2023: Vision One Eleven
2022: Vision EQXX
2021 Miami: Project Maybach
2020 Las Vegas: Vision AVTR
2019 Sophia Antipolis: Vision Simplex
2018 Pebble Beach: Vision EQ Silver Arrow
2018 Beijing: Vision MM Ultimate Luxury
2017 Pebble Beach: Vision MM 6 Cabriolet
2016 Pebble Beach: Vision MM 6
2015 Tokyo: Vision Tokyo Connected Lounge
2013 Sunnyvale: AMG Vision Gran Turismo
2012 LA auto show design challenge: Highway Patrol Vehicle 2025
Vision Ener-G-Force
2011 LA auto show design challenge: Hollywood’s Hottest New Movie Car
Maybach Berline
Mercedes Silver Arrow
smart 341 parkour
2010 LA auto show design challenge: 1000 lbs car
Maybach DRS – “Den-Riki-Sha”
Mercedes-Benz BIOME
smart 454 WeightWatch Technologies
2009 LA auto show design challenge: Motorsports 2025
Mercedes-Benz Formula Zero - Alan Barrington, George Yoo, Kevin Verduyn
2008 LA auto show design challenge: Robocar 2057
Mercedes-Benz SilverFlow - Gorden Wagener, John Gill, Kevin Kang
2007 LA auto show design challenge: Environmental Sustainability
Mercedes-Benz RECY - Andre Perre Frey
2006 Design Zentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen: "red dot award" for Mercedes-Benz R-Class and S-Class
Rewarding designs expressing modern purity without ornamentation.
2006 LA auto show design challenge: LA Adventure
Maybach California Gourmet Tourer - Andre Perre Frey
Mercedes-Benz Mojave Runner - John Gill
2005 LA auto show design challenge: Ultimate LA machine
Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Fluegeltuer
GPS
AA Vision
Benjamin Dimson, Paul Terry, Melonee Ranzinger, Richard Plavetich, Gerhard Steinle, Peter Arcadipane
Chris Rhoades -- Cascadia, Ultimate LA machine, F 700 Diesotto, BIOME, Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6, Carlsbad
Thomas Stopka -- Concept Fascination, W212 E-Class incl interior, Coupe, Cabrio, smart forspeed
Jean-Francois Huet -- AMG, C 63, E 63
Bastian Baudy -- Vision Gran Turismo -- Davis Lee
plus Oliver Samson, Steffen Köhl, Gorden Wagener, Hubert Lee, Ken Cook
Silver Arrow Concept, Vision Gran Turismo, Ener-G-Force -- Jackson Luttig
AMG Vision Gran Turismo, F015, Carlsbad, Vision MM 6 & Cabrio, Vision EQ Silver Arrow, Nio -- Oliver Samson
Matthias Schenker -- Mercedes-Benz Autobahnkurier, Vision EQ Silver Arrow, Vision EQXX
AMG GT -- Gabriel Nemeth, Mark Fetherstone, Huey Lee, Robert Lesnik, Vitalis Enns / AMG GT3 -- Edgar Chu
Project One -- Olivier, Robert Lesnik, Hartmut Sinkwitz, Philipp Eckart, Vitalis Enns
Vision MM 6 Coupe & Cabriolet -- Christopher Thoms
Vision EQS -- Lukas Haag, Steffen Köhl, Holger Hutzenlaub; interior Matthias Gottwald, Peter Balko, Henryk Strojwasiewicz
EQS -- Eva Greiner, Kai Jardner, Nina Hallier, Hartmut Sinkwitz, Bastian Baudy, Peter Balko, Belinda Guenther, Steffen Köhl, Robert Lesnik
C Coupe -- Sebestyén Marcell, Gabriel Nemeth -- new GLA
Mercedes Synergy Concept, smart 341 Parkour, Ener-G-Force, AMG Vision Gran Turismo, F 015 Luxury in Motion, Advanced design -- Sylvain Wehnert
Verena Kloos -- interior, Como, CLS, Vision Grand Sports Tourer
CLS Shooting Brake, 212 E-Class update, C Estate, Concept GLC Coupe, GLA, new GLE -- Michael Frei
CLS headlight, smart concept -- Dennis Brings
