Mercedes-Benz Design Champions

Mercedes-Benz - the three-pointed star is one of the most identifiable symbol of luxury and style in the automotive world. The unique elite brand has been leading the field by maintaining a delicate balance between style and technology since 1881, which makes it the oldest car manufacturer in existence today. While it is often said that you can tell what cars will look like in 20 years by looking at a Mercedes-Benz today.

Here at Carbay, we have managed to provide a list of Mercedes-Benz's best-designed vehicles till date. The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe is the victorious champion, included in the list as well as across all classes of the brand.

Latest Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe

Mercedes-Benz C-Class is said to be one of the most beautiful car of the brand and thus it can be stated as – the overall Design Champion. Even more, the Mercedes-Benz designers adopted a progressive approach to the design of its new Coupe version. The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe version carries almost the similar style of the car, except the wings and the extended bonnet line.

2010 SLS AMG

This “Gullwing” version of the SLS AMG designed by Mercedes-Benz is unmistakably a gesture of appreciation to the 1954 300 SL. The model gave us a completely new automotive icon. Also, it has received a number of design awards, including the 2010 red dot "best of the best" award, the iF product design award 2010 for the "Transportation Design" category, and the AUTO BILD Design Award 2010 as "Europe's most attractive car".

2005 CLS 500

Mercedes-Benz CLS 500 model reveals a composed and competent design of a sedan, which focuses on ruling the market on long run encompassing all the other competitors in the segment. The CLS 500 offers spacious cabin to its passengers with the sweeping silhouette of a coupe.

1989 500 SL

The car looks clean, elegant and beautifully crafted due to its balanced proportions maintained all over the body by designers. It stood strong against similar muscular and sporty profile of the cars, that too back in 1980's.

1981 500 SEC

The athletic design of this car is inspired from the S-Class sedan. Also, the sleek and powerful 500 SEC reigned as the flagship Mercedes-Benz coupe of the era, making it a forerunner of the CL-Class.

1979 Gelandewagen

This box-like shaped Mercedes-Benz vehicle, commonly known as G-Class was specially developed as a military vehicle. The off-road legend is one of the longest produced Mercedes-Benz in Daimler's history, with a span of 35 years.

1979 300 D

The dignified design of the 300 D is the first diesel-powered Mercedes-Benz vehicle sold in the US market (in the passenger car segment). Its unique four-headlight face for that time became an styling signature in the automotive industry.

1972 S-Class

The first-generation to carry the S-Class name, the W116 series featured sophisticated styling and safety related design features, including ribbed tailamps that helped in repelling of dirt and mud.

1963 600

The regal and ultra-exclusive Mercedes-Benz 600 was designed specifically to host the highest possible levels of comfort, safety and performance. Interestingly, 600's exclusive design maintained a production line-up for 18 YEARS!

1953 Ponton 180

The Ponton 180 is a direct ancestor of today's E-Class. It is Mercedes-Benz's first advanced three-box design with self-supporting body structure and fully integrated wings.

1938 Autobahn Courier

With its flowing lines, handcrafted details and stunning form, the 540 K was widely known as the pinnacle of automotive styling in its day.

1909 Blitzen Benz

Because of Blitzen Benz's narrow, aerodynamic body with tapered tail, it is moniker as 1909 “Lightning Benz”. Also, it is interesting to know that it is the first car on planet Earth to break the 200 kmph barrier.