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  4. 13 - 21 January 2007

smart celebrates US premiere in Detroit

  • Date
    13 - 21 January 2007
  • Description

    Mercedes-Benz presents two concept cars to the publicat the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Michigan/USA. The "Vision GL 420 BLUETEC" meets the stringent American BIN 5 emission standard and uses only 9.8 litres of fuel per 100 kilometres, while delivering output of 216 kW / 290 hp. The exciting Concept Ocean Drive convertible study based on the S 600 is an open four-door car in the tradition of the great luxury convertibles from Mercedes-Benz. For the centenary of the most important American auto show, Mercedes-Benz demonstrates its all-wheel drive competence in the form of the new S 320 CDI 4MATIC and a comprehensive range of all-wheel-drive cars – one hundred years after completion of the so-called Dernburg car. In this all-wheel-drive Daimler automobile constructed in 1907, permanent secretary Bernhard Dernburg covered many kilometres from 1908 onwards in what was then German South West Africa. The smart fortwo, which will be offered for sale in the USA from 2008, celebrates its US premiere in Detroit.

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Mercedes-Benz Vision GL 420 BLUETEC, model series 164. In 2006, the decision was made to replicate the "Dernburg-Wagen" as a detailed 1:4 scale model to celebrate the Mercedes-Benz anniversary "100 years of all-wheel-drive passenger cars". At the Detroit Motor Show from 7 to 21 January 2007, the meticulously reconstructed off-road vehicle from 1907 was presented together with the latest innovations of the new GL-Class (which was of course exhibited in 1:1 scale). The "Dernburg" car, the original of which has been lost, was built by Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG), had four-wheel drive and four-wheel steering and was the world's first off-road passenger car with four driven wheels.
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Vision GL 420 BLUETEC, Off-Roader/Sport Utility Vehicle - X 164, Dernburg-Wagen 1907
smart fortwo cabrio pulse, 451 series, 2006
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smart fortwo cabrio pulse
Mercedes-Benz Vision GL 420 BLUETEC, model series 164, with three radiator louvres (like GL 550 4MATIC). Show car for Detroit, 2007. Studio shot 2006, Debeos Studios.
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Vision GL 420 BLUETEC, Off-Roader/Sport Utility Vehicle - X 164
100 years of all-wheel drive in 2007, Mercedes-Benz passenger car with 4MATIC all-wheel drive, 2006. Outer lane: C-Class Saloon, model series 203 (front), followed by S-Class Saloon, model series 221, R-Class Grand Sports Tourer, model series 251, and G-Class SUV, model series 463. Inner lane: E-Class Saloon, model series 211 (front), then M-Class and GL-Class, model series 164.
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Passenger Cars with 4MATIC All-Wheel Drive - W/S 203, W/V 221, W/V 251, W 463, W/S 211, W 164, X 164
With its "Concept Ocean Drive" Mercedes-Benz shows at the NAIAS 2007 in Detroit the creative possibilities of an elegant four-door convertible. From left to right: Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler and Head of Mercedes Car Group, Emmit Smith American Football Legend, Cheryl Burke Dancing Star
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Mercedes-Benz at the NAIAS 2007 in Detroit
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