Much like the vacuum of outer space, the Mercedes-Benz lineup is vast and mysterious. It has so many models that the company just uses letters to distinguish between models. In America, we use fun, emotional names like Mustang and Volt to describe our cars, so why does Mercedes-Benz choose lifeless letters from an alphabet that was invented in 8th century BCE? You may be surprised to find out that many of the Mercedes-Benz class letters actually stand for something. Something lost in time. Read the rest of this entry

