What do the letters stand for?
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What do the Model Letters Mean?
Mercedes assigns the letter designation to a model to describe one or more of a car's major characteristics in a general way. Some model letters on older cars from the 1920's and 30's were: [ul][*]"K" Kurz (German for Short)[*]"L" Lang (Long)[*]"V" Vor (Front, engine in front)[*]"H" Heck (Rear, engine in Rear)[/ul] Model letter designations on modern cars usually mean: [ul][*]"K" Kompressor[*]"C" Coupe[*]"S" Sedan[*]"E" Einspritzer (fuel injection)[*]"G" Gelaendewagen (off-road vehicle) or Grand[*]"D" Diesel[*]"T" Turbo or Tourer[*]"S" Sport[*]"L" Leicht (Light weight)[/ul] Mercedes now markets cars according to Class designation. Some Classes are "S", "E", "C", and "M". These Class letters do not appear to have any particular meaning.
http://www.panix.com/~rmadison/mercedes.shtml
Mercedes assigns the letter designation to a model to describe one or more of a car's major characteristics in a general way. Some model letters on older cars from the 1920's and 30's were: [ul][*]"K" Kurz (German for Short)[*]"L" Lang (Long)[*]"V" Vor (Front, engine in front)[*]"H" Heck (Rear, engine in Rear)[/ul] Model letter designations on modern cars usually mean: [ul][*]"K" Kompressor[*]"C" Coupe[*]"S" Sedan[*]"E" Einspritzer (fuel injection)[*]"G" Gelaendewagen (off-road vehicle) or Grand[*]"D" Diesel[*]"T" Turbo or Tourer[*]"S" Sport[*]"L" Leicht (Light weight)[/ul] Mercedes now markets cars according to Class designation. Some Classes are "S", "E", "C", and "M". These Class letters do not appear to have any particular meaning.
http://www.panix.com/~rmadison/mercedes.shtml
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