BMW recently revealed a full lineup for this year’s
RETTmobil show in Fulda, Germany. But the Bavarian manufacturer isn’t the only
automaker showcasing its latest range of emergency vehicles at the trade expo.
So too are Volkswagen and Mercedes, both of which have detailed their own
rosters for the show.
Between its passenger-car and commercial-vehicle
divisions, VW is displaying no fewer than eight vehicles at Europe’s preeminent
rescue vehicle show. Included among them is a Tiguan Allspace outfitted as an
ambulance, complete with flashing lights, and preparatory radiological
equipment.
It’s joined by a T-Roc equipped as a first-responder
vehicle, as well as Golf Variant and Arteon command cars, a Sharan ambulance, a
Combi fire-fighter’s vehicle, and ambulance and rescue transport units based on
the big Crafter van.
Mercedes has similarly arrived in Fulda with
emergency-equipped versions of the new Sprinter van and X-Class pickup truck –
both of which are being shown at the expo for the first time. They’re joined by
similarly converted examples of the go-anywhere Unimog (set up as an off-road
fire truck) and the GLC 350e hybrid crossover (set up as an ambulance), as well
as the Vito van and Atego truck. All of which just goes to show how expansive
Daimler’s lineup of trucks and vans really is – and that’s not even counting
the vast majority of its passenger cars.
Unfortunately neither has revealed nearly as many
photos of their respective ranges as BMW did. But the organizers of the show
were good enough to provide some images from the exhibition, and we’ve included
a selection below.
