grande designer 😊

[@boseronkel6611]

❤

[@samueldeandrade9058]

Descanse em paz😢

[@IgorLapa]

Restorated several w124. Now I am on restoration of w123, from 1978. The other is c124 300. Thank you Bruno!

[@IgorLapa]

Bruno Sacco and Béla Barényi. That two guys did it. Rest in peace, Legends.

[@business.expert]

Vielen Dank für alles, Herr Sacco. Sie haben mir einen Traum geschenkt, unter der Nummer 129. Es ist selten, dass ein Mann Millionen von Werken in allen vier Ecken der Welt hinterlässt. Ruhen Sie in Frieden, Meister!

[@KoKissaki]

You know he is serious about his own preference when the statement comes: „300SL Gullwing…without the front bumper“ missed it in the sun title but really my taste. I would prefer the 300SL with the additional box on the heck

[@anastassiosperakis2869]

Bruno was DER BESTE Designer von M-B in der Moderner Era. Besonders die 560 SEC war AUSGEZEIGHNET. (Er Fuerht sein eigenen 560 SEC taeglich noch heute), Die grosser S class 140 von 1991-99 was auch Monumental, aber, wie Bruno Selbst sagt, es war bischen zu gross (Height, not mass or volume).

[@BeastMK]

Had Driven the w123 then w201 w124 w210 w211 Proud Owner of w124 and currenlty owner of w211

[@GeorgeKarayannis]

you will never die Bruno, you will be alive with every turn of my beloved W202s

[@dinispaulino7512]

There will never be another designer like him, true genius. Thank so much for the masterpieces you've given us, Mr. Bruno Sacco.

[@ericgiddio1259]

Proud to own 4 of the cars that he was responsible for: W126, W140, W220 & C215.

[@KalmanKaft]

THANKS 🙏👍❤❤❤ from Azerbaijan👍

[@MotorbikeDesign]

Current car designers could learn a lot from his philosophy

[@muckiderhase157]

Seit 1958? Das überrascht mich jetzt. Ich dachte bislang, in den Sechziger Jahren wäre Paul Bracq der Chefstilist gewesen, mit dessen Namen ich eigentlich die Philosophie "ohne Schnickschnack" verbinde, und bis dahin Bela Barenyi (wenn ich das richtig geschrieben habe).

[@marcinsz9924]

Bruno Sacco learned from Paul Bracq

[@muckiderhase157]

My favourites are the types W 108, 109, 113, 114 and 115, all Paul Bracq's designs, @@marcinsz9924.

[@marcusahrens1539]

Der W126 war das letzte schöne Fahrzeug der S-Klasse, alle nachfolgenden Baureihen haben nichts mehr von der Formschönheit und Eleganz der W108 W109 W116 und W126, deshalb ist der W126 meine letzte S-Klasse

[@haraldalbrecht6133]

Bruno Sacco - ein GANZ GANZ GROSSER !❤ Ein Vorbild , ganz sicher! Und ich habe über 39Jahre mit an dem gesamten Erscheinungsbild / Markenauftritt der Mercedes-Niederlassungen innerhalb Deutschlands kreativ daran teilnehmen können , auch dürfen. Großartig sowie beste Grüße an Alle Fans ❤!

[@timmi7624]

Gefühlt war das noch ein Auto entwickeln zeichnen und bauen … heute fühlt es sich an als ob man ein Computer auf 4 Rädern fährt mit nem Display drin …. Gibt wenige Autos mit Charakter…. NmM

[@jdrancho1864]

Each day news of another loss. I'm being diminished every time somebody who mattered in my lifetime is leaving us. Maggie Smith Kris Kristofferson Bruno Sacco Ruht sanft.

[@bfreal]

В момента карам CLK 208 230 Kompressor 197 hp и съм удивен каква динамика има автомобила за толкова години. Наистина отлежало вино, благодаря г-н Сако! Почивай в мир.

[@markreininger5913]

der Meister des Mercedes Design verlässt die Bühne , aber seine Meisterstücke werden ewig Leben .

[@mariozetik]

DANKE! GRAZIE!

[@Derricardo]

Bruno ❤

[@wurstgewitter86]

Der beste Designer von Mercedes ist auf seine letzte Fahrt gegangen. RIP.

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

His greatest success was copypasting a shoebox to every size segment for 2 decades, and thereby becoming a legend.

[@2wo2wo3hree_7]

❤ Grazie per aver creato insieme a Mercedes Tra le più belle auto mai costruite di sempre Il suo lavoro rimarrà in eterno fonte di inspirazione per le nuove generazioni RIP

[@samueldeandrade9058]

190 E ❤

[@schrimpf]

….Sorry to say but Sacco was one of the worst designers Daimler Benz ever had. He was responsible for the ugly „Sacco plates“ on the S-Class cars.

[@Ze_Hans]

Funny, but I find his boxy designed cars as some of the ugliest Mercedeses models, hell even ugliest cars ever.

[@RobertS-blacharka]

Mega super video! Danke Bruno Sacco fur alle Mercedes!❤👌💪💪💪

[@junelee5119]

Rest in peace, the greatest automobile designer in the world!!