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LA Show 2010: Mercedes BIOME Concept is a Stunner
For this year's Los Angeles Design Challenge, Mercedes-Benz readied the BIOME, a super lightweight and eco-friendly (more than you could ever image...) sports car. It was created by a design team from the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studios in Carlsbad, California. If you read the press release though, you'll probably think that Mercedes is talking about a cucumber and not a car. Don't believe us? Check out this expert:
"[The team] Taking their inspiration from nature, they designed a vehicle which is fully integrated into the ecosystem, from the moment of its creation right through to the end of its service life. The Mercedes-Benz BIOME grows in a completely organic environment from seeds sown in a nursery. Out on the road the car emits pure oxygen, and at the end of its lifespan it can be simply composted or used as building material."
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Mercedes-benz Brings The Golf Cart Into The 21st Century With New Concept
Behold Mercedes-Benz's vision of what a modern - or rather scratch that, a futuristic Golf Cart should look like. This conceptual model was crafted at the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Center in Carlsbad, California, with designers using input from...
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Smart Forjeremy -not Clarkson- Is A Fortwo Ev With Wings That’ll Go On Sale Next Year
Outrageous concept cars are a part of every car show. Mercedes-Benz had its Advanced Design Studio in California team up with fashion designer Jeremy Scott for eight months to create a limited edition of the ForTwo EV city car for this year's LA...
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Hollywood Aroma For 2011 La Auto Show Design Challenge Concepts
For the past eight years, the LA Auto Show has been playing host to a design contest aimed at automaker design studios. Each year, a new Design Challenge theme is chosen with the studios showcasing their conceptual ideas during the press days of the...
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Mercedes Confirms Production Version Of Sls Amg E-cell All-electric Supercar At Detroit Motor Show
Mercedes-Benz showcased its SLS AMG E-Cell concept car at the Detroit Motor Show, however, the big news wasn't the presentation of the all-electric supercar but the announcement that it will enter production within the next couple of years. "The...
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Mercedes Silverflow Concept: 2007 La Show Design
It’s the year 2057; I’m 80 year’s old and Mercedes-Benz launches the highly anticipated SilverFlow. The most prominent feature on the SilverFlow concept are the micro-metallic particles that can be arranged via magnetic fields in...
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