Bruno Arena, Michele Bavaro, Riccardo Luigi Cascone, Stefano Manini, Dario Pellegrino, Cristiano Zanot -- Coupetorino
Actros concept, Vito concept, Mercedes SE concept, CLS proposal, EQXX -- Joosua Kuusela
Daimler Trucks Asia, FUSO, Bharat Benz, Canter, eCanter, Vision F-Cell-- Benoit Tallec
Claudia Braun / Röckle -- Head of Color & Material Design, W213 E, Porsche, Volvo
Belinda Günther -- S-Class Color & Trim, EQS
Nicola Ehrenberg-Uhlig -- Manager of Color & Trim, R230 SL
S-Class colour and trim -- Martin Bremer, Verena Brausch, Bozheva Lalova
Colour and trim creation, advanced materials, EQXX -- Joana Jarisch
S-Class Graphics HMI, displays -- Olaf Göckeritz / Quality, Precision -- Georg Asal
first CLK, C-Class Sportscoupe, CLS, ML, GL -- Michael L. Fink
first ML, CL, CLS, Denza, Beijing studio -- Peter Arcadipane
new CLS, MBAD studio Carlsbad, F 800 Style, Biome, 3rd gen ML, new E coupe, Beijing, MM Ultimate Luxury, Denza X -- Huey Lee
Advanced Exterior Carlsbad, Vision MM 6, Vision MM 6 Cabriolet -- Stefan Lamm
MBAD Irvine, AAV, smart fortwo, S, E, R129 SL, GLK (G+SLK) -- Gerhard Steinle
"The design principles of Giorgio Armani and Mercedes-Benz complement each other very well".
Interior Design Director Stefan Sielaff (2003-2006) -- W221 S-Class
S-Class, S-Class Coupe, new C, EQ, EQC, new S-Class, EQS, Exterior design director -- Robert Lešnik
Achim Badstübner -- Studio München, A6, GLE Coupe, CLA SB, GLB, Maybach S-Class
Boyke Boyer -- 3 series, 7 series
10th gen E-Class, Concept EQ -- Thomas Sälzle
10th gen E Estate, CLA Shooting Brake, MM GLS 600, AMG GT4 Coupe, new S-Class, EQA -- Balázs Filczer
Peter Balko -- S-Class, new A-Class interior, EQS
Henryk Strojwasiewicz -- new S interior -- Matthias Gottwald
Uli Baur -- GLA -- Mark Fetherston, Robert Lešnik, Hans Peter Wunderlich
Gerhard Stolz -- S-Class Coupe, CLS, new GLE
Drummond Jacoy -- GLK, new W213 E-Class
Volker Hellwig -- GLK interior, AMG: SL63, AMG GLE, Coupe, GLS, C63, C450, C43, AMG GT 4 Coupe, GLE53
Hartmut Sinkwitz -- smart fortwo, CL, Competence Centre Interior Design W176, W246, W166
Frederik Knothe -- E-Class, G interior
Jan Kaul -- A-Class interior, M-Class, Concept A, S-Class Coupe
Martin Bremer -- Mercedes Interior Competence Center, Color and Trim lead
Till Varailhon -- new C, F 015 Luxury in Motion, Vision MM 6, GLC Coupe, Como, Vision Simplex
Murat Günak -- A, CL, M, SLK, SLA Vision, Maybach
Roland Sternmann -- Borgward BX7, BX7 TS -- Anders Warming
Sabine Engelhardt -- Air balance, Maybach flacon, Citrus, Agarwood -- Ursula Wandel
Tobias Beitz -- Acoustic sound interior design
Coupé concept, ML replacement, GL, A, B, S, CLK, SL, GST -- Steve Mattin
Advanced design lead Yokohama & Sindelfingen, F015 Luxury in Motion, Vision EQS -- Holger Hutzenlaub
DICE, F015 Luxury in Motion, Generation EQ, advanced UX Sunnyvale, AVTR -- Vera Schmidt
Vision AVTR -- Alexander Dang
MBUX, AVTR, EQXX -- Jasmin Eichler
F015 Luxury in Motion, Concept IAA, Generation EQ, Concept GT, UX -- Gabriel Nguyen
F015 Luxury in Motion, Vision EQ ForTwo, new S-Class, UI/UX -- Arthur Gängler
Vision Gran Turismo, Concept IAA -- Bastian Baudy
Ocean Drive, F125!, F015 Luxury in Motion, advanced interior Como -- Valeria Vigevani
F015 Luxury in Motion, MM Ultimate Luxury, EQXX, Advanced Design director -- Steffen Köhl
