Mercedes-Benz Vehicles, Concept Cars, and the Mercedes Lifestyle

Mercedes-Benz has made an incredible splash in the upcoming summer blockbuster film Sex and the City. Mercedes chose this film to debut its highly anticipated GLK Class. Trying to keep the vehicle a secret when filming on public streets, however, proved to be quite a challenge. Nonetheless, Mercedes was up to the challenge, having provided vehicles for a seemingly endless list of feature films. Provided here are just a few of my favorites.

National Treasure: Book of Secrets
The most recent major film to feature a Mercedes-Benz was the hit movie National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Both the newly released 2008 C Class and the Mercedes GLK were featured in separate chase scenes in the movies, for a combined total of approximately seven minutes of screen time.

Men in Black II
The wildly popular alien film sequel put the then-new 2003 Mercedes E Class W211 in the spotlight. As the heroes’ car, the Mercedes was able to do several things that were possible only due to the magic of movie making. Nonetheless, this was a great way to showcase this highly advanced brand new vehicle.

Road House
This classic 1989 Patrick Swayze vehicle featured Patrick as an expert bouncer hired to tame the violence that was taking over a bar. His car was a 1989 560 SEC, the year’s flagship Mercedes vehicle. Interestingly, the car was priced at over $90,000 leading to the inevitable question of how a bouncer could afford such a ride.

Above are just three of my favorite Mercedes sightings in film. If you would like to learn about other famous Mercedes films, pay a visit to Mercedes in the Movies, a site that attempts to fully catalog the long partnership between Mercedes-Benz vehicles and blockbuster films.