On Wednesday, 22 August 2018, Monja Büdke, member of the board of management, welcomed four very special visitors to the Mercedes-Benz Museum: Melissa Khan, Faraaz Munshi and Wagar Sahid from Guyana and Cecil Rawlins from St Kitts and Nevis represented the two final countries that had been missing from the museum’s statistics. “Their visit completes our map of museum visitors from all 193 member states of the United Nations”, stated a delighted Ms Büdke.

With “Concept EQ”, Mercedes-Benz is showing that the electric car will soon be moving into the fast lane. The concept vehicle which has the looks of a sporty new SUV Coupé provides an outlook into a new generation of battery-powered vehicles.

The new electro-look is shaped by a smooth transition from the glowing black bonnet across the windscreen to the darkly tinted panoramic roof – an exciting contrast to its alubeam silver paintwork. The joints in the vehicle body are hardly noticeable and windscreen wipers hidden; cameras are installed rather than outside mirrors, and the car does not have the traditional door handles – all elements designed to emphasise its sleek, dynamic silhouette.

Thanks to the intuitive MBUX infotainment system, the Widescreen Cockpit in the A-Class is revolutionary.

MBUX offers comprehensive connection and artificial intelligence paired with speech recognition and three touch entry options. YouTube pro MrJWW provides an initial glimpse of the sheer endless possibilities.