In the galaxy of automobile makers, the star in Stuttgart shines brightly. Arising from the accumulation of technology, design, and sports, a firm was created in 1886 whose economic force has made it a player of international significance. The texts shed light on manifold aspects of Mercedes history, from engineering to the economic-political power exerted by this world-wide concern - illustrated and with a variety of historical documents. The long series of models, with their technical specifications, the peaks of sporting successes, the story of the founders and the makers, the designers and the race car drivers.