The BMW-designed V12 also appears in Rolls-Royce cars, while the Mercedes engine is also seen in Maybach cars.

The population is known for owning a large fleet of Mercedes Benz vehicles stemming not only from their status symbol, but also from their durability on the inherited roads from communism and rural roads where half of the population resides, and the cheap price for buying used ones.

Through most of its history, Chrysler has been the third largest of the " Big 3 " U. S. automakers, but in January 2007, DaimlerChrysler, excluding its luxury Mercedes and Maybach lines, also outsold traditionally second place Ford, though behind General Motors and Toyota.

The bribes also took the form of luxury European vacations, armored Mercedes vehicles for high-ranking government officials and a birthday gift to the then notorious dictator of Turkmenistan, Turkmenbashi ( Saparmurat Niyazov ), including a golden box and 10, 000 copies of his personal manifesto, Ruhnama, translated into German.

Other well-known Australian performers who also got their start as a contestant on the show include Asher Keddie, Alyce Platt, John Foreman, Maria Mercedes, Sylvie Paladino, Marty Fields and Michael Cormick.

She also had an affair with the Cuban-American writer Mercedes de Acosta, who was Greta Garbo's periodic lover.

During that period Mercedes also developed a streamlined car with monocoque construction.

Mercedes Ruehl also won the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Award for Best Supporting Actress, the American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress.

Depending on the engine, this might include high pressure injection pumps, pump injectors ( also called unit injectors ) and fuel injectors. Older diesel Mercedes are popular for running on biodiesel.

He also performed well in the United States with back to back victories at the Mercedes Championship and Sony Open and achieved top 20 spots in all four majors including a fifth place finish at the U. S Open and sixth place finishes at both the Masters and PGA Championship.

Tommy also meets Cortez's daughter Mercedes, who becomes Tommy's confidante shortly thereafter.

Further implying that she is a " rich girl ", she can also be seen driving a Mercedes ( in the anime ; in the manga, it is a generic symbol not representing any car company ).

Chernobog is also the main antagonist in the Heirs of Alexandria series by Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, and Dave Freer, and appears ( at least in name ) in The Russian Trilogy by C. J. Cherryh, although spelled " Chernevog ".

Folk, pop and classical music are also popular, and Argentine artists like Mercedes Sosa and Atahualpa Yupanqui contributed greatly to the development of the nueva canción.

Luxury Mercedes buses are also available from Ranchi to Gaya and Patna.

Galicia's most popular singers are also mostly female, including Uxía, Sonia Lebedynski and Mercedes Peón.

Ludhiana is also well known for having a large number of Mercedes cars on the roads, along with other premium brands like BMW etc.

In addition to a large custom-built house that includes a restaurant kitchen, a great room, and a mud room, Scarpetta also drives a new Mercedes, which she replaces often: in one case, after Lucy wrecks it, and in another after it is involved in the murder of her morgue assistant.

Maybach will be replaced by new and more luxurious models from the Mercedes brand, which is also made by Daimler.

The Texas had also already earned laurels during the taking of the Guantanamo, and would gain more in its engagement with the Reina Mercedes after the battle, and this may have increased its perceived importance.

The Mercedes 600 has also featured in the James Bond films, most notably as transport of the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Diamonds are Forever.

Chris also loved expensive cars, having owned a Lexus LS400, Mercedes CLK 430, Land Rover Range Rover, Hummer H2, John Sacrimoni's Maserati Coupé ( which " Sack " sold after he was arrested ), and the 2007 Cadillac Escalade EXT, which he purchased after the Maserati was seized by the government and which he fatally crashed.

Porsche started to evolve a line of sports prototypes from the late 1950s ; noted for their toughness and reliability they started to win in races of attrition such as the Targa Florio and as they grew bigger ( via the Porsche 910 to the Porsche 908 and finally the Porsche 917 ) the Stuttgart marque became first a competitor for overall wins and then came to dominate sports car racing – both they and Mercedes have made intermittent returns to the top level of the sport through the 1970s, 80s and 90s.

* Cursor Models, which were made for the Mercedes Benz Museum, and perhaps as promotional models.

Great strides were made during World War I, as Mercedes made straight-eight aircraft engines.

Grecia is noted for its unique church, Iglesia de la Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, made entirely of pre-fabricated steel plates painted red.

The car's features would have made it competitive in the full-sized " luxury " segment against the Mercedes S-Class, BMW 7 Series, Jaguar XJ and Cadillac Fleetwood.

Oldfield made a fine showing at the opening of the Indianapolis Speedway ( August 19 – 21, 1909 ), in a Mercedes.

As such, it was introduced at the 1954 New York Auto Show rather than the Frankfurt or Geneva shows other Mercedes models made their debuts at.

Mercedes made another good effort in 1952 with the underpowered original Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing, scoring second with the German crew Karl Kling / Hans Klenk that later in the year would win the Carrera Panamericana.

In 1955, Mercedes made another attempt at winning the MM, this time with careful preparation and a more powerful car, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR which was based on the Formula One car ( Mercedes-Benz W196 ), entirely different from their sports cars carrying name Mercedes-Benz 300 SL.

Following Diana's death, Shand Kydd made a point of visiting the family of Henri Paul, the driver of the Mercedes which Diana and her companion, Dodi Fayed, were in when it crashed in Pont de l ' Alma tunnel in Paris, killing all three of them.

The wins of Mercedes ( not yet merged with Benz ) in the 1920s made a big impression in Germany, especially that of German Christian Werner in 1924, as he was the first non-Italian winner since 1920.

It has been designed to use an American made Ranger engine in place of the original Mercedes built engine.

The assailants made off with close to $ 200, 000 worth of merchandise, including Walker's Mercedes.

Born in Lima, Peru, where he studied under Rosa Mercedes Ayarza de Morales, he made his debut in Federico Moreno Torroba's zarzuela Luisa Fernanda.

The long-awaited Mercedes W196 with its straight-8 fuel-injection engine made its debut with Fangio transferring from Maserati to join an otherwise all-German line-up of Hans Herrmann, Karl Kling and pre-war driver Herrmann Lang.

He was made head mechanic for the Mercedes-Benz W25A model to be driven by the Italian star Luigi Fagioli who had left Alfa Romeo to create a powerhouse Mercedes factory team that also included Rudolf Caracciola.

In 2002, Toms lost in a playoff at the season opening Mercedes Championship to García when the Spaniard made birdie on the first extra hole.

However, in 1957, a year after the introduction of the 190 sedan, the Mercedes star atop the faux external radiator cap was made detachable: reports at the time indicated that this was either to pander to the requirements of certain export markets, notably Switzerland, or to reduce the risk of pedestrian injury in the event of an accident.

He then made it to the semifinals at the 2006 Mercedes Cup, losing to eventual champion David Ferrer.