Front grilles have allowed manufacturers and users to recognize models for a long time. We can talk about the grilles or grilles of a vehicle as a true hallmark of each brand.
For this reason, at the end of 2018, Mercedes presented the 4 grille design variants that allowed its models to be distinguished.
Thus, different grilles were configured for the Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes Maybach, Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes EQ models.
Mercedes grill designs
The first recognized variant was that of Mercedes-AMG, vehicles that have been modified by the prestigious brand AMG They already come with the legendary Mercedes Panamericana grill, a grill inherited from the 300SL that won the race in Mexico in 1952.
The story goes that the victory of this legendary vehicle was not easy, it was November 19, 1952 when Kling and Klenk's 300SL collided with a vulture at more than 200 km/h while competing in the race in Mexico. The bird went through the windshield of the 300 SL and directly hit the face of co-pilot Hans Klenk, who lost consciousness for a few seconds.
When he woke up shaken by Hans Kling, who managed to drive while trying to wake him up, he told him to continue in the race.
It was not after 78 km that the first stage was finished and Klenk was treated by doctors.
He had a big blow to his face, but he was able to continue, however, for the Mercedes 300 SL they had to find a solution since the windshield had been badly damaged.
They changed the windshield and armed the Mercedes 300 SL with 8 iron rods that allowed them to protect themselves in case another bird collided with them.
Finally they won the Pan-American Race in Mexico and were proclaimed champions. The legendary victory led them to later design a modern version of the legendary grilles that adorned the Mercedes 300SL that competed in “la Pana”.
Mercedes-AMG Pan-American Grille
This grill differs from the rest as it contains 15 chrome vertical slats that make up the grille.
Thus, the new Mercedes-AMG Pan-American grille also dubbed Performance Luxury descends directly from Kling and Klenk's 300SL and is fitted to all current AMG vehicles with the exception of the CLA 35, CLA Shooting Brake 35, A 35 and A 35 sedan. However, the new GLA 35 also has it.
For the Mercedes-AMG models mentioned above, a grille very similar to that of the Mercedes-Benz models continues to be used, as before, with the difference that the two horizontal slats are closer together and the AMG logo is added to the left side.
Maybach or Ultimate Luxury grill
As for Mercedes Maybach, the difference with respect to the Mercedes-AMG Pan-American grille is not abysmal, since it has very similar vertical slats but in greater quantity and less separation between them. Specifically, 19 slats make up the large grille of the current luxurious Maybachs, a design that has not been altered except to modernize it since the brand was established on the market.
Mercedes-Benz or Modern Luxury grill
Mercedes-Benz, on the other hand, continues to use the well-known diamond-type grille (so recognizable), the one with double slats or in some models such as the S-Class, the one with three horizontal slats.
EQ or Progressive Luxury Grill
Finally, a new grille has been designed for Mercedes EQ vehicles that contains 7 slats arranged horizontally.
With the exception of some brands, such as Mercedes-Benz, in general, brands are choosing to present their new electric models without front grills; This is because electric cars do not require air intakes or other cooling elements as combustion vehicles do, which is leading to a change in vehicle design.
As an anecdote, when the first electric vehicles appeared they were not very attractive and this was due to two things, the first, wanting to stand out compared to conventional vehicles in terms of design and the second since their shapes allowed the CX coefficient of the vehicles to be considerably lowered. vehicles which helps to be even more efficient.
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