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L Series

Introduced 1949

2 documented generations

The post-war Mercedes-Benz L Series grouped the marque's bonneted medium and heavy trucks, including the long- and short-bonnet families that rebuilt its road-freight range before forward-control cabs became dominant.

Generations

Explore the documented generations and major iterations of the L Series model line.

  1. Mercedes-Benz L 311 or L 312

    Post-war L Series (1949)

    Introduced 1949

    The post-war L Series resumed Mercedes-Benz road-truck production with bonneted medium and heavy models led by the L 311 lineage.

    1 engine

  2. Mercedes-Benz short-bonnet L 1113

    Short-bonnet L Series (1959)

    Introduced 1959

    The 1959 short-bonnet phase introduced a substantially new compact bonnet-and-cab architecture for medium and heavy Mercedes-Benz trucks while remaining within the established L family.

    1 engine