Recently, Mercedes-Benz revealed the One-Eleven supercar concept, inspired by the C111 car produced more than 50 years ago.
Called One-Eleven, the supercar for two is all-electric. It looks like a nice, fancy beetle thanks to the striking black orange paint on the outside.
It also has a super-flat aerodynamic body and bird wings that open upwards on the sides – just like DeLorean in the 1985 American sci-fi classic Back to the Future.
Inside the One-Eleven is a sci-fi-inspired cockpit with two F1-style silver seats and a rectangular steering wheel, along with a pixelated dashboard, a roof and ample storage space. cobble.
The One-Eleven is a reimagining of the C111, an experimental vehicle from the 1960s and 1970s. The car has even been adapted to work with augmented reality (AR) headsets to bring in control elements. direction on the dashboard into life.
The German car company says the concept for the car “shows a seamless blend of solid lines and elegant curves”, “resembling a work of sculptural art”, with “design smooth surface, minimalism and iconography”.
“This is beauty and strangeness combined in a vision of the future,” said Gorden Wagener, vehicle designer at the Mercedes-Benz Group.
“Our all-electric vehicle is a modern version of the C111, a pioneer vehicle at the time of its launch.”
“The element of surprise comes from a distinctly pure look, and at the same time from a particularly strong balance.”
Mercedes-Benz seems to compare the One-Eleven to a living animal in its announcement, calling it “very dynamic” with its “low front end” and “muscular rear end”.
In essence, it looks like a brightly colored rainforest creature ready to pounce thanks to its concave front, only about 50.8 cm above the ground for greater aerodynamics.
The One-Eleven’s top speed and acceleration have not been announced, although the original C111 is known to hit 250 mph in a 1979 test.
Overall, the One-Eleven is quite low, peaking at just 116.84 centimeters, or just under 121.92 centimeters, although drivers need more height at the top if they don’t want the crow’s door to hit the ceiling while driving. they open.
On the front and back of the vehicle where the license plate is located is a set of “rectangular sections with rounded ends”.
Running around both rectangles are light rings – clear light for the headlights at the front and the red taillights at the rear.
On the bird wings are wing windows that are opaque from the outside and camouflaged by a pixelated pattern, visible from the inside.
But inside it really feels like a car of the future, thanks to what Mercedes-Benz describes as “the first sports car interior combined with a lounge concept”.
Inside are two racing silver seats with orange straps, like something straight out of a video game, or an old NASA space shuttle from 50 years ago.
According to the company, the two padded seats fit snugly against the floor, giving the first impression of fixed seats in a Formula 1 racing car.
The classic flat, pixelated display runs the entire width of the dashboard – mimicking the rectangular design of the car’s exterior – providing the driver with basic information such as current speed and time. in.
Meanwhile, the rectangular leather-wrapped steering wheel has four buttons – including an on / off button to start and a button to activate the traction control system.
The steering wheel is complemented by a nearby touchscreen that tilts towards the driver and displays other additional information about the vehicle, as well as a display for phone calls and music controls.
Drivers can also wear an augmented reality headset to experience “high-definition digital content contextually integrated into their surroundings.”
They can use the glasses to see map directions such as arrows and other navigational features to get to the selected location.
“It creates a seamless spatial blend between the physical interior and the digital user interface beyond the display,” Mercedes-Benz says.
Mercedes-Benz considers the new design a “study,” because the company doesn’t think it will ever go on sale, but it could be a glimpse into the kind of machinery the company is building.
Another concept car that has recently caught the eye is the color-changing BMW i Vision Dee, which was revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.
The body of the BMW i Vision Dee features micro-capsules containing color pigments that, depending on the selected setting, are stimulated by an electric field.
However, BMW told MailOnline that the car is just a prototype and it will not bring it to market.
