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A community portal about Mercedes-Benz with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Mercedes-Benz is a German brand name of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks created for Daimler-Benz AG and now owned by...

A community portal about Mercedes-Benz with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Mercedes-Benz is a German brand name of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks created for Daimler-Benz AG and now owned by DaimlerChrysler AG. The Daimler-Benz company originated on June 28, 1926 when two companies, Benz & Cie. and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, the inventors of the automobile, merged.

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German carmaker Daimler AG said Wednesday it will move some of its Mercedes Benz C-Class car production to its Tuscaloosa, Alabama, plant to take advantage of a growing market, lower production costs and to avoid currency fluctuations. Daimler, based in Stuttgart, said production of the new generation of the C-Class should start there in 2014. Moving production will maintain its competitiveness, utilize growth opportunities, and let it respond to markets faster and with more flexibility, the company said. It said the move would protect jobs in Germany over the long term. Further investments will be made at the Tuscaloosa plant, though Daimler didn't provide ... Read Full Story
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The ML gets electrified, but doesn’t exactly pass it along to the driver. What Is It? An all-wheel-drive Mercedes-Benz ML with an electrically assisted V-6 that generates V-8–like power but with better fuel economy. Combining a 275-hp, 3.5-liter V-6 with two electric motors in the two-mode hybrid transmission—which was co-developed with BMW and General Motors when Mercedes was married to Chrysler—the powertrain delivers a total output of 335 hp and 381 lb-ft of torque. A 288-volt nickel-metal-hydride battery under the rear cargo floor provides the current for the motors, with the resulting bump in efficiency bringing fuel economy to 21 mpg city/24 highway, up ... Read Full Story
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German luxury car maker Daimler said on Wednesday that it will manufacture its popular C-Class automobiles at a US plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, moving closer to a major market and reducing its exposure to foreign exchange effects. But the move, against which Daimler workers protested on Tuesday, does not signal a major shift in Daimler's strategy, chief executive Dieter Zetsche said in a statement. "Germany is and remains the heart of our production network," he stressed. The move to Tuscaloosa "is essential for strategic and operational reasons, so that Mercedes-Benz remains competitive and can fully utilize future growth opportunities," Zetsche said. The group also ... Read Full Story
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The German luxury car maker Daimler said on Wednesday that it will manufacture its popular C-Class autos at a US plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, moving closer to a major market and reducing its exposure to foreign exchange pressures. The move would allow Daimler to save 2,000 euros (3,000 dollars) per vehicle thanks to "lower salary levels" in the United States, where the C-Class is Mercedes-Benz' most popular model, operating director Rainer Schmueckle told a telephone press conference. Building the car in Tuscaloosa was "essential for strategic and operational reasons, so that Mercedes-Benz remains competitive and can fully utilize future growth opportunities," chief executive Dieter ... Read Full Story
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German luxury car maker Daimler said on Wednesday that it will manufacture its popular C Class automobiles at a US plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The move, against which Daimler workers protested on Tuesday, does not signal a major shift in Daimler's strategy, chief executive Dieter Zetsche said in a statement. "Germany is and remains the heart of our production network," he said. The group also plans to shift work on its SL sport models to the core southwestern German plant in Sindelfingen, where workers had demonstrated, and to focus on making C Class cars for the European market in northern Bremen. The move to ... Read Full Story
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Mercedes Benz model nomenclature

In 1994 (starting with the 1994 models), the traditional nomenclature of Mercedes-Benz vehicles changed. Since the early days of the company the name would be in the form of 500E where the engine displacement made up the first three numbers and the last letter(s) represented the type of engine and/or chassis; for example: "E" for fuel injection ("Einspritzung" in German), "D" for Diesel, "L" for long wheelbase etc.

In 1994, this was altered so that the prefix reflected the model ("class", German "Klasse", in Mercedes-Benz terminology) and a number the displacement. The suffix was retained in some cases, for example "L" for long wheelbase, and "CDI" for Diesel (CDI = Common rail Direct Injection). Thus, the 500E in the example above became the E500 ("E-Klasse", 5 liters displacement). It should also be noted that while in the past the model number generally accurately reflected the actual engine displacement, this is currently not always the case - for example the E200 CDI and E220 CDI actually both have a 2.2 liter displacement, and the C240 actually has a 2.6 litre engine. Also, there is a huge difference in power (and price) between some cars with the same engine number, such as C55 and SL55.

 

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Daimler and Benz vehicles

  • Benz Patent Motorwagen 1886
  • Daimler Motor Car 1886
  • Benz Velo 1894
  • Mercedes 35 hp 1901
  • Mercedes Simplex 1902
  • Blitzen Benz 1909
  • Mercedes Grand Prix Racing Car 1914
  • Benz 10/30hp 1921

 

Mercedes-Benz vehicles

 

1920s

  • K (Kurz-short) 1926
  • S 1927
  • SSK 1928
  • SS 1928
  • 10/50hp "Stuttgart" 1929

 

1930s

  • 370S 1930's
  • 170 Saloon 1931-1932
  • 130 Saloon 1933
  • 150 1934
  • 170V 1935-1950
  • 770 (Grosser) 1930-1943 in two series:
    • W07 1930-1938
    • W150 1938-1943
  • 500K 1935-1936
  • 260D 1936-1940
  • 320 Saloon 1937
  • 230 1938
  • W163 GP 1939

 

1950s

  • 180 1957-1962
  • 190 1959-1963
  • W196 GP 1954
  • 220 1954
  • 300S mid 50's
  • 300SL 1954-1963 in two series:
    • Gullwing Coupe 1954-1957
    • Roadster 1958-1963
  • 190SL 1955-1963

 

1960s

  • 190c 1962-1965
  • 230 1965-1966
  • 200 1966-1968
  • 200D 1966-1967
  • 230 1968-1972
  • 250 1968-1972

 

1970s

  • 280 1972-1976
  • 280C 1973-1976
  • 300D 1975-1976
  • G-Class 1979-
  • SL-Class 1957-
    • W113 1963-1971
    • R107 1972-1989

 

1980s

  • 190 1982-1993
  • 300D 1977-1985
  • 300CD 1978-1985
  • 300SD 1981-1985
  • 300SDL 1986-1987
  • 300TD 1978-1985
  • 350SDL 1990-1991
  • 500SE 1984-1991
  • 500SEC 1984-1991
  • 500SEL 1984-1991

 

1990s

  • A-Class 1997-
  • C-Class 1993-
  • CLK-Class 1998-
  • E-Class 1995-
  • SL-Class 1989-2001
  • Vaneo 1997-2004

 

2000s

  • B-Class 2005-
  • C-Class
    • W203 2001-2007
    • W204 2008-
  • CL-Class
    • W215 2000-2006
    • W216 2007-
  • CLK-Class 2000-
  • CLS-Class 2004-
  • E-Class
    • W210 1995-2002
    • W211 2003-
  • G-Class 2000-
  • GL-Class
    • X164 2007-
  • M-Class
    • W163 1998-2005
    • W164 2006-
  • S-Class
    • W220 1999-2005
    • W221 2006-
  • SLK-Class
    • R170 1998-2004
    • R171 2005-
  • SL-Class 2001-
    • R230
  • SLR-McLaren 2003-
    • 722 Edition 2006
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What’s New: Mercedes-Benz ML-Class For 2010, the mid-size Mercedes-Benz ML Class SUVs are unchanged except for added standard equipment. The ML320 BlueTEC diesel model has been renamed the ML350 BlueTEC, but its 3.0-litre turbo diesel V6 engine is unchanged. Read the article | View the photos | All the 2010 Models  
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