Dec 15 2014
Mercedes-Benz 230 SLX Pagode Kombi á la Frua Carrozzeria In 1966, the Turin coachbuilder Pietro Frua, a prominent car designer in Italy in the 1960s, presented a coach built 230 SLX Shooting Brake inspired from the 2-seater Mercedes-Benz 230 SL Pagoda Roadster 1964 1:10 drawings Information about 10.12.1964 production of the basic vehicle Mercedes-Benz 230 SL: chassis number: 113.042-10-008218 […]
Dec 12 2014
What could it be? Mercedes-Benz is preparing something new for the upcoming auto show season. A mysterious Mercedes-Benz concept vehicle, which was covered with a tarp, was lurking around a Mercedes-Benz facility. The first thing that catches the eye is the unconventional shape of the car. Although the vehicle is heavily camouflaged, its low-slung, teardrop-like body is […]
Dec 10 2014
Concept Shooting Break: taking the Coupé design to new heights In October 2004 Mercedes-Benz established a new market segment with the four-door Coupé CLS. In September 2008, the brand revealed a fresh and exciting interpretation of the emotionally-appealing Coupé-based design in the form of the Concept FASCINATION. Making its premiere at Auto China 2010 is the […]
Dec 8 2014
THE STYLE REBEL The heartbeat of a new generation grows stronger all the time: with its Concept Style Coupé, appearing at this year’s Auto China (April 23 to May 2), Mercedes-Benz will be making a convincing statement in favor of avant-garde design among sporty executive coupés. The four-door coupé is a rebel when it comes to […]
Dec 7 2014
Sense and sensibility – a compelling interpretation of a coupé concept The first idea of a Shooting Brake Concept came with the W140 CL600. Now Mercedes-Benz is officially creating another Coupe Concept. 2 years later Mercedes-Benz will come up with a four-doors Shooting Brake Concept. After that CLS Shooting Brake and CLA Shooting Brake apeared. Let’s […]
Dec 4 2014
THE MERCEDES-BENZ ESF 2009 EXPERIMENTAL SAFETY VEHICLE 2009 is a year in which Mercedes-Benz celebrates several anniversaries in the safety field: in August 1939 the safety pioneer Béla Barényi started his work in Sindelfingen. He invented for example the principle of the crumple zone, a trailblazing innovation which entered series production at Mercedes-Benz in 1959. […]
Dec 3 2014
Milestones in safety development In the early 1970s, alone on the occasion of the ESV programme Mercedes-Benz built over 30 experimental vehicles for research on future automotive safety systems. These prepared the ground for numerous innovations, some of which only reached series production maturity years later. They include ABS, belt tensioners and belt force limiters, airbag and […]
Nov 29 2014
Vehicle 1: BlueZERO E-Cell BlueZERO E-Cell led the way with a battery-electric drive, 100 kW (70 kW continuous output), energy supplied via lithium-ion accumulators, which permitted a range of up to 200 kilometres using electric drive alone. With a charge of 15 kW the lithium-ion batteries of the BlueZERO E-Cell and the BlueZERO E-Cell PLUS […]
Nov 26 2014
Luigi Colani (born Lutz Colani 2 August 1928), is a German industrial designer. His long career began in the 1950s when he designed cars for companies such as Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Volkswagen, and BMW. In 1957, he dropped his given first name Lutz and henceforth went by the name of Luigi. His unconventional designs have made […]
Dec 20 2014
1969 Mercedes W109 300SEL 6.3 Coupe Pininfarina
Hoping to duplicate the success of its attractive interpretation of a 1964 230SL, Pininfarina chose the ’60s greatest sedan, the 300SEL 6.3, for another fling at improving one of MB’s finest. Like the 1955 300B coupe, this exercise would again attempt to create a stylish coupe out of a large sedan, an endeavor few design studios […]
By Catalin Varvara • Concept Cars 3 • Tags: 300 SEL 6.3, 300SEL, 6.3 coupe, Coupe Pininfarina, mercedes-benz, Pininfarina, w109, w109 300SEL, W109 300SEL 6.3