Concept: MB F800
02-21-10 | 07:26 AM
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Concept: MB F800
The Mercedes-Benz F800 Style concept is powered by a V6 gasoline unit making 300-hp mated to a plug-in hybrid module making an additional 109-hp. Mated to a 7-speed transmission, that allows for a 0-60 mph time of 4.7 seconds with a top speed of 155 mph. When its lithium-ion battery pack is fully charged (through a household power socket), the F800 Style can run on pure electricity for up to 18 miles. In electric-mode, the F800 Style has a top speed of 75 mph. With everything running together, the F800 Style has a certified fuel consumption of 81 mpg (in U.S. terms). The Mercedes-Benz F800 Style also offers clean driving in a variant equipped with an electric-drive system based on fuel-cell technology. The onboard electric-motor develops 136-hp and 214 lb-ft of torque.
Other than that, the Mercedes-Benz F800 Style also introduces two technological features. The DISTRONIC PLUS Traffic Jam Assistant is basically an upgraded version of Mercedes-Benz’s Active Cruise Control system but now allows the car to steer itself and keep itself in lanes at speed of up to 25 mph. The concept also features something called PRE-SAFE 360°, which upgrades the existing PRE-SAFE system to monitor vehicles from the rear. So at around 600 milliseconds before an anticipated rear-end collision, the system engages braking to avoid your vehicle hitting another one in front of you. Pretty cool stuff.
Other than that, the Mercedes-Benz F800 Style also introduces two technological features. The DISTRONIC PLUS Traffic Jam Assistant is basically an upgraded version of Mercedes-Benz’s Active Cruise Control system but now allows the car to steer itself and keep itself in lanes at speed of up to 25 mph. The concept also features something called PRE-SAFE 360°, which upgrades the existing PRE-SAFE system to monitor vehicles from the rear. So at around 600 milliseconds before an anticipated rear-end collision, the system engages braking to avoid your vehicle hitting another one in front of you. Pretty cool stuff.
02-21-10 | 07:35 AM
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"... at around 600 milliseconds before an anticipated rear-end collision, the system engages braking to avoid your vehicle hitting another one in front of you..."
So, if I notice someone coming up too quickly behind me at a stop sign and I'm rolling forward to allow them to stop, my car will slam on the brakes to ensure that I get hit. Hmm...
It's also good to see that Daimler is an equal-opportunity user of the ugly stick - both interior and exterior.
So, if I notice someone coming up too quickly behind me at a stop sign and I'm rolling forward to allow them to stop, my car will slam on the brakes to ensure that I get hit. Hmm...
It's also good to see that Daimler is an equal-opportunity user of the ugly stick - both interior and exterior.
02-21-10 | 10:28 AM
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I think this car is gorgeous. A lot of people have been saying it foretells the CLS but it's far too short; other people have been saying its an amalgam of future MB cues, esp a future C-class coupe. Either way, it's gorgeous. It could use a little less flab on the bottom part of the middle of the vehicle, and in toned down production version I imagine the front and rear end being pretty darn nice. Plus that interior is pretty gorgeous as well; clearly MB still knows how to design a beautiful, flowing interior, so what's with all the boxy upright interiors we've been getting?
02-21-10 | 11:29 AM
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Very curvaceous and indeed the opposite of the back-to-80s boxy interiors that the C, E, CLS have been getting. The dashboard with its flat panel surface and upward curving center console remind me of the LFA. Also like the color.
02-21-10 | 12:46 PM
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The front bumper looks a little bloated, and I'm not a big fan of the side character lines. It makes the car look too much like a Korean design.
It seems like it's a mixture of styling cues we will see on future Benz models; I for one hope they keep that distinct, blocky and chunky styling, which is immediately recognizable as a Benz. I really hope they don't go back to the curvaceous styling they had years ago.
It seems like it's a mixture of styling cues we will see on future Benz models; I for one hope they keep that distinct, blocky and chunky styling, which is immediately recognizable as a Benz. I really hope they don't go back to the curvaceous styling they had years ago.
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02-21-10 | 01:40 PM
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"... at around 600 milliseconds before an anticipated rear-end collision, the system engages braking to avoid your vehicle hitting another one in front of you..."
So, if I notice someone coming up too quickly behind me at a stop sign and I'm rolling forward to allow them to stop, my car will slam on the brakes to ensure that I get hit. Hmm...
It's also good to see that Daimler is an equal-opportunity user of the ugly stick - both interior and exterior.
So, if I notice someone coming up too quickly behind me at a stop sign and I'm rolling forward to allow them to stop, my car will slam on the brakes to ensure that I get hit. Hmm...
It's also good to see that Daimler is an equal-opportunity user of the ugly stick - both interior and exterior.
02-21-10 | 01:46 PM
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I am impressed with the innovations and the distance the manufacturers have come with designing efficiency into our cars. Its impressive but also makes me feel like they could have before but didnt want to . There was no need to