Christopher Benjamin -- MBAD, Vision GST interior
Frank Pfisterer -- Viano, SLR McLaren Stirling Moss, SL
Felipe Gorsten -- V-Class -- Andy Sugata -- interior Simone Achille Tironi
Vision SLR, SLR McLaren -- Gorden Wagener, Steffen Köhl, Franz Lecher
Laurent Boulay -- Sprinter
SLS AMG, new A-Class, B, CLA & SB, GLE Coupe, Concept A, Concept A Sedan, GLB -- Mark Fetherston
Aria, new A, new CLS, GLC Coupe, EQA, CLA Shooting Brake -- Slavche Tanevski
GST, new SLK, new A-Class, B, C, E, W221, MBAD, BlueZERO -- Gorden Wagener
Vaneo, new Sprinter -- Gerhard Honer
smart, SL, new M-class, G update, new C-Class, GLE Coupe -- Volker Leutz
advanced design, new M-Class, A-Class -- Klaus Frenzel
W124 -- Joseph Gallitzendörfer, Peter Pfeiffer and Bruno Sacco
Design director MB passenger cars incl E-Class, M and R, R231 SL -- Dieter Futschik
Advanced design studios, F100, FCC, Maybach, Excelero and so on -- Harald Leschke
Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Italia
The interior design competence center in the Villa Salazar in Como
selected Hand-finished Matte Burl Walnut trim for the Vision GST and CLS
coupe. "By applying the oil-modified resin to the surface, the wood obtains
a velvety, natural surface, on which both the structure and the pores are
visible and noticeable. The veneer seems to be authentic, giving the same
impression as touching a piece of natural wood that has been sanded very
carefully." Klaus Villwock, Behr Industries
MB Advanced Design Sophia Antipolis -- Alexandre Malval
1998 CL interior director Michele Jauch-Paganetti
Silver Arrow of the Seas, MB Style -- Raphaël Laurent
SLK, A, V, SL, Tokyo, smart, Porsche -- Michael Mauer
911, 904, Zell am See, IWC -- Ferdinand Alexander Butzi Porsche
Maybach DRS, Tokyo, smart concepts, Concept Coupé SUV -- Kim Teck-koun
Hussein Al-Attar -- smart ebike, E.matic
smart, smart-for-us, new M-Class, Taycan -- Emiel Burki
Skoda, Polestar 1 -- Thomas Ingenlath
Vision VAN, Urban eTruck, smart vision EQ fortwo, new Sprinter, smart forease -- Aminiyekta
Matthias Gottwald -- smart 453, Jet Style, new S & MM interior, teamlead smart, Vans and Trucks
Michael Gebhardt, Kai Sieber, Peter Balko, Zimo Yang, Christopher Ottersbach -- smart fourjoy concept
Actros, director of vans and commercial vehicles -- Kai Sieber
SETRA CC500 Bus, SETRA TC 500, SETRA 500, Future Bus, Yutong -- Mathias Lenz
VehiCross, Qashqai, Murano, Rogue, Juke, Infiniti FX -- Shiro Nakamura
Ellure and Xtrem concept, Juke, Infiniti ZE -- Alfonso Albaisa
CS concept, new 7er, MB Advanced Design (2009-10), Infiniti, KIA -- Karim Habib
Initiale Paris and so on -- Laurens van den Acker
Genesis, MBAD Carlsbad stint -- Joel Piaskowski
Tesla Model S -- Franz von Holzhausen
Yoon Il-hun -- SLR McLaren Stirling Moss, S-Class
Flaminio Bertoni -- 2 CV, DS 19
Maybach, S-Class, C-Class, Tokyo, Beijing, BDNT EV, G-Code, AMG One -- Olivier Boulay
G-Code, GLC, W212, Styling manager Beijing, Concept X-Class -- Winny Camacho
Style and Strategy, Vision Golf Cart, Carlsbad -- Margarete Wies
F200 Imagination, Maybach -- Anthony Lo, MB Advanced Design Japan
M-Class (W163) Design Appraisal by Greg Greeson
Gerhard Fritz headed M, G, V-Class technical development.
