Press Release

Related content:
MB Vision GST: Precursor to New Model Line
Mercedes-Benz Vision GST
MB Unveils New Interpretation of the Vision Grand Sports Tourer
MB GST Photo Album - 17 Photos added
Heralding a New Mercedes Class
- New vehicle concept for relaxed long-distance journeys
- The roominess of first-class travel for six passengers
- Fascinating lines with a sporty, dynamic accent
- Pioneering diesel hybrid engine combined with four-wheel drive
Seeing and experiencing foreign countries. Exploring new regions with family or
friends. Taking relaxed and pleasurable trips -?????????????????????????????????????? in a car that offers ample room,
unsurpassed long-distance comfort, the highest level of safety and dynamic driving
pleasure. Add to that a powerful engine, permanent four-wheel drive and pioneering
technology that guarantees the driver remains in control in all situations.
Many people today dream about such a car, and the Grand Sports Tourer makes
these dreams come true. Mercedes-Benz has created this new vehicle concept and
will introduce a series-production version in 2005. The Vision Grand Sports Tourer
celebrating its premiere at the Detroit Auto Show illustrates this unique and
fascinating automobile's evolution from show car to series-production vehicle.
The array of features in this future Mercedes class demonstrate that something
totally new has been developed here -?????????????????????????????????????? a unique vehicle that combines advantages
from a number of car concepts and unites them with new ideas to create a vehicle
with a very distinctive profile.
Like other groundbreaking new vehicle concepts created by Mercedes-Benz, the
Grand Sports Tourer is the product of an intense dialogue that the product planners
in Stuttgart have been conducting with customers around the world in their quest to
identify these customers' wishes, analyze them and turn them into new vehicle
projects. That is one of the most important reasons for the success enjoyed by
Mercedes-Benz as a trend-setting brand in the international automobile industry.
The three words in the name of the future Mercedes model highlight its outstanding features:
Grand stands for size, roominess, functionality, elegance and the highest
level of safety;
Sports symbolizes dynamics, power, high performance and driving
excitement;
Tourer signifies the qualities of this new type of automobile as a car designed
for long-distance comfort.
Thanks to innovations that are typical of Mercedes, the Grand Sports Tourer is
characterized by its high level of technical sophistication. Moreover, the aesthetic
design of the body and the interior give the vehicle tremendous emotional appeal.