Mercedes Studie Concept BlueZero

PHYBENZ

G-Class Explorer

• Dec 11, 2008

• #1

Looks to be a study for the next B Class. Looks to be an electric/green car... It will be revealed at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show.



If someone could translate that would be great!

Mercedes-Studie Concept BlueZero - Die neue B-Klasse fährt elektrisch - Greencars - autobild.de

 

LaArtist

Wunderkind of Wheels

• Dec 11, 2008

• #2

Lool thats so wierd looking..
Looks like a fish of some sort..
Like that bionic car MB made a while ago

 

jack

Kraftkurve King

• Dec 11, 2008

• #3

the first mercedes you could mistaken for a bmw
otherwise, nice concept

 

coolraoul

Torque Titan

• Dec 11, 2008

• #4

The text says it’s the new B-Class, and that it also will feature an electrical motor, according to Thomas Wever, R&D boss of MB. In 2009, a fuel-cell B-Class will be released (an expensive small-series), one year later a full-electric. No price was given, but it won’t be cheap.

In 1997, with the first A-Class and its sandwich-floor, an electrical motor in this sandwich floor was already seen as a possibility. Now it’s becoming reality with this Blue-Zero Concept, presented in Detroit.

Three versions will be presented: all of them have an electric motor. One will be all-electric, another will add a fuel-cell to the electric motor, the last will add the 3-cylinder of the Smart to the electric motor to boost the autonomy and produce electricity (hybrid). They will be called the BlueZero E-Cell, F-Cell, E-Cell Plus.

The electric motor produces 100 KW maximum (70 KW normally) and 320NM of torque. Less than 11 seconds to 100 km/h, mx 150 km/h (to save energy).

But the car doesn’t spare anything other than the energy. 5 places, 500l of luggage space, Li-Ion batteries which are refrigerated, 200km autonