Mercedes-Benz
F 125! Concept
In
2011 Mercedes-Benz celebrated its 125th anniversary as a car company, more
specifically they celebrated 125-years since the first car was patented by Karl
Benz. As part of the festivities Mercedes-Benz unveiled a forward-thinking
vehicle at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.
The
F 125! concept, or “research vehicle” as Mercedes-Benz called it, was a large,
luxury car with dramatic gullwing doors, a high-tech cabin, and a powerful
hydrogen-fuel cell drivetrain.
Mercedes-Benz
say that their average concept car looks ahead by about seven or eight years,
but with the F 125! they looked ahead to the year 2025 and beyond. Prof. Dr.
Thomas Weber, member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for
Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development said of the F 125! concept:
“With the F 125! we want to show that large, comfortable and safe saloon cars
have an excellent future, partly because they are able to operate with no
emissions. The legend that is the S-Class will continue into the future thanks
to intelligent solutions that always have the customer’s needs in mind.”
The
shape of the Mercedes-Benz F 125! concept, coupled with the one-door-per-side
layout hides the large size of the car. In photos it almost looks like a small
coupe, but in reality it is a large, luxury car with plenty of room for four
adults. With the doors closed, the F 125! concept looks futuristic, but at the
same time it retains the characteristic Mercedes-Benz conservatism – especially
for a concept that’s supposed to be looking 15 years into the unknown. The rear
view is particularly classy and the curving taillights work great with the
gentle lines of the car.
