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Paris-to-Beijing marathon recap

12. January 2007

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I may be a little late with this video, but it still goes nicely along with the previous post. Take a look and see what the folks had to endure, but also what they experienced during the historic trip from Paris to Beijing. (3 votes, average: 5 out of 5)  Loading ...

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Paris-to-Bejing E-class cars are returning home

12. January 2007

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Remember the Mercedes E-Class Marathon from Paris to Beijing that I covered 6 weeks ago, well the marathon has been completed and all the drivers returned to their native countries, but the cars remained in China. The next challenge for Mercedes was getting the cars back to Germany for inspections and to drivers that purchased [...]

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The new Maybach 62 S at Auto China 2006 in Beijing

21. November 2006

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DaimlerChrysler has developed a new flagship model in the Maybach line-up, the newly developed Maybach 62 S, is celebrating its world premiere at the Auto China 2006 international motor show in Beijing. The “S” in the model designation stands for “Special” and draws attention to the fact that the Maybach engineers at the state-of-the-art [...]

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The Paris to Beijing Marathon has been completed.

17. November 2006

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After 13,600 kilometers, the E-class marathon from Paris to Beijing has been completed. The E-class, which were outfitted with an intelligent light system, Pre-Safe, Direct control, 4matic and a E320 CDI diesel engine, that achieved an impressive 7,19 liter average fuel consumption. Even though, the the journey was hard and full of obstacles, nobody was hurt, [...]

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Video Blogging the Paris to Beijing Marathon: Crossing into Asia

16. November 2006

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On Day #12 of the E-Class Experience, the E320 Guy leaves Europe and heads into Asia. On the drive from Perm to Yekatarinburg, we cross the Ural Mountains and leave the snow behind. The drivers have been impressed with the E320 safety features and also with their time in Russia. From here, it’s on to [...]

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