The Sportwagen was yet another rare example of exclusive design by MB through its uniquely drawn body and small-racing like cockpit.
The soft-top cabrio had an elongated nose that stretched to almost 2/3 of the car’s length and an incredibly short rear. Particularities included stretched front fenders and signature door sills that had been reduced to an oval-slate. Rear fenders were also widened while doors saw a significant size decrease. An interesting feature was the roof-folding system with its arms having stretched along the body to nearly half of the rear wheels in open top form.

The type D was launched as an extended type A with a 2+2 seating configuration and far more interior room.
Similarly styled, the car was really no different from its smaller stablemate, having featured the same retractable soft-top, windows and pillarless construction. Despite the size increase, spare-wheels were still rear-mounted while the engine saw no upgrades, having been kept at the same power output of 50 hp. Other shared features included a rigid suspension system and hoist brakes.

Following the merger between Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz&Cie.
, the new management faced the task of creating a standardized and modernized product range.

The two companies had different opinions about the direction the company should go. While the DMG went for the luxury market, the Benz&Cie tried to go to popular products. In 1924, after different debates, the larger supercharged engines were dropped in favor of an inline six-cylinder with a two-liter displacement. The initial target-price was reduced several times until it became less than half of the initial RM 15.000. After the management reached a conclusion, there were two lines produced: the Stuttgart 200 with a 2.0-liter engine and the Stuttgart 260 with a 2.6-liter displacement, which was placed upper on the scale.

The Stuttgart 260 was available in the same range of variants as the two-liter model. The “standard” version of the higher-displacement model was additionally equipped with the honeycomb radiator, the two-seater sports car being available only in the basic version. At the end of 1929, it was obvious that the 260 model, even if it was more expensive, had a better success on the market with 3640 vehicles sold considerably more than 2000 units of the Stuttgart 200.

The Convertible A featured a bigger trunk in the back. It was available with two or four seats. The car was designed to feature a swing axle in the rear, but due to cost-cutting requirements, the series model featured the same solid axle in the back. The leaf-spring suspension was carried over from the tourer version.

After Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz&Cie merged, the board had to decide if they should build luxury cars or just popular vehicles like everybody else.
Daimler noticed that there were just a few luxury German carmakers, especially the Maybach, and insisted on building vehicles for the upper segment, while Benz&Cie considered that there was no market for luxury vehicles. In the end, the two sides took a wise decision: on the same chassis, they built vehicles for the masses, the Typ 200, and for the upper segment as the Typ 260. It was like they did the base model and the full-option version long before other carmakers.

The closed version of the Typ 260 was built as a complete vehicle with the same distinct elements from Mercedes-Benz. It featured the flat vertical radiator with raised top and the three-pointed-star badge mounted on the radiator’s cap. A straight bar supported the two electric headlamps placed between the front fenders. Soon the DMG proved that its decision was better, and the 200 model was dropped. The 260 version sales exceeded more than 50 percent of the 200 version.

But DMG didn’t just place a bigger engine inside the car and sold it much more expensive. It finished the cabin with large, comfortable, leather upholstered seats and wood veneers on the door panels. Its dashboard, even though it was based on the same panel as the 200, featured better-looking finishes and materials.

Under the hood, the Typ 260 featured a 2.6-liter, inline-six engine, which ran smoother than the one fitted in the Typ 200. Even though it provided only two more ponies, it was much more appreciated by the customers.