Mercedes-Benz Bionic Concept Vehicle

 Mercedes-Benz Bionic Concept Vehicle
Mercedes-Benz Bionic Concept Vehicle

Examining the great potential of bionics

Press Release

At a glance

 

More special technical and stylistic features of the concept car

Body

  • Roof structure with large areas of glass, calculated and designed according to the bionic SKO method
  • Panoramic windscreen
  • Flush-fitted door handles are folded out by an electric motor when touched
  • Front indicators as prismatic fibre optic cables
  • Xenon headlamps
  • High-performance LEDs as sidelights
  • Rear lights with high-performance LEDs and prism rods
  • Rear-view cameras instead of exterior mirrors

Interior

  • Specially designed body with the silhouette of a boxfish
  • Seat upholstery and dashboard covering in embossed Alcantara
  • Individual rear seats
  • Monitors for the rear-view cameras in the centre console and A-pillar lining on the driver’s side

Drive

  • Four-cylinder turbodiesel engine (1991 cc, 103 kW/140 hp) with common-rail direct injection
  • Exhaust emission control with a maintenance-free particulate filter and SCR technology
  • "AdBlue" reservoir and metering unit in the spare wheel recess
  • AUTOTRONIC continuously variable automatic transmission

 

Source: Text & photos courtesy DaimlerChrysler AG

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