• Opening times

  05/09/2025 - 14/12/2025: * monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday: from 10:00 to 17:00 * saturday and sunday: from 10:00 to 18:00

• Price

  Enfants: 13,00 € - Normal: 16,00 € - Groupe: 13,00 € - Pass musées: 0,00 € - Jeunes: 13,00 € - Seniors: 13,00 € - Article 27: 1,25 €

Cars were hardly exciting in the 1980s. Perhaps the global political climate was so heated that car manufacturers preferred to play safe. Except, that is, in certain corners of Germany. While the big brands filled their showrooms with solid but rather dull automobiles, some twenty tuners went completely wild with massive turbos, outrageously wide wheels, kilos of streamlined fiberglass, every color of a rainbow, doors to outshine an eagle’s wings, hi-fi systems loud enough to blow Rock Werchter away, and spoilers tickling the clouds. Anything was possible, and way too much was still not nearly enough. Still, that movement struck a chord with wealthy sheikhs and Germans sporting questionable hairstyles and a strange fondness for fox tails. For a while, anyway: by the mid-1990s, the hype for most tuners was over. Since then, with the exception of the likes of AMG, Ruf, and Alpina, those German tuners found themselves in the doghouse, even mildly mocked by car connoisseurs. Today, however, more and more enthusiasts recognize the technological and cultural value of the craziest creations from Koenig Specials, Mattig, Irmscher, Strosek, Gemballa, Brabus, Treser, and many others. As the first European car museum, Autoworld now embraces this renewed love for German tuners with a themed exhibition. From September 5 to December 14, we’ll showcase about fifteen of the best cars from the most gloriously “wrong” period. An Audi Quattro is always worth a detour, but a Quattro Roadster with an automatic folding roof by Treser is now as rare as it is ingenious. Tennis legend Yannick Noah had one. Could it get more glamorous? The ultimate icon of tuning culture: Mattig’s Manta Manta. Almost ridiculously wide, more colourful than the Dolly Dots, and tackier than Borat, yet such a symbol that it starred in two films. Could it get more outrageous? Just as colourful and iconic, but distinctly chic: the Rainbow Porsche 911 Turbo Targa by Buchmann & Buchmann. It, too, had a starring role in a feature film: Carnapping. Could it get more stylish?

• Opening times

  19/12/2025 - 22/02/2026: * monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday: from 10:00 to 17:00 * saturday and sunday: from 10:00 to 18:00

• Price

  Seniors: 14,00 € - Normal: 18,00 € - Pass musées: 0,00 € - Jeunes: 14,00 € - Enfants: 14,00 € - Article 27: 1,25 €

Autoworld celebrates a remarkable double anniversary with “Mercedes, The Story of the Star” – the major exhibition highlighting 140 years of Mercedes-Benz and the 100th anniversary of the Daimler-Benz merger. From the pioneering Benz three-wheeler of 1886 to the stunning AMG ONE, more than fifty iconic and rare vehicles are brought together in Belgium for the very first time, in a presentation never seen before. The exhibition guides visitors through the many worlds of Mercedes-Benz: legendary sports cars such as the 300 SL Gullwing and the Rote Sau, luxurious S-Class and SL models, extraordinary supercars including the CLK GTR, the SLR Stirling Moss and the SLS AMG Black Series, as well as motorsport icons like the Sauber Mercedes C9 and Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes F1 W05. On 19 December, the exhibition opens in festive style with the Preview Night – an atmospheric evening featuring live engine starts, music, winter-themed food stands and delightful surprises, making it the perfect moment to explore the exhibition with friends or family. Children can enjoy a special Kids Zone, available during weekends and school holidays, where they can build their own Mercedes in LEGO, draw their dream car and watch it come alive in 3D. In the Autoworld Shop, visitors will also find the official exhibition catalogue, along with books, scale models and lifestyle items. This exhibition has been made possible thanks to the support of Mercedes-Benz Belux, the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, the Loh Museum, SAGA Classic, and several private collectors – partners who enabled this extraordinary collection to be shown together for the first time. A remarkable selection showcased in a unique exhibition, on display until 22 February 2026.