A Sprinter as a mobile library provides children in remote areas with books and learning materials in Palestine. read more »
Afraid of Heights? Thanks to 3Up Adventures and Amanda Summerlin Photography for this Sprinter Shot.
20. May 2013 um 16:04
Must Watch! The Fast and the Furious: Van Episode? ;-) --> http://youtu.be/xN3OKs4Seyg
15. May 2013 um 17:05
Looks like Car and Driver had a Meet and Greet with our L319 :-) Timeline Photos Awesome classic van alert! We got up close and personal with this...
13. May 2013 um 16:04
Photo of the Week: When a Van needs to rest :-) Timeline Photos Noch ein Opfer der hohen Benzinpreise :-)
10. May 2013 um 13:01
22.05.2013 09:36:30
Photo of the Week! The Brass Van: Covered with 5,000 Pieces of Brass http://t.co/bgGDjI6EXi #mercedes
17.05.2013 17:01:44
Must Watch! The Fast and the Furious: Van Drifting! http://t.co/8zgEInemUn #mercedes
15.05.2013 17:46:10
The Mercedes-Benz Technical Support Team is hard at work every night so that the Gazelles can put the pedal to the metal during the day. Every day the mechanics check the rally vehicles’ shock absorbers, axle shafts and spring struts. They also clean the air filters and check all of the fluids. read more »
Extreme mechanics!
For Team 319 the second day of the marathon leg begins with an unpleasant surprise – Sabrina has caught a stomach virus during the night. Yet despite nausea and stomach cramps she and her navigator, Astrid, start out early in the morning in order to find the day’s four checkpoints. read more »
The Checkpoint Trap
During the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles the Medical Caravan provides the desert dwellers with medicine and vaccines in the most remote regions. read more »
The first marathon leg at this year’s Aïcha des Gazelles rally. More than 300 km off road along the ideal line, no support from the technical team and a night spent alone out in the desert. read more »
Somewhere in the
Middle of Nowhere
Fighting spirit to the very end: The 23rd Aïcha des Gazelles desert rally was not only one of the hardest challenges of their lives for the Mercedes-Benz Gazelles, but also one of the most beautiful. read more »
Rally Action in the Desert
Dirt, sweat, tears and many kilometers of desert sand lie between the competitors and the last checkpoint: The rally is slowly eroding the condition of every single Gazelle. read more »
This has nothing to do with vegetables: The land of the Moroccan cauliflower bears this nickname because of its unpredictable, rock-hard sand masses. read more »
Checkpoint
Cauliflower Desert
Finally it’s on: hot days in the car, frosty nights in the desert – all that counts is power. The gazelles’ respect for the tour into the unknown of the Sahara is pervasive. Anyway, Lina van de Mars keeps her mojo with her. read more »
Full Throttle in the Shadow
of the Eiffel Tower
Liver sausage and curd soap for the desert? Absolutely essential, says Julia Salamon. Her experience from the previous year helps the Aïcha des Gazelles competitor to be perfectly prepared for the desert. read more »
Survival kit
for the desert
The L 408, also known as the Düsseldorf transporter, is an icon like its forerunner. For decades the vehicle was essential for many companies as a valiant and reliable companion. read more »
The second rally qualifying was announced by the Deutsche Handwerks Zeitung and two craftswomen could qualify for a starting position in the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter for the first time. read more »
Teamwork Wins
In snow, ice and biting cold, 16 (female) Mercedes-Benz employees gathered on the Swabian Jura to prove that they had the right stuff to take their place in the cockpit of the coveted Rally Vito 4×4. read more »
Only the Tough
Take the Prize
Lina is excited: she gets to know her team member Julia and has to prove her knowledge and skills. read more »
The Better
Half
The ladies rally Aicha des Gazelles has fascinated Lina van de Mars since then. Now she takes part in the race and of course she wants to win – in a Sprinter 4×4. read more »
Well Screwed is Almost Won
Carl Benz’s registration of a patent for a motorized carriage on 29th of January 1886 represents the birth of the automobile. However, vans have existed for far longer. read more »
A journey to Oberhausen in a converted bus. We accompany the famous, blue Mercedes-Benz O 3500 race transporter from the 1950s to the restoration workshop. read more »
Vanning Cars from Japan read more »
Urban planning and science in terms of sustainability: in the browser game GreenSight City on Facebook the user gets to know a conscious dealing with civilization and nature. read more »
Whether a secret mission or a job in the inner-city jungle – the new Citan accepts any challenge. read more »
While Neil completes the paint work of the L 319, Lina overhauls the engine and grants the vehicles’ finishing. read more »
Freshly
Lacquered
A lavishly restored L 319 is still in use at the voluntary fire brigade since 50 years. read more »
Who loves adventure travels but doesn’t want to relinquish safety and comfort will definitely decide in favour of the Unimog expedition mobile. read more »
A real eye-catcher: the L 319 from 1964 provides a catering service with fancy flair. read more »
Back in Waiblingen, Lina and Neil get down to work immediately. Time is running since Lina has got a last-minute appointment at the paint shop. read more »
An Open Heart
Surgery
The word ‘service’ contains two meanings: to serve and to provide. Even after 53 years, the original L 319 can still cope with its job as a utility vehicle in a car dealership. read more »
Built between 1956 and 1968, the Mercedes-Benz L 319 is still alive and kicking. read more »
The automobile mechanic, vintage car enthusiast and TV host Lina van de Mars takes a trip to Luxembourg together with our presenter Neil to search for the MYVAN heritage van: a true L 319. read more »
A Barn Find
The desert race is made up of seven stages. 301 participants cross the Sahara armed with only a map and a compass for navigation. read more »
2,500 km through the Desert:
Showdown for Ladies Only
On a wolf hunt through Inner Mongolia with a marble bathroom and underfloor heating. Two Asian entrepreneurs have each converted a truck into luxury motorhome. read more »
With the slogan ‘big answers from small’ Daihatsu reveals its next-generation technology for small vehicles and according to Daihatsu this offers a ‘free energy future’. read more »
From the first draft of the fourties till this day. A journey through the success story of an unique craft. read more »
60 Years Unimog
The second part of our journey through the success story of the Mercedes-Benz vans. read more »
125 Years of
Van History, Part 2
Plan the world’s most environmentally friendly city just the way you want it – the new Facebook game has started on 15th December 2011. read more »
Now for the first time the world of vans has a unique social TV platform: helpful tips, entertainment, and interaction – This site has it all! read more »
At the Center of the
Van Scene!
His workshop with its stock of spare parts is a mecca for classic Mercedes-Benz owners from around the world read more »
Sprinter travel the world – as escort vehicles to three B-Classes with F-CELL drive. read more »
Van drivers can party – the V-Club members proved this in Berlin. read more »
Driving a Vito 4×4 through the desert of Maroc in North Africa Andrea Spielvogel and Anneke Voss were the fastest Racers in the rally Aïcha des Gazelles 2011. read more »