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.
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
Cute rich man's toy..
Should change the rims to lightweight fully covered ones, will look much nicer.
This is so frigging cool… imagine cruising along the countryside on weekends on this
crazy…hideous…hmmm or mybe the right word is unique?
how this skinny tyre gonna last anyway.. ?
Karl Benz's re-invention.
[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.
Ouch, my leg stuck on the wheel..
No steering and just joystick? This is so cool….. I hope I didn't missed something from the photos…. hehe.
hilarious, what is the guys thinking?? lightweight… hahahahha not really when you sit 2 guys weighing a total of 150kg on it!!
this has got to be an april fool's joke la…
[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…
this is stretching it by too much….wtf
[quote comment="224400"]Karl Benz's re-invention.[/quote]
it is really a deja vu ..
with modern technology ..
futuristic with a touch of retroism.
polka dots paint on this car will be perfect. LOL.
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?
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.
low profile tire…hehehheheh
what a shame, such a perfect F1-ish design with a crappy tires…
i bet it won’t aquaplane even in 1-foot deep water..