A tuned Mercedes S-Class must not inevitably look like a car driven by a gangster. Inden Design proves that customization does not have to rule out good taste with an S 500 in the style of a S 65 AMG.
Hamann’s showpiece for the 2011 Geneva Motor Show is a strikingly re-styled Mercedes SLS AMG. Not only its name, Hawk, takes some getting used to, its look will not be to the taste of everyone. But the tuner has certainly given the sports model with the gull-wing doors a serious technical upgrade.
Time to blow out the birthday candles. In the first part of our article read how the Daimler story started with spluttering two-wheeled, three-wheeled and four-wheeled contraptions, how the famous three-pointed star came about and the role played by women in the driver’s seat.
The Daimler story, part 2. Which Mercedes models gave the marque its great reputation, how it was threatened by a Scandinavian mammal, what the problem was with the Americans and diesel power and how the future is taking shape.