The history of the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class – 190 SL Roadster, W 121 (1955-1963) An elegant, open-top sports car with the Mercedes star on its radiator.
Mercedes-Benz coupés of the C 124 series. Sporty-elegant, two-door and with seductively modern lines.
The Super Mercedes Typ W 07 is certainly a fast car. With its saloon body it achieves a speed of 150 km/h. This kind of output is seen as racing-driver speed in many circles.
Extensive restoration of the oldest existing 300 SL W194 at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center.
Jamie Green (AMG Mercedes C-Class) was the fastest-qualifying Mercedes-Benz driver, and will start Sunday’s sixth race of the 2011 DTM season at the Nürburgring (start: 14:00, live on ARD from 13:45) in second place on the grid. At the end of the qualifying session, the Brit scored an individual lap time of 1:35.246 minutes.
Sporty yet fit for everyday use: With the Carlsson Lifttronic®, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and its open roadster version can be raised by 40 millimetres at both axles at the push of a button, allowing the supercar to easily get over underground car park exits, speed bumps or rough level crossings without damaging the front apron or the car’s underbody.
Black Falcon was the best of the four Mercedes-AMG customer teams with the near-production SLS AMG GT3 in the 24h race at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. After the race twice around the clock, Kenneth Heyer/Thomas Jäger/Stéphane Lémeret finished third, 10 laps behind the winners. After a total race distance of 545 laps and 3,817 kilometres, this is a gap of only 70 kilometres. British twins David and Godfrey Jones, both 58 years old, also underlined the excellent performance of the gullwing car, improving by 19 positions against strong competition and coming home seventh together with their “junior” partner Mike Jordan, 53.
On 30 July 2011 the customer team Black Falcon will be at the starting line of the 24-hour race in Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) with the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3. The gull-wing with start number 35 has been given the same look as the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.8 AMG with which Hans Heyer and Clemens Schickentanz achieved a class victory and overall second place 40 years ago. Among the drivers of the SLS AMG GT3 will be Kenneth Heyer, Hans Heyer’s son. A total of seven gull-wings will compete in this classic Belgian long-distance race.
Spectacular design, technology transfer from the world of motorsport and driving dynamics at the highest level; the new Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Coupé Black Series embodies the new AMG brand claim, Driving Performance, like no other AMG model.