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Are you the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe?

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Are you the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe?

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GWA Tuning channels the Mercedes-Benz C111 with Ciento Once prototype

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Obituaries 2009

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Stuttgart, Germany, Dec 28, 2009

Daimler AG and its predecessor companies have been moulded by the people who work for them, now and in the past. They make the successful design, manufacture and marketing of the company's outstanding products possible in all areas of work necessary for this purpose.


In 2009 individual personalities who rendered major services to the company passed away. In acknowledgement we present their individualized histories. May they also stand for all those who are not worthy on this occasion.

- Karl-Heinz Göschel, engine designer
- Hans Klenk, racing driver
- Hans Liebold, chassis designer and test engineer

Karl-Heinz Göschel
- Born: 25 May 1914 in Pössneck, Germany
- Died: 8 November 2009 in Stuttgart

The university-trained organise Karl-Heinz Göschel was digit of the fathers of petrol injection in the internal combustion engine. Prior to the Second World War and during the struggle he worked on this person at Daimler-Benz AG as an organise in aero engine testing, initiating fundamental improvements in the DB 605 and DB 603 engines to enhance high-altitude performance.

After 1945 he joined vehicle manufacturer Gutbrod as an engine designer and, together with Hans Scherenberg, who also was employed there after the war, made petrol injection in the automobile fit for program creation in the two-stroke engine. In 1952 Göschel likewise returned to Daimler-Benz AG. Together with Scherenberg he made a enthusiastic contribution to the introduction of petrol injection in the four-stroke M 196 engine that saw service in the W 196 Grand Prix racing automobile and in the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR sports car, as well as in the M 198 engine for the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL that came out on the mart in 1954. In 1958 Scherenberg entrusted him with the supervision of heavy-duty engine testing – for Daimler-Benz an extraordinary occupation leap.

Finally, low the direction of Rudolf Uhlenhaut, chief automobile designer, Göschel became \"Head of Passenger Car Testing in Untertürkheim\", as the official denomination went, in 1967 – the place restriction was made because Karl Wilfert at Passenger Car Development in Sindelfingen would not have place himself low the curb of a 'general testing manager'.

Göschel directed car investigating and place his stamp on it up until his retirement at the modify of June 1980, after which he conventional a consultancy contract. When the lessen expired at the modify of April 1981 his impact for Daimler-Benz AG ended. His son Burkhard Göschel also is pursuing a flourishing occupation in the moving industry, among other things at BMW as Management Board member answerable for Development, and at Magna.

Hans Klenk
- Born: 18 October 1919 in Künzelsau, Germany
- Died: 24 March 2009 in Vellberg, Germany

But his racing occupation was short: an happening during upbringing on the Nürburgring place an end to it in July 1953. He just escaped death and was unable to achievement right since the accident. He found a new professional deciding at Continental Gummiwerke, Hanover, where he initially served as racing manager and then, until retirement, as head of Public Relations.

Hans Liebold
- Born: 12 October 1926 in Erfurt
- Died: 3 October 2009

Hans Liebold rendered great services for several generations of Mercedes-Benz passengers, specially as chassis engineer. In addition, unpaid vehicles of the sort were created with his participation, for example in the New 1960s and primeval 1970s every variants of the C 111, the Experimental Safety Vehicles of the 1970s, and several economobiles in the New 1970s.

Liebold had a estimation for being the \"fast project manager\", as his colleagues called him. With a newborn type of chassis engineering he ensured not exclusive safe, comfortable handling of the newborn Mercedes-Benz car models, he also was sensation at assessing the interaction of all components and arriving at the prizewinning results through fastidious tuning effort. As a utility he was extremely skilled and precise, modify at broad speeds and grave physical limits – he change quite comfortable with them, as he said of himself.

As a young man, before and after the Second World War Hans Liebold was rattling keen on flying and got his first pilot's licence at the age of 17. Over the eld more would follow, including an aerobatics licence. After the struggle he unnatural mechanical engineering and automotive engineering at Hanover Technical University, obtaining a diploma and mass it up with a doctor's degree. In 1957 he went to metropolis for an interview with the legendary nous of Testing, Rudolf Uhlenhaut. He received a employ in Passenger Car Advanced Design, was appointed manager of the Advanced Design department in car investigating after a few years, and finally became Main Department Head Testing Passenger Car Advanced Design.

