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"L" indicates "Leicht" (lightweight) for sporting models, and "Lang" (long-wheelbase) for sedan models."R" indicates "Rennen" (racing), used for racing cars (for example, the 300SLR)."S" Sonderklasse "Special class" for flagship models."T" indicates "Touring" and an estate (or station wagon) body style.

Some models in the 1950s also had lower-case letters (b, c, and d) toindicate specific trim levels. For other models, the numeric part of the

designation does not match the engine displacement. This was done toshow the model's position in the model range independent of displacement or in the price matrix. For these vehicles, the actualdisplacement in liters is suffixed to the model designation. Anexception was the 190-class with the numeric designation of "190" asto denote its entry level in the model along with the displacement labelon the right side of the boot (190E 2.3 for 2.3-litre 4-cylinder petrolmotor, 190D 2.5 for 2.5-litre 5-cylinder diesel motor, and so forth).Some older models (such as the SS and SSK) did not have a number as part of the designation at all.

For the 1994 model year, Mercedes-Benz revised the naming system.Models were divided into "classes" denoted by an arrangement of upto three letters (see "Current model range" above), followed by athree-digit (or two-digit for AMG models, with the number approximately equal to the displacement in litres multiplied by 10)number related to the engine displacement as before. Variants of thesame model such as an estate version or a vehicle with a diesel engineare no longer given a separate letter. The SLR and SLS supercars donot carry a numerical designation.

Today, many numerical designations no longer reflects the engine's actual displacement but more of the relative performance and marketing position. Despite its engine displacement in two litres, the motor in A45 AMG produces more than 375 horsepowers so the designation is higher as to indicate the higher performance.Another example is the E250 CGI having greater performance than the E200 CGI due to the different enginetuning even though both have 1.8-litre engines. From the marketing perspectives, E200 seems more "upscale"than E180. Recent AMG models use the "63" designation (in honor of the 1960s 6.3-litre M100 engine) despite

being equipped with either a 6.2-litre (M156) or 5.5-litre (M157) engine.

Some models carry further designations indicating special features:

"4MATIC" indicates the vehicle is equipped with all-wheel-drive."BlueTEC" indicates a diesel engine with selective catalytic reduction exhaust aftertreatment."BlueEFFICIENCY" indicates special fuel economy features (direct injection, start-stop system,aerodynamic modifications, etc.)"CGI" (Charged Gasoline Injection) indicates direct gasoline injection."CDI" (Common-rail Direct Injection) indicates a common-rail diesel engine."Hybrid" indicates a gasoline- or diesel-electric hybrid."NGT" indicates a natural gas-fueled engine."Kompressor" indicates a supercharged engine."Turbo" indicates a turbocharged engine, only used on A-, B-,E- and GLK-Class models.

All model designation badges can be deleted upon the customer's request.

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