THE GERMANS...OVER THE YEARS

Let's take a look how far European car manufacturers have come every 10 years since 1978...

1978 MERCEDES-BENZ

230                                              

240                                             

280                                              

300
450

1988 MERCEDES-BENZ

190
260
300
420
560

1998 MERCEDES-BENZ

SL

C

E

S

G

2008 MERCEDES-BENZ
SLK
SL
SLR McLaren
CLK
CL
C
E
CLS
S
R
ML
GL
G

2018 MERCEDES-BENZ (AMG models excluded)
SLC
SL
CLA
C
E
CLS
S
Maybach S
GLA
GLC
GLE
GLS
G

1978 BMW
3-Series
5-Series
6-Series
7-Series

1988 BMW
3-Series
5-Series
6-Series
7-Series

1998 BMW
Z3
3-Series
5-Series
7-Series

2008 BMW
Z4
1-Series
3-Series
5-Series
6-Series
7-Series
X3
X5
X6

2018 BMW (M models excluded)
i3
i8
2-Series
3-Series
4-Series
5-Series
6-Series
7-Series
8-Series
X1
X2
X3
X4
X5
X6

1978 AUDI
Fox
5000

1988 AUDI
80
90
5000

1998 AUDI
Cabriolet
A4
A6
A8

2008 AUDI
TT
A5
R8
A3
A4
A6
A8
Q7

2018 AUDI (S & RS models excluded)

TT
A5
R8
A3
A4
A4 Allroad
A6
A7
A8 L
Q3
Q5
Q7

1978 VOLKSWAGEN
Scirocco
Beetle
Rabbit
Dasher
Transporter II (aka Bus)

1988 VOLKSWAGEN
Scirocco
Cabriolet
Fox
Golf
Jetta
Quantum
Vanagon

1998 VOLKSWAGEN
Cabrio
New Beetle
Golf
GTI
Jetta
Passat

2008 VOLKSWAGEN
Eos
New Beetle
Rabbit
GTI
Jetta
Passat
Touareg

2018 VOLKSWAGEN

Beetle
Golf
Golf SportWagen
Golf AllTrack
Jetta
Passat
CC (replaced mid-year by 2019 Arteon)
Tiguan
Touareg
Atlas

1978 PORSCHE
924
911
930
928

1988 PORSCHE
924 S
944
911
928 S4
959

1998 PORSCHE
Boxster
911

2008 PORSCHE
Boxster
Cayman
911
Cayenne

2018 PORSCHE

718
911
Panamera
Macan
Cayenne