The history of the creation of the Mercedes-Benz brand and interesting facts!

The first creation of Karl Benz, founder of the Mercedes-Benz brand, was presented at the Paris Motor Show (current name) in 1887. At first, people were very skeptical about the newfangled way of traveling on the roads. A large number of restrictions were invented, since people in cars and carts moved along the same routes, horses were very afraid of the new mechanical helpers of people.

There was a very interesting case when a lawsuit was filed against Karl for the fact that his drivers rushed very quickly past the police in the city. The founder of the brand went for a trick - he invited employees of the transport ministry to make several car trips with him. The officials were so pleasantly surprised that as a result of these trips, he was allowed to move faster than horse-drawn carriages.

The turning point for the development of automobiles came in 1888, when Karl Benz's wife took a car trip to her parents in the city of Pforzheim. The car covered the distance of 106 kilometers almost without any problems, and from that moment the whole of Germany learned about the Benz car as a convenient and reliable means of transportation that could replace the horse carriages familiar to everyone at that time.

Do you know what the three-pointed star on the Mercedes logo means? Everything is very simple. The fact is that initially the company was engaged not only in cars. She has worked in the aviation and maritime industries, mainly in the manufacture of aircraft and marine engines. It is thanks to the success in all three areas that Mercedes has decided to immortalize this momentous event in its logo.

The three-pointed star symbolizes the brand's success on land, in water and in the air. There is also an opinion that the three beams denote a slightly different meaning, interpreted as follows: Mercedes cars are designed for the convenience of the driver, passenger and mechanic.

The W116 car, the first official representative of the S-class, appeared in August 1972. The car was radically different from its predecessor (W108), the exterior design had a more masculine, but at the same time sporty character, which continued on all car models until the mid-1990s. You can rent the ideological heir and successor of the philosophy of the legendary S-class at Exotic Cars Ukraine, we have all the latest variations of this car available for rent.

The first Gelendvagen was presented in April 1973 and was an ordinary wooden model, and a year later its full-fledged metal prototype was created. On March 11, 1977, Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky personally laid the stones for the construction of the new pavilion of Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG in Graz. In February 1979, the first presentation of the first G-class SUV took place. The 460 series was shown from 5 to 10 February at the Le Castellet circuit near Marseille. The car impressed with its cubic shape, off-road capabilities and a wide range of modifications, there were five-door, three-door and even convertible versions of the car. You can take and feel the modern brutality of the G-class at Exotic Cars. Here you can choose a gel for every taste and budget.

It is known that Steve Jobs only drove a Mercedes car, and it was a Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG. It is also interesting that his car always went without registration numbers and was updated every six months. This is due to the fact that Jobs entered into a contract with a car dealership, which every six months gave him a new SL 55, and took the old one back. And in the laws of the state of California it is said that the installation of numbers is given as much as six months. But what is the use of the salon? The fact is that the cars that were under Jobs' control soared in price, and they were dismantled like hot cakes.

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