List of Mercedes-Benz vehicles

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This Wikipedia entry is a comprehensive catalog that organizes all Mercedes-Benz vehicles by model series, vehicle type, production era, and powertrain type, covering everything from early classic cars to current electric models and high-performance AMG variants.

Key moments

  • 1886Benz Patent Motorwagen and Daimler Motor Car, the earliest predecessors of Mercedes-Benz vehicles launched
  • 1901Mercedes 35 HP, the first vehicle officially named Mercedes released
  • 1926Official establishment of Mercedes-Benz brand after the merger of Daimler and Benz, launching the K-series short-wheelbase models
  • 1954300 SL Gullwing, the iconic sports car launched, marking the brand's return to high-performance vehicle development
  • 1972Introduction of the first-generation S-Class, establishing the flagship luxury sedan product line
  • 2016Launch of the EQ electric vehicle sub-brand, starting the brand's electrification transformation
  • 2022Release of the all-electric EQS flagship sedan, the first dedicated pure electric model built on the Mercedes-Benz Electric Vehicle Architecture

Historical Significance

The list not only records the product evolution of Mercedes-Benz but also reflects the development trajectory of the global luxury automobile industry. Classic models like the 300 SL and G-Class have become cultural symbols of automobiles, while the continuous iteration of the S-Class has set benchmarks for global luxury sedan technology and comfort.

Product Coverage Characteristics

The entry covers a full range of product matrices: from compact models such as A-Class and B-Class for daily commuting, to mid-to-high-end C-Class and E-Class for business and family use, to the flagship S-Class and Maybach ultra-luxury series; it also includes off-road vehicles represented by G-Class, SUVs of various sizes, pure electric EQ series, high-performance AMG models, and commercial vehicles.

Contemporary Transformation

In recent years, the list has increasingly focused on new energy products, adding a large number of pure electric models such as EQA, EQB, EQE and EQS, which reflects Mercedes-Benz's active response to the global automotive electrification trend while inheriting the brand's century-old technical accumulation.

The following is a list of vehicles produced by Mercedes-Benz Group (formerly Daimler-Benz) and their successors, ordered by year of introduction.

Current models

Passenger cars

Commercial vehicles

Cars produced

1920s

1930s

1940s

Production from 1937 to 1945 was gradually shifted to military vehicles, then to airplane and ship engines, tanks, and to guns and ammunition[2] during World War II, with civilian vehicle production restarting in 1946.

1950s

  • W187 220, full-size luxury car (1951–1955)
  • W186 300, flagship luxury car (1951–1957)
  • W188 300S/300Sc, luxury grand tourer (1951–1958)
  • W120 180, mid-size executive car (1953–1962)
  • W180 220a/220S, luxury car (1954–1959)
  • W198 300SL, luxury sports car (1954–1963)
  • R121 190SL, luxury roadster (1955–1963)
  • L319, light commercial van (1955–1968)
  • W105 219, four-door executive car (1956–1959)
  • W121 190, mid-size executive car (1956-1961)
  • W189 300d, flagship luxury car (1957–1960)
  • W128 220SE, luxury car (1958–1960)
  • W111 220/220S/220SE/230S/250SE/280SE, luxury car (1959–1971)

1960s

1970s

1980s

  • W123, executive class car (1975-1986)
  • MB100, light commercial van (1981–1995)
  • W201 190, compact executive car (1982–1993)
  • W124 E-Class, mid-size executive car (1985–1996)
  • R129 SL-Class, grand tourer roadster (1989–2002)

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

  • H247 GLA, subcompact luxury crossover (2020–present)
  • W223 S-Class, full-size luxury saloon (2020–present)
  • W206 C-Class, compact executive car (2021–present)
  • W420 Citan, MPV van (2021–present)
  • H243 EQA, electric subcompact luxury crossover (2021–present)
  • X243 EQB, electric compact luxury crossover (2021–2026)
  • V297 EQS, electric full-size liftback (2021–present)
  • R232 AMG SL, grand tourer roadster (2022–present)
  • V295 EQE, electric executive saloon (2022–present)
  • R50 AMG ONE, limited production plug-in hybrid super sports car (2022–present)
  • X254 GLC, compact luxury crossover (2022–present)
  • EQS SUV, electric full-size luxury SUV (2022–present)
  • EQE SUV, electric mid-size luxury SUV (2023–present)
  • W214 E-Class, mid-size executive car (2023–present)
  • CLE, Grand tourer (2023–present)
  • C192 AMG GT, sports car (2023–present)
  • W465 G-Class, mid-size luxury SUV (2024–present)
  • C178 CLA, subcompact executive car (2025–present)

Concept cars

1920s

  • 1926 Mercedes-Benz M 23 D (W01)[3]
  • 1926 Mercedes-Benz 5/25 PS (W01)[4]
  • 1926-1928 Mercedes-Benz G1 (W103)[5]
  • 1928 Mercedes-Benz 5/25 PS (W14)[6]

1930s

1940s

  • 1940 Mercedes-Benz 260, 260 LWB (W159)
  • 1941-1942 Mercedes-Benz 600V (W148);[11] intended as a 770 successor
  • 1941-1942 Mercedes-Benz 600K (W148)[12]
  • 1941-1942 Mercedes-Benz 600K (W157);[13] intended as a 580K successor

1960s

1970s

  • 1978 Mercedes-Benz CW311

1980s

  • 1981 Mercedes-Benz Auto 2000[15]
  • 1982 Mercedes-Benz NAFA[16][17]

1990s

  • 1991 Mercedes-Benz C112[18]
  • 1991 Mercedes-Benz F100[19]
  • 1993 Mercedes-Benz Coupe Concept[20]
  • 1993 Mercedes-Benz Vision A93 Concept[21]
  • 1994 Mercedes-Benz S500 Shooting Brake[22]
  • 1994 Mercedes-Benz FCC[23]
  • 1994 Mercedes-Benz SLK I and II[24]
  • 1995 Mercedes-Benz Vario Research Car[25]
  • 1996 Mercedes-Benz F200 Imagination[26]
  • 1996 Mercedes-Benz AAV
  • 1997 Mercedes-Benz F300 Life Jet[27]
  • 1999 Mercedes-Benz Vision SLR[28]

2000s

2010s

2020s

  • 2020 Mercedes-Benz Vision AVTR
  • 2021 Mercedes-Benz EQG
  • 2021 Mercedes-Benz Concept EQT
  • 2021 Mercedes-Benz Maybach EQS
  • 2022 Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX
  • 2023 Mercedes-Benz Vision AMG
  • 2023 Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA
  • 2023 Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven
  • 2025 Mercedes-Benz Vision V
  • 2025 Mercedes-AMG Concept GT XX
  • 2025 Mercedes-Benz Vision Iconic

Motorsport cars

See Mercedes-Benz in motorsport

Formula One

  • 1954–1955 Mercedes-Benz W196
  • 2010 Mercedes MGP W01
  • 2011 Mercedes MGP W02
  • 2012 Mercedes F1 W03
  • 2013 Mercedes F1 W04
  • 2014 Mercedes F1 W05 Hybrid
  • 2015 Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid
  • 2016 Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid
  • 2017 Mercedes AMG F1 W08 EQ Power+
  • 2018 Mercedes AMG F1 W09 EQ Power+
  • 2019 Mercedes AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+
  • 2020 Mercedes-AMG F1 W11 EQ Performance
  • 2021 Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance
  • 2022 Mercedes-AMG F1 W13 E Performance
  • 2023 Mercedes-AMG F1 W14 E Performance
  • 2024 Mercedes-AMG F1 W15 E Performance
  • 2025 Mercedes-AMG F1 W16 E Performance
  • 2026 Mercedes-AMG F1 W17 E Performance

Formula E

  • 2019-20 Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01
  • 2020-21–2021-22 Mercedes-EQ Silver Arrow 02

Trucks

Buses

  • Citaro: low floor city and interurban bus available in standard, midi and articulated produced since 1997
  • Tourismo: tourist coach produced since 1994
  • Travego: tourist coach produced since 1999
  • Atego coach: a chassis produced for external coach bodywork
  • Sprinter minibus: a converted cargo van produced since 1995
  • Cito: a low-floor midibus built by EvoBus for Continental Europe between 1999 and 2003 with diesel-electric transmission
  • Tourrider: motorcoach produced for North America since 2021

Cars

  • Mercedes-AMG, high-performance brand
  • Maybach, ultra-luxury sub-brand
  • Smart, automotive division
  • DaimlerChrysler, former subsidiary
  • BharatBenz, Indian division
  • McLaren, co-produced the SLR sports car

Others

  • Unimog, managed by Daimler since 1951
  • MTU Friedrichshafen, purchased by Daimler in 1960
  • Freightliner Trucks, sub-brand of Daimler Trucks North America
  • Setra, acquired from Kässbohrer in 1995
  • EvoBus

Tuners

See also

  • List of Mercedes-Benz engines

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