Category: Mercedes Benz History

Earlier today on our sister site 6SpeedOnline, we posted a petition for the revision of the United States’ inane 25-year import car ban. One thing that wasn’t said was who in the industry helped push it. That would be Mercedes.

My apologies in advance. Women who are nursing, young children and the elderly are encouraged to look away.

This is a 1969 Mercedes 280S. It was built by Mike Merkt and his dad over the course of a few years. Mike proves with this old Merc that form can be both beautiful and functional.

Queen Elizabeth II on her 1965 German State Visit The three-ton 600 then proceeded to bend the laws of physics with relatively sports-car-like handling, a higher top speed than the 230SL sports car (which also debuted in 1963), and crumple-zone safety technology in an advanced monocoque chassis. To an engineering company like Daimler-Benz AG, the […] More »

It is MBWorld’s position that the Mercedes-Benz 600 Grosser limousine is the all-time ultimate Mercedes-Benz … the “most Mercedes” among all vehicles that have ever been branded “Mercedes”, “Benz”, or “Mercedes-Benz”. Here’s why we believe what we believe.

No matter what line of work you’re in, remember this: if your boss doesn’t appreciate the work you do, there’s bound to be someone out there who does … even if you’re a location scout for Mercedes-Benz commercials and that someone is an attractive space alien. Don’t roll your eyes. I’m trying to cheer you up on a Monday.

Going out on a low note isn’t such a bad thing. Especially when that note is as low and sonorous as that played by the hand-built V8 of the Mercedes-Benz AMG 6.3 vehicles. Yes, 2014 is the end of an era. The 6.2-liter M156 and M159 units will soon go the way of the dodo, but don’t worry; twin-turbo 5.5L engines have started taking their spots, and the similarly blown 4.0L mill for the next-generation C63 should prove to be a worthy successor. Perhaps in the future those eight-bangers will make a list as revered as the one after the jump.