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Originally Posted by Rob What you say is true in one sense Chris, but, in the greater scheme of things, Mercedes-Benz is a greater marque than Bentley, Rolls-Royce, or Maybach will ever be -- Rolls-Royce have built some excellent cars in the past ...but in all honestly, Mercedes were always better. Mercedes has always been at the forefront of engineering research and development. Mercedes, almost certainly, must still be the most admired auto brand in the world.
Also, I am thinking we will see a coupe from Maybach in the not-too-distant future ...I just hope it doesn't look like the Exelero ...I don't like the Exelero at all. But the new Rolls-Royce coupe isn't looking very pretty either.   |
I agree with that as well.
It's just that most people would perceive Bentley as being more prestigeous overall because they've never made trucks or buses etc. IMO though, the fact that Mercedes' made some of these things, added more prestige to their name.
On another forum, I am arguing with a guy about why Mercedes-Benz Taxis actually gave the brand more prestige than most people would suspect.
I claimed that passengers riding in Mercedes' taxis were impressed with the build quality or mileage for example - and that itself is excellent brand advertising. Also, taxi owners desired Mercedes' taxis in the first place because of their reputation for longlivity and such.
In Germany, I've often ridden in taxis and I always find myself starting a conversation with the taxi driver about the car, especially if it was a Mercedes taxi. I am sure many others do as well, especially tourists. In the older days, the taxi drivers had only positive things to say about the car. Reliable, runs forever etc.
With the W210 and early W211's, things took a little dive though. Still, you get the idea, right?
