Mercedes

Name «Mercedes-Benz» came to light in 1926. He is currently a subsidiary of the Group «Daimler-Benz». In 1900, Gottlieb Daimler died, and the case was continued by his son Paul Daimler. Company management took over Wilhelm Maybach, who served before that Gottlieb Daimler for many years. Then, in 1900, he began to develop a new machine. The car had a standard layout of motor parts in front, under the hood was a four-cylinder engine produces 35 hp and radiator.The drive carried to the rear wheels through a gear transmission. The first car made in a two-seater racing car, and in honor of the daughter of one of the owners of the company, Emil Jellinek racer, the model was named «Mercedes». The modified Mercedes Jellinek arrives first at the next race in 1899. Since all the cars «Daimler-Benz» began to wear a beautiful woman's name. In 1921 it was the first time Mercedes has released a supercharged engine, and in 1923 - six-liter engine model, which became a base for modification to the chassis korotkobaznym - Model K, and subsequently - Model S. Only 1928 cars of this model is gained was 50 wins in the competition, and this gave rise to the creation of a new modification - Model SS, with engine capacity of 7 liters and 200 hp In the first half of the 40s Mercedes received a large number of orders for luxury cars. In 1963 he was released on the model 600. Car was conceived as a class representative Competitive car company «Rolls-Royce». Today, Mercedes S600 c 12-cylinder 6-liter engine has a very powerful and reliable powertrains and surprising agility for his size. Now the company «Mercedes-Benz» still remains at the top of the automotive industry, as well as 100 years ago. Making high-quality cars, with a stellar group of the famous brand in the form of three-beam star has been a century consistently maintains a leading position in the automotive industry.