Category: Mercedes Benz History

Mercedes-Benz E-Class History (Part 2): W124

The W124 Series The first officially dubbed E-Class Mercedes debuted in 1984 as the luxury executive car. The executive cars had front petrol or gasoline engines, offered with rear of 4-wheel drive. The W124’s were manufactured from 1984 to 1995 and were built to last many miles. The structure of the W124 was completely different […] More »

By: | February 4, 2009


Mercedes-Benz E-Class History (Part 3): W210

The W210 Series The Mercedes-Benz W210 Series was manufactured from 1995 through 2002 and  offered a saloon or station wagon body style. With a new dramatic styling, the wheelbase and length were made larger than its predecessor. In 1996, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class was Motor Trend’s Import Car of the Year.

By: | February 4, 2009


Mercedes-Benz E-Class History (Part 4): W211

The W211 Series The Mercedes-Benz began production of the W211 Series, the latest E-Class, in 2002 and continues until the 2009 Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland in March of 2009 when the successor, the W 212 Series, is expected to launch. The W211 was produced on the automotive premises of its predecessor, the […] More »

By: | February 4, 2009



Mercedes Benz History

In 1886 Karl Benz introduced the very first automobile named the Benz Patent Motor Car. The Benz car sported three-wheels and weighed about 200 lbs. The single-cylinder four-stroke engine produced 2/3 hp at 250 rpm and is considered by most to be the worlds first car. A few months later Gottlieb Daimler unveiled a four-wheeled […] More »

By: | January 22, 2009


History of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Almost a century after introducing its first car, the world-renowned prestigious automakers Mercedes-Benz, debuted its first C-Class car, the 190. The car was universally referred to as the “compact class,” but was not officially named the C-Class until 1993 with the introduction of the second C-Class cars. The main differences between the C-Class and its […] More »

By: | January 22, 2009


Mercedes Benz AMG Black Series CLK63 and SL65

When AMG first graced the Mercedes 300SEL in the late ’60s, a legend was born. Dubbed the “rote sau” (German for red pig), the full-size Mercedes was no lightweight. But with AMG’s help, the 300SEL went on to win its class at the 1971 24 Hours of Spa, placing second overall. From then on, AMG’s […] More »

By: | January 5, 2009



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