MERCEDES-BENZ Vehicle Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz is a German vehicle manufacturer of automobiles, buses, and trucks. The name first appeared in 1926 but traces its origins to Karl Benz who created the his first petrol powered car, the Benz Motorwagen in 1886. As part of the Daimler company, the Mercedes-Benz Cars division includes Mercedes-Benz, Smart and Maybach car production, luxury cars are also produced by Daimler.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks is now part of the Daimler Trucks division, and includes companies that were part of the DaimlerChrysler merger. Gottlieb Daimler sold the world's first truck in 1886. Until 1994, Mercedes-Benz used an alphanumeric system for categorising their vehicles, consisting of a number sequence approximately equal to the engine's displacement in liters multiplied by 100, followed by an arrangement of alphabetical suffixes indicating body style and engine type.
- "C" indicates a coupe or cabriolet body style.
- "D" means the vehicle is equipped with a diesel engine.
- "E" (for "Einspritzen") means the vehicle's engine is equipped with petrolfuel injection.
- In most cases (the 600 limousine being the exception), if neither "E" or "D" is present, the vehicle has a petrol engine with a carburettor.
- "G" denotes the off-road vehicle.
- "K" was used in the 1930s, indicating a supercharger ("Kompressor") equipped engine.
- "L" means "Leicht" (lightweight) for sporting models, and "Lang" (long-wheelbase) for sedan models.
- "R" stands for "Rennen" (racing), used for racing cars
- "S" means "Sport" for high-performance models or "Special" for flagship models.
- "T" stands for "Touring" and indicates an estate (or station wagon) body style.
- "4MATIC" means the vehicle is equipped with all wheel drive.
- "BlueTEC" indicates a diesel engine with a catalytic converter exhaust aftertreatment.
- "BlueEFFICIENCY" indicates special fuel economy features (direct injection, start stop system, aerodynamic modifications, etc.)
- "CGI" (Charged Gasoline Injection) indicates direct fuel injection.
- "CDI" (Common-rail Direct Injection) indicates a common rail diesel engine.
- "Hybrid" indicates a gasoline- or diesel-electric hybrid.
- "NGT" indicates a natural gas fueled engine.
- "Kompressor" indicates a supercharged engine.
- "Turbo" indicates a turbocharged engine, only used on A-, B-,Е- and GLK-Class models.
At the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz showed seven hybrid models, including the F700concept car, powered by a hybrid-electric drive-train featuring the DiesOtto engine. Each car features a different powertrain - battery-electric, fuel-cell electric, and gasoline-electric hybrid. Since 2002, Mercedes-Benz has developed the F-Cell fuel cell vehicle. The current version, based on the B-Class, has an acclaimed 400 kilometer range, with volume vehicle production scheduled to begin in 2014. Last year In mid 2010, production commenced on the Vito E Cell all-electric van.
Over the years Mercedes Racing was a stern competitor in the motorsport front. On several occasions Mercedes-Benz has withdrawn completely from motorsport for a significant periods. In the late 1930s, and after the1955 LeMans Disaster, where a Mercedes SLR 300 collided with another car and killed more than 80 spectators Mercedes-Benz was absent from motor racing almost entirelty. It was not until 1987 that Mercedes-Benz returned to front line competition of racing by returning to Le Mans, and to Formula 1 with the Sauber racing team. The 1990s saw Mercedes-Benz purchase British engine builder Ilmor now Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines.
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