Mercedes-Benz S-Series - S, SS, SSK, and SSKL Models or Mercedes-Benz (W06)

The Mercedes-Benz S-Series (W06) S, SS, SSK, and SSKL models where a popular line of sports cars known as the "white elephants from 1927 until 1933. I'm guessing you're thinking why sports cars would be named "white elephants, well, I thought about it too, but these cars were gold standard back in the day. 0:00 Intro 0:34 Mercedes-Benz S-Series W06 (Overview) 1:26 Model S (Overview) 2:09 Model SS (Overview) 2:46 Model SSK (Overview) 3:23 Model SSKL (Overview) The need for speed and faster cars had always been some sort of stimulant for the automobile industry, and if you want to talk about some classic Mercedes sports cars, the Mercedes-Benz S-Series will be a good place to start. If you think I'm kidding, let's have a look at it, and then you'll be the judge of that. A race-oriented version of Daimler's Type 630 luxury car was built with a revamped chassis called the Model K in the lead up to the merger between Daimler and Benz & Cie. The new Daimler-Benz company wanted to build an even more sophisticated sports car that would be called the Model S (S for Sport) based on the best characteristics of the Model K. This idea gave birth to what we know as The Mercedes-Benz S-Series. The Mercedes-Benz S Series came in four eye-catching models, and we'll be looking at them one after the other. Check the first Popemobile in history    • Mercedes Benz W08 - Mercedes-Benz Nürburg ...