New in Berlin: models 130 and 500 K

Two new designs from Daimler-Benz make their debuts at the Berlin Motor Show: the 130 (W 23) is the first series-produced Mercedes-Benz passenger car with a rear-mounted engine and appears as the new entry-level model in the passenger car range; and the supercharged 500 model, also abbreviated to the 500 K (W 29) is fitted with a 5-litre eight-cylinder supercharged engine and replaces the 380 model. The new sports car model goes on display in Berlin as the so-called Autobahn-Kurierwagen (autobahn courier) designed "for particularly high speeds". The Nürburg 500 (W 08) is presented in slightly modified form under the new designation Mercedes-Benz 500 or 500 N.