Mercedes Builds 400m Slot Car Track Through E-Class Wagon [Video]

Proof that Germans have too much spare time

By Michael Gauthier
November 10, 2009 11:15 PM
Filed Under: German, Mercedes-Benz

What do Germans do when they're bored? They apparently build a 400 meter (1,312 feet) long slot car track through a 2010 Mercedes E-Class Estate.

Initially planned out on a computer, the massive 1275-piece track was built in a single day. Stretching 500 square meters, the track fills the entire 1950 liter (68.9 cubic feet) trunk as well as virtually everything else.

Boasting 1:32 scale DTM-style slot cars, a good "driver" can race around the track in about 4 minutes and 45 seconds.

Source: Mercedes

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Tags: 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class wagon, Mercedes-Benz E-Class wagon, slot car racing, slot cars, slot car track

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Comments

Kepe

November 11, 2009 12:16 AM

"Stretching 500 square meters, the track fills the entire 1950 liter (68.9 cubic feet) trunk as well as virtually everything else."

I thought they built the whole track inside the car... ;/ Anyone could build a track like that, given enough of building pieces and some time...

kimbo

November 11, 2009 1:14 AM

Sorry, but this is stupid. They've lost a day of their precious work, and I have lost 1.5 minutes of my life (and I won't get it back) watching this nonsense.

maloparac

November 11, 2009 2:12 AM

Whats does track got to do with car

Edited by user on November 11, 2009 at 2:13 AM

awhk

November 11, 2009 3:48 AM

This is lame

carbonfibreguy

November 11, 2009 8:22 AM

Not bad, but who knows what theyre going to be doing next?!

smohed

November 11, 2009 8:23 AM

It is the most brilliant idea for the advertisement, cool

xLumino

November 11, 2009 5:05 PM

definitly nice idea

what the slottrack has to do with e-class wagon? nothing. This is Mercedes' current new car, so what's wrong? I like that advert-theme

SD-AMG

November 11, 2009 6:12 PM

Great track! I'd like to try it :D The idea behind the commercial is to show how much space there is in the E-class estate, all the boxes to build this 400M track comes from the trunk

November 11, 2009 6:31 PM

If you really think this is a cool idea, You'd probably buy a piece of dogcrap if it was Mercedes Dogcrap.

carcrazy1234

November 11, 2009 7:59 PM

mmmmmhmmmmmm........... lol

McNamara68

November 11, 2009 9:48 PM

Mercedes has the WEAKEST marketing department in the automotive world. They have so much to work with: so much history, high quality products, innovation; yet they have never been able to make a decent commercial for god sake. Whoever is in charge of marketing needs to be fired.

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