Roll over a model and click to find out more.1926-1940
1926 8/38 hp
After the merger of Daimler- Motoren- Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie into Daimler-Benz AG
in 1926, the two-liter car was displayed at the Berlin Motor Show.
1926 Model K
The model K boasted the 6.3 liter engine of the 12/100/140 hp but had a shortened chassis,
hence its model designation "K" because of its short wheelbase
("K" for "kurz" = German for "short").
1927 Model S
The "S" ("S" for "sport") with its supercharged six-cylinder engine was one of the
outstanding production sports cars of the "Roaring Twenties".
1926 8/38 hp
The model designation means "super sport version with short wheelbase". The SSK is
inseparably linked with the names of Rudolf Caracciola, Manfred von Brauchitsch,
Hans Stuck and others.
1934 130
The rear-engined 130 was an example of technical innovation in the thirties. However,
the rear-engine principle did not catch on at Daimler-Benz.
1934 500 K
In February 1934, the 380 was replaced by the more powerful 500 K it was available
in as many as ten different bodywork versions ex factory.
1936 260 D
In February 1936, Daimler-Benz presented the 260 D the world's first large-scale production
car with diesel engine at the Berlin Motor Show.
1936 170 V
The pre-war Mercedes-Benz car with the highest production figures was the 170 V with
four-cylinder engine; it was presented in Berlin together with the 170 H and 260 D.
1939 230
In 1937, the 200 and 230 (W 21) were replaced by the 230 (W 143) whose 55 hp 2.3 liter
engine (M 143) had already been used in the predecessor model.