Mercedes safety engineer Karl-Heinz Baumann invented Pre-SAFE.
Mercedes typewriter - Frank Barrett, MBCA Star Magazine editor
sgi: Dream Factory: At the Virtual Reality Design Center, Seeing is Believing
Tom Gale, Neil Walling, John Herlitz, Trevor Creed -- Pacifica Design Studio Carlsbad
SLS AMG interior, R231 SL, S-Class -- Hans-Peter Wunderlich
Four-eyed-face - Vieraugengesicht - twin-headlamp face -- Bruno Sacco
Helmut Werner -- smart, A-, M-Class, SLK
Baby Benz, the 190 -- Bruno Sacco w/ engineer Werner Breitschwerdt
ESF 2009 -- Michael Fehring, Ulrich Mellinghoff
107 SL, W210 E, W204 C, W212 E, E Coupe -- Karl Heinz Bauer
E-Class Four Eyed Face -- Einar J. Hareide
W212 Estate, A, B, C, E-Estate, CLC -- Juergen Bollmann
Diamond cut - Diamantschliff or the beautiful 190 -- Bruno Sacco
smooth bumper - fender - S500 -- Bruno Sacco
Grand 600, Pagoda SL, Strich-Acht, W111 W112 W108 W109 -- Paul Bracq
Panamerica 300 SL W194, 300 SL Gullwing W198, W100 600, W116 S-Class -- Friedrich Geiger
Friedrich Geiger director until 1973; Bruno Sacco director 1974 to 1999; since 1999: Peter Pfeiffer; since 2008: Gorden Wagener
Béla Barényi head of advanced design 1955 to 1972
Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design moves to Carlsbad
"The substantial enlargement of our design studio in California
bears testament to the growing importance of design at Mercedes-Benz.
With our studios in California, Tokyo, Como and China, we have
established a creative basis for important markets. They function as
our seismograph for influences emerging from art, culture and architecture."
-- Gorden Wagener
ML63 AMG 4MATIC with 503 hp and 6.3 liter V8
Codenamed M156, it is an all-new naturally aspirated 6.3-liter V8.
The M156 is being developed under AMG engine boss Wolf Zimmermann, who is
the mastermind behind the 367-hp naturally aspirated (M113 E55) and 500-hp
supercharged 5.4-liter V8 powerplants (M113 E55 mL) in AMG models now.
Zimmermann also developed the 555-hp 7.3-liter V12 engine that powers
the Pagani Zonda S.
designo editions
debut with the 2001 model year M-Class. The cognac edition was offered for
the ML320, 430 and 55 for an additional $4000 with Bourbon metallic
exterior, two tone charcoal cognac Nappa leather also covering the door
panels, steering wheel and gear selector and natural poplar wood trim on
the dash, lower console, door opener- and rear window switch surrounds.
The mystic green edition followed for the ML320 and 430 with two tone
java borneo Nappa leather and natural poplar wood trim.
Research Vehicles
C111-I, C111-II, Auto 2000, NAFA, F100, C112, Vario Research Car,
F 200 Imagination, F 300 Lifejet, F 400 Carving, F 500 Mind, Bionic Concept,
F 600 Hygenius, F 700 DiesOtto, ESF 2009, F 800 Style, F 125!, S 500 Intelligent Drive,
Future Truck 2025, G-Code, F015 Luxury in Motion, Concept V-ision e, Concept IAA, Vision VAN,
Urban eTruck, Concept EQ, smart vision EQ fortwo, Concept EQA, VisionURBANETIC, Vision Urban Bus,
ESF 2019
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