History.
The stories behind the star — long-form features on the people, companies and machines that shaped Mercedes-Benz.
1967–today
AMG
Two engineers, an old mill and ever more power
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1945–today
Unimog
The farm implement that conquered the whole planet
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1909–today
Maybach
From Zeppelin engines to the grandest cars in the world
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1982–today
smart
How a Swiss watchmaker talked Mercedes into building a tiny car
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1972–today
G-Wagen
A military tender that became an immortal icon — hand-built in Graz since 1979 and proved on the same mountain
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1934–1955
Silver Arrows
The racing cars that ruled the 1930s and 1950s
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1985–1991
Sauber-Mercedes
The Swiss team that carried the Silver Arrows back to Le Mans
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1955–today
Pagani
The hypercars born from Fangio's letters, powered by AMG V12s
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1930–today
Trossi SSK
The unsold SSK chassis a count turned into the Black Prince
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1885–1894
Benz Patent-Motorwagen
Three wheels, one cylinder, and the start of everything
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1919–1926
Daimler-Benz
Two rivals, one star, and the company that outlasted them both
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1998–2007
DaimlerChrysler
The merger of equals that cost thirty-six billion dollars
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1969–1993
CW311
The gullwing supercar Mercedes says it never built
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1952–1963
Gullwing
The racing car whose frame left no room for doors — so they opened skyward
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1958–1965
Audi F103
The canceled compact Mercedes that became the first modern Audi
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1974–1993
Baby-Benz
Two billion marks, a fake brand called Ushido and a five-link axle — how the 190 grew into the C-Class
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1938–today
Zwölfzylinder
How BMW's 750i forced the M120 into being — and why Mercedes still builds a V12
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