The Museum celebrates the automobile invented by Carl Benz in 1886: it relates its history and tells its stories, bringing both alive by placing them in the context of technology, day-to-day life, social history and popular culture. Over an area covering 16,500 square metres on nine levels, the museum presents 160 vehicles and over 1,500 exhibits, divided into Legend rooms and Collection rooms. The Legend rooms document the history of the Mercedes-Benz brand and are subdivided into themes and epochs. The Collection rooms offer a thematic presentation of the wealth and diversity of vehicles made by the brand.

Opening hours:
Tuesday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Prices:
Day ticket Adults – 8 Euro
Reduced-price day ticket – 4 Euro

Sports cars

Mercedes-Benz 300SL “Gullwing”

Mercedes Racers

High Speed Racing Transporter

1936 Mercedes-Benz 500K Spezial-Roadster

Mercedes-Benz C112

Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR Road Car

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and Mercedes-McLaren SLR

Mercedes-Benz Concept Car

Mercedes-Benz Concept Car

Mercedes-Benz ML “Jurassic Park” edition

Mercedes-Benz C-Class DTM Racecar

McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 Car

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The BMW Concept i3 is the first premium electric plug-in city car, while the i8 Concept is a hybrid plug-in and combustion engine sports car. BMW demonstrates how the future of sustainable and yet dynamic mobility might look. The i8 is based on the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics concept from 2009. i8 combines the electric drive system from the BMW i3 Concept with the innovative plug-in hybrid concept. It has a high-performance three-cylinder combustion engine which produces 164kW/220 hp and 300 Nm (221 lb-ft) at its rear. The BMW i8 Concept is a four-seater car that provides sufficient space for passengers. Here are some photos from Los Angeles Auto Show 2011.

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The Eliica is a battery electric vehicle concept car first shown in 2004 and designed by a team at Keio University in Tokyo, led by Professor Hiroshi Shimizu. The 17 ft (5.1 m) car runs on a lithium-ion battery and can accelerate from 62 mph (0–100 km/h) in 4 seconds. In 2004, the Eliica reached a speed of 230 mph (370 km/h) on high speed track. The Eliica weighs in at 5,300 lb (2,400 kg) and seats the driver and three passengers. The projected price was about $255,000 USD.