First of all, what’s with the bicycle wheels??? Actually this is more like an extreme example of retro-futurism as all the first few cars including Henry Ford’s had wheels that looked like this. In actual fact its a modern reenactment of the Benz Patent Motorwagen. This is Mercedes-Benz’s F-CELL Roadster Concept.
It’s powered by a fuel cell located at the rear producing just 1.2 kilowatts, or 1.6 horsepower. It has a range of 350km and a top speed of 25km/h. Perfect for navigating golf courses in style? Check out more hi-res shots after the jump.
at 5:59 pm
Cute rich man's toy..
at 6:03 pm
Should change the rims to lightweight fully covered ones, will look much nicer.
at 6:06 pm
This is so frigging cool… imagine cruising along the countryside on weekends on this
at 6:20 pm
crazy…hideous…hmmm or mybe the right word is unique?
at 6:24 pm
how this skinny tyre gonna last anyway.. ?
at 6:33 pm
Karl Benz's re-invention.
at 6:51 pm
[quote comment="224396"]how this skinny tyre gonna last anyway.. ?[/quote]
the car is most likely super light.. so the skinny tyres shouldnt be a problem.. plus they will also reduce drag, and will be better in terms of economy.
besides that, it only goes 25km/h la.
at 7:01 pm
Ouch, my leg stuck on the wheel..
at 7:03 pm
No steering and just joystick? This is so cool….. I hope I didn't missed something from the photos…. hehe.
at 7:32 pm
hilarious, what is the guys thinking?? lightweight… hahahahha not really when you sit 2 guys weighing a total of 150kg on it!!
at 7:35 pm
this has got to be an april fool's joke la…
at 11:20 pm
[quote comment="224418"]this has got to be an april fool's joke la…[/quote]
Yeah… just like last year's BMW's pee on the wheel post…
at 12:27 am
this is stretching it by too much….wtf
at 1:11 am
[quote comment="224400"]Karl Benz's re-invention.[/quote]
it is really a deja vu ..
with modern technology ..
at 7:11 am
futuristic with a touch of retroism.
polka dots paint on this car will be perfect. LOL.
at 3:31 pm
I can almost feel the safety of the chassis enveloping me…. another case of ideas running out. Good thing they call it a concept. Why even go down this route in vehicle design?
at 11:50 pm
The body design are perfect but the wheels are ugly. Looks like a junk car that uses new body design. A stupid design even it is not beautiful as any other mercs models. Using a racing bicycle wheels in big size would better than ordinary steel stick wheels and makes that car would go faster.
at 7:51 pm
low profile tire…hehehheheh
at 1:04 am
what a shame, such a perfect F1-ish design with a crappy tires…
at 7:22 pm
i bet it won’t aquaplane even in 1-foot deep water..