~Mercedes-Benz~

Mercedes-Benz’s origins come from the original creation of the firt petrol-powered automobile
built and designed by Karl Benz in 1886. He named it the Benz Patent
Motorwagen, and later that year, another inventor, Gottlieb Daimler converted the horse-drawn
stagecoach by the addition of a petrol engine, and he first marketed his creation under the Mercedes name in 1901. Eventually a merge between the two companies led to the
birth of Mercedes-Benz, and the first cars under this brand name left the production
line in 1926.

~Heritage~

Mercedes-Benz is well known for its luxurious cars, buses, bikes and coaches, and in 2018 it was
the biggest selling premium vehichle brand in the world having sold 2.31 million
passenger cars. Mercedes’ ethos has been focussed on the quality and the luxury of their
vehicles, with other car makers no where close to their engineering. Famous and well known
mercedes are the SSK, 300 SLR, Gullwing, G-Class (also known as the G-Wagon)
and the 600.

~Racing~

Mercedes-Benz has a long and elusive history in motorsport, participating in rallying, Formula
one, Le mans and Formula E. A notable car in its car-racing history was the silver
arrow, which dominated Grand prix racing in Europe. In current times, Mercedes
AMG has a very successful Formula One team, winning the constructor’s
champoinship more than 3 times in a row, as well as their prime driver Lewis Hamilton bringing
back 5 world championship trophies himself. Before 2014 however, Mercedes
had
a collaboration with manufacturer Mclaren, in which their 20 year
partnership brought many championship wins.

~In Popular Culture~

In modern times the mercedes range has highly developed, now featuring further designations
such as “Kompressor” (indicating a turbocharged engine) and “BlueTEC”
which signifies a diesel engine with a selective catalytic reduction exhaust aftertreatment.
Furthermore, like other mainstream manufacturers, Mercedes-Benz has now delved into electric
technology, recently releasing their all electric SUV called the EQC