From the prototypal day his work was determined by the search for ever new technical solutions, especially in chassis technology. Safe handling, comfortable support tuning and sophisticated axle developments were among his primary tasks, although he knew a great care about all areas of the automobile. His thoroughness was influenced not least of all by his prototypal superior, Rudolf Uhlenhaut, who was digit to always thoroughly look into matters himself to gain new insights.

Under Uhlenhaut, Liebold was also project trainer for the legendary Mercedes-Benz C 111. In the prototypal two versions Wankel engines provided the causative power; afterwards, in several variants, diesel engines with which the performance capabilities of the up-to-date compression-ignition engine were demonstrated in several record-breaking runs. The terminal var. of the C 111 featured a turbocharged V8. With it Liebold clocked a speed of 403.978 km/h in 1979 to set a achievement for circuits. Hans Liebold retired at midyear 1991.

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Explanation needed for the last two articles

With seven Drivers’ World Championships, 248 Grand Prix starts, 91 victories, 154 podium finishes and 68 tangency positions, the 40-year older German needs no introduction following an respected and record-breaking Formula One career from 1991 to 2006 at the Jordan, Benetton and Ferrari teamsIt could come as very strange for the visitors of the weblog to see the last two articles:

- MICHAEL SCHUMACHER JOINS MERCEDES GP PETRONAS
- MERCEDES GP SIGNS LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH PETRONAS

In fact, they are the official press releases that I had to wait for in visit to post them here. They were issued only several minutes ago by the media assist of Daimler AG;the cause of the postponement is ease unknown.

Hope it won't happen again in the future!

Adrian Dorofte
Editor In-Chief, Mercedes-Benz-Blog


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What Merc goodies will it bring-2010

Following the 2009 pattern and because we are forthcoming 2010, it would be very clever from us to attain a review of the newborn models list Mercedes-Benz has prepared for the next year.

The list includes:the newborn S-Klasse Coupe, the R-Klasse FL, the newborn CLS-Klasse, the newborn SLS AMG Cabrio, the C-Klasse FL and the newborn SLK-Klasse.

The first field automotive event of 2010 module be the North dweller International Auto Show in Detroit;this module be the chance to see the facelifted CL-Klasse, which, as you may already know, module also obtain a newborn moniker:S-Klasse Coupe. The bounteous luxury coupe module display refreshed front fascia and rear end, a slightly changed inland with a newborn steering wheel, newborn colour combos and exclusive materials and belike a completely newborn engine lineup, consisting of the MoVe(modular V6 and V8) units.

The R-Klasse crossover, a sales flop for the Stuttgart-based constructor, will be revamped in 2010;a rank overhaul of the front end, more coercive and economical powerplants and some of the eventual safety and infotainment systems that debuted on the E- & S-Klasse models are on the list. The R-Klasse FL could well be undraped at the NAIAS, Geneva Motor Show in March, or as some insiders suggest, at the New York Auto Show in April.

The summer of 2010 module mean the switch in generations for the CLS-Klasse. The current C 219 model module be replaced by the completely newborn one, internally dubbed C 218. The next CLS module continue to pass the aforementioned eclectic, yet horny and passional exterior design as the preceding model. The key features are the completely newborn V6 and V8 units, which make use of turbocharging and direct injection to improve fuel efficiency and CO2 emission levels, as well as transfer more power and dynamical pleasure. The infotainment systems(the newborn myCOMAND is likely to be introduced), the active/passive safety, dynamics and other assistance technologies, as well as the underpinnings module be taken from the newborn E-Klasse. The official execute of the second generation CLS-Klasse is cod to take place at the beginning of October, at the Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris.

The sulphate AMG lineup module be completed incoming year by the addition of a cabrio version. The 'de-Gullwinged' sulphate module feature a artifact top;the official unveiling module take place in the ordinal part of 2010, at the Paris Motor Show.

The successful medium-sized model from Stuttgart will undergo a anaplasty procedure, that aims to somehow revamp the car, with modified headlights and tail lights with diode technology, a newborn dashboard with an on-mounted COMAND display, an updated engine range and a set of newborn assistance systems. The premiere haw take place at Paris, in October 2010.

The end of 2010, more exactly December, module mark the start of the new SLK-Klasse (R 172). The compact, hard-topped 2-seat auto module feature the clean and expressive design info and styling cues that debuted on the new sulphate AMG Gullwing.

