
Mercedes ML320 W163 Silver Maisto 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Maisto
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 50319
- Year
- 1997
- Era
- 1990s
- Body Type
- SUV & Crossover
- Vehicle Class
- Luxury SUVs
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4003402503199
About the Mercedes ML320 W163 Silver Maisto 1:18
TL;DR: Maisto's 1:18 diecast reproduces the Mercedes ML320, the W163-generation model that marked Mercedes-Benz's first SUV and its first vehicle built at a US plant. Finished in silver, this entry-tier diecast makes a genuinely significant subject affordable.
Long before SUVs became the default body style across nearly every luxury brand, Mercedes took a genuine risk building its first one in Alabama rather than Germany.
Mercedes-Benz's First SUV and First US Plant
The W163-generation M-Class, badged ML320 in its six-cylinder form, was both Mercedes-Benz's first SUV and the first Mercedes model built at a plant on American soil, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, a decision that signaled the brand's broader push into the American market during the 1990s. It arrived at a moment when few traditional luxury manufacturers had committed to the SUV segment, making the ML320 a genuine bet on a body style that would go on to reshape the entire industry within a decade. For a Mercedes collection, the ML320 represents two firsts at once, a rare combination that gives it more historical weight than its unassuming styling might initially suggest.
Maisto's Entry-Tier Diecast for a Landmark Model
The ML320's boxy, purposeful SUV proportions translate well into entry-tier diecast tooling, with flat panels and simple surfacing that Maisto's build renders cleanly in silver. Doors and hood open on functional hinges, revealing an interior detailed to a standard appropriate for the price segment rather than exhaustively mapped, and panel gaps sit a touch wider than costlier alternatives, an honest trade for accessible pricing. What matters most here is subject significance rather than fine finish, and Maisto's willingness to tool a model this historically important at an approachable price gives collectors a real entry point into a genuinely landmark chapter of Mercedes-Benz's modern history.














