In the 1930s, Mercedes-Benz dominated the market segment of the international luxury class with its eight-cylinder supercharged cars. The “Type 500 with supercharger”, 500 K for short, came out in 1934 as a sporty and elegant top model of the Mercedes-Benz passenger car range and was available in eight different body versions. The crowning glory … Read more
The Henrichshütte ironworks in Hattingen, Museum for Iron and Steel of the Westphalia-Lippe Regional Association (LWL), is an outstanding venue for the SCHÖNE STERNE® automotive festival. For 150 years, iron was produced here in blast furnaces and refined into steel. At peak times, up to 10,000 people produced and processed the metal on the huge … Read more
The Vision EQ Silver Arrow show car celebrates its world premiere. The one-seater vehicle is an homage to the record-breaking W 125 car from 1937. “Over 80 years ago, the historic Silver Arrows demonstrated that Mercedes-Benz was a pioneer when it came to speed thanks, among other things, to their streamlined shape,” says Gorden Wagener, … Read more
JP Kraemer tests the off-road performance of the G 500 4×4² and climbs hills on a high level. An addition to the extreme G-Class model family: the G 500 4×4². The series-production models of the G-Class provide the basis in the form of the body and ladder-type frame, which compensate for the considerably increased performance … Read more
With the Concept Marco Polo, Mercedes-Benz creates a vision of what the future of camping could look like. The Mercedes-Benz Concept Marco Polo shows where the journey is heading. With advanced Voice Control and voice assistant inside the vehicle, trendsetting functions as well as an intelligent control and display concept, the Marco Polo truly is … Read more
The voice control is an especially futuristic highlight: using the keyword “Hey Mercedes”, the roof can be extended or retracted, the seat bench can be converted into a comfortable sleeping surface and the electrically driven awning operated along with a diverse range of lighting scenarios. The filling level of the water tank can also be … Read more
The EQC (2019) prototype is being tested on windy Black Forest roads by former racing driver Susie Wolff. The trials of the SUV, which will be launched on the market in 2019, focus on powertrain, chassis, materials and electronics. Already unique: the combination of intelligent technology and enormously sporty driving characteristics.
On Wednesday, 22 August 2018, Monja Büdke, member of the board of management, welcomed four very special visitors to the Mercedes-Benz Museum: Melissa Khan, Faraaz Munshi and Wagar Sahid from Guyana and Cecil Rawlins from St Kitts and Nevis represented the two final countries that had been missing from the museum’s statistics. “Their visit completes … Read more
Debut at the Zurich E-Prix: The EQC (2019) prototype undergoes a race track test by former racing driver Susie Wolff. Experience the future of mobility for the first time on a real race track. The trials of the SUV, which will be launched on the market in 2019, focus on powertrain, chassis, materials and electronics. … Read more
By the way, the AMG rims, specially made for the AMG MB 100 D, were added to the special equipment programme for standard vehicles when the rapprochement between Daimler Benz AG and AMG come about. This is also the reason why two different types of rims were created for the AMG MB 100 D: the … Read more