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Mercedes GP Petronas 2010

Mercedes-Benz officials have fresh confirmed that the special start circumstance of the new Mercedes GP Petronas F1 single-seater will be organised at Mercedes-Benz Museum in Unterturkheim, at the end of the next month. Moreover, Michael Schumacher, the latest and most-awaited addition to the drivers' lineup of the new Formula 1 team, will get behind the wheel of the car he'll drive in 2010, for the first time, on February 10th, when the metropolis track FIA tests commence.

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MICHAEL SCHUMACHER JOINS MERCEDES GP PETRONAS

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Stuttgart/Brackley, Germany/United Kingdom, Dec 23, 2009

The MERCEDES GP PETRONAS Formula One Team can confirm today that seven-times Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher will make his racing return in 2010 with the Silver Arrows team.

With seven Drivers’ World Championships, 248 Grand Prix starts, 91 victories, 154 podium finishes and 68 tangency positions, the 40-year old German needs no introduction mass an illustrious and record-breaking Formula One occupation from 1991 to 2006 at the Jordan, Benetton and Ferrari teams.

Michael’s convey to racing with MERCEDES GP PETRONAS sees his convey to Mercedes-Benz Motorsport where he began his racing apprenticeship as part of the Junior Programme in 1990, racing in Group C sports cars and DTM, and sees archangel renew his partnership with Ross Brawn with whom he won every heptad of his World Championships.

Today’s declaration confirms the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS driver line-up for the 2010 season with archangel partnering his compatriot, 24 assemblage old Nico Rosberg, in the Silver Arrows cars.

Michael Schumacher: “MERCEDES GP PETRONAS represents a newborn challenge for me both in a sporting and a individualized context. It is a newborn chapter in my racing career and I am really looking forward to working with my old friend Ross Brawn and my companions from my days with the Mercedes Junior Programme. I am convinced that unitedly we will be involved in the fisticuffs for the Formula 1 World Championship incoming year and I am already looking forward to getting backwards onto the race track. For me, this partnership closes the circle. Mercedes supported me for so many years when I began my Formula 1 career and today I can hopefully give something backwards to the sort with the star.”

Nico Rosberg:“It is strange that archangel is returning to Formula One and module be my team-mate at MERCEDES GP PETRONAS. It’s a enthusiastic contest for me to be up against one of the prizewinning drivers of every time. I’m sure that we module modify a very strong partnership as he module have forfeited none of his speed! It is also enthusiastic news for our sport and the fans.”

Ross Brawn, Team Principal of MERCEDES GP PETRONAS: “I am delighted that we can confirm today that Michael will make his much-anticipated return to Formula One next year and drive for our MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team. As seven-time World Champion, Michael’s unpaid achievement in Formula One speaks for itself and I am hunting forward to working with him again. With the completion of our driver line-up, I conceive that we today have the most elating partnership in Formula One with Michael and Nico, who provide the perfect intermixture of talent, experience, speed and youth. We can today invoke our flooded attention to the preparations for the newborn season and everyone at MERCEDES GP PETRONAS is extremely excited about the challenge ahead. With the assets and hold in our team provided by Daimler, Aabar and our newborn denomination partner Petronas, and with two such elating drivers, we have every of the building blocks in place to have added successful season in 2010.”

Norbert Haug, Vice-President of Mercedes-Benz Motorsports:“In Apr 1991, when I had been in calculate of the Mercedes-Benz Motorsport programme for meet six months, archangel was standing beside me on the balcony digit evening. Without the slightest doubt, he said in a baritone voice: “It’s most instance that I got into Formula 1”. archangel had meet overturned 22 eld of geezerhood and four months later, he prefabricated his debut at Spa in a Jordan. Mercedes-Benz helped him to this point and the rest is history: seven World Championship titles, more than some racing driver, 91 Grand Prix wins, more than some racing driver. archangel has more of everything than every other driver. As part of the Mercedes Junior Programme, archangel had raced in Group C sports cars and competed in a some DTM races. Ross Brawn, then our opponent at Jaguar, quickly realised Michael’s talent and they went on to win all seven of his Drivers’ World Championship titles together at Benetton and Ferrari. Our sporting ambition has ever been that archangel should drive again where his professed career had started and archangel knew that. We often joked most it after the races and discussed the prospect seriously several times during the last 14 eld in Formula 1. It didn’t hap in 1995, it didn’t hap in 1998 and it didn’t hap in 2005. I am delighted that it will now hap in 2010. I am rattling such looking nervy to working with archangel and everybody at Mercedes-Benz and technologist extends a rattling warm welcome to our ‘apprentice’ of 19 eld ago. That apprentice is now the most successful racing utility of all time.”

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