autoevolution 30 Apr 2021, 8:35 UTC ·
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Something Mercedes-Benz would have never done: a couple of fastback coupés for the W114 and W123 model series. During the late sixties and the seventies, Mercedes-Benz never took the risk to leave the pattern of the so-called “three-box” design. Well, what if. 7 photos
It’s all about the message an image has to express. When you are Mercedes-Benz, and your purpose is to conquer the upper layer of the automobile market safely, you simply do what has to be done. During the last quarter of the previous century, the “three-box” or “three-volume” body design had already become a must-have asset for any luxury automobile manufacturers. Its suggestion is simple to understand: three is more than two, and luxury is always about “more.”
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Thirty-nine years ago, the first compact sedan was unveiled by Mercedes-Benz. With the code name W201, the 190 and 190E, which was built between 1982 and 1993, ushered in the modern compact luxury saloon option for the brand.
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autoevolution 17 Feb 2021, 17:42 UTC ·
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Coupé body, gullwing doors, direct fuel injection, checkered seats. Also, we should add the name of Rudolf Uhlenhaut. These details will probably make you think about the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL/W 198 from 1954.
Even if everything listed here fits, very few people might remember another car, shown some 16 years later: the Mercedes C 111-II. And it’s hard to believe they spent such an extensive amount of work on this car just to make it a concept or a technical test-bed vehicle. Here’s what we have to say about it nowadays.
During the last part of the sixties, as chief of the development department of the Mercedes-Benz automobiles, Rudolf Uhlenhaut took care about the development of C 111 prototypes. And yes, he was also the man behind the illustrious 1954 300 SL Gullwing. While the newer generations of the SL series were by then sliding toward a typical premium grand turismo kind of automobile, was Uhlenhaut trying h