What you’re looking at is the Mercedes-Benz EQ
Silver Arrow Concept, a vehicle with so much sex appeal that it beggars belief.
Presented during Monterey Car Week, the vcar has been created as a homage to
the record-breaking Mercedes W125 from 1937. Penned by Mercedes-Benz chief
design officer Gorden Wagener, the EQ Silver Arrow Concept epitomizes the
firm’s ‘Sensual Purity’ design philosophy and provides seating for just one
person.
The vehicle’s entire body is made of lightweight
carbon fiber and all up, it measures 5.3 meters long and is
finished in a shade dubbed Alubeam Silver. Up front, you’ll notice a strip of
light attaching the two headlights as well as an illuminated EQ badge at the
front end. A lighting strip is also found stretching the length of the side
skirts where another EQ badge is located.
Other intriguing design elements of the vehicle
include wheel covers that cover just the front half of the wheels, a rear wing
that deploys outwards and upwards like the Mercedes-AMG Project One’s wing, and
a large shark fin stretching back from the cockpit.
Speaking of the cabin, saddle brown leather adorns
the seat and steering wheel while polished aluminum and solid walnut accents
add a level of style and sophistication to the car. Additionally, the EQ Silver
Arrow Concept incorporates a panoramic screen directly in front of the driver
and can display a host of functions, including a virtual race option that
displays a ‘ghost’ car which they can race against.
Mercedes-Benz has also incorporated a touchscreen on
the steering wheel where the driver can opt between Comfort, Sport, and Sport+
driving modes. In a bid to give the vehicle some proper emotion, drivers can
also select for the car to emit the sound of a Formula 1 car or a Mercedes-AMG
V8.
In case you didn’t already guess, the EQ Silver
Arrow is powered by an all-electric powertrain. The marque imagines it to pair
an 80 kWh battery with electric motors delivering a combined 750 hp. This would
allow for blistering acceleration and a range of up to 400 km.
