Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Coupé and Cabriolet W112

Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Coupé and Cabriolet W 112, 1962 to 1967.

Zenith of Mercedes-Benz’s coupé and cabriolet tradition in the 1960s

The premiere that was celebrated for two luxurious premium-class cars from 15 to 25 March 1962 at the 32nd Geneva Motor Show was a brilliant one: Mercedes-Benz presented the 300 SE Coupé and the 300 SE Cabriolet of the W 112 series. Because both these two-door four-seater cars were the result of the consistent combination of technical brilliance, impressive performance and very high standards of style and elegance.

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The history of representative vehicles 1951 – 1962

The history of representative vehicles 1951 – 1962

Mercedes-Benz 300 to 300 d (W 186 II to W 189)

By the end of the Second World War, the benchmarks had changed in Germany and Western Europe. People were suffering greater hardship, their needs were existential, their standards more modest, the newly elected Federal government in West Germany was closer to the people and democratic.

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Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Roadster W121

The history of the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Roadster, W 121 series, (1955-1963)

An elegant, open-top sports car with the Mercedes star on its radiator: That is model 190 SL (W 121), which Mercedes-Benz presented in New York in 1954 and whose market launch was in 1955.

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Mercedes-Benz coupés of the C 124 series

Mercedes-Benz coupés of the C 124 series

Elegant-sporty touring car with a personality of its own.

Sporty-elegant, two-door and with seductively modern lines: this is how the new Mercedes-Benz upper medium-class coupé presented itself at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1987. Model series C 124, which was to be designated “E-Class Coupé” from 1993 onwards, was – after the saloon and the estate – the third body variant of the 124 series. The A 124 Cabriolet, based on the coupé, was to follow only in 1991.

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Maybach at the Geneva Motor Show 2011

Maybach – Excellence Refined:

Evolution of an automotive masterpiece – exciting, unique, effortlessly superior

Maybach presents its high-end luxury saloons with added sparkle and with significantly extended high-class equipment and individualisation options. A large new chrome radiator grille confidently emphasises the legendary saloons’ exceptional status. Other new highlights include the bonnet with a shaped edge, the trim on the front bumper with daytime driving lights featuring LED technology, high-quality, dark red tail lights and a new, exclusively developed paint and stylish wheels. In future those purchasing a Maybach 57 and 57 S will also be able to opt for the rear reclining seat from the Maybach 62 models. New items are available on request, among them seat piping which is hand-braided or refined with SWAROVSKI® ELEMENTS, an exquisite flacon perfume atomiser and a WLAN router for wireless internet access. As an option, a 19-inch cinema screen and an overview camera for the rear passengers can be installed in the rear of the Maybach 62 and 62 S models. The output of the twelve-cylinder engine in the Maybach 57 S and 62 S has been increased to 463 kW (630 hp) but the pollutant emissions of all models have still been cut.

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