The Mercedes-Benz W08 was a large luxury car produced by Daimler-Benz.[1] It was introduced in Autumn 1928,[2] as Mercedes-Benz's first eight-cylinder passenger car. Also known by various “type numbers”, it remained in production with various modifications and upgrades until the later summer of 1939, the longest lived Mercedes-Benz model of the 1920s and 1930s.
Typ Nürburg 460 (1928–1929)
The W08 “Typ Nürburg 460” was developed by Ferdinand Porsche, who had transferred to Daimler from the firm’s Austrian affiliate in 1923. Porsche was the board member with responsibility for new product development. The company’s objective with the first eight cylinder Mercedes-Benz was to come up with a serious competitor to the Horch 8,[3] and Porsche’s work on the new car appears to have been very rushed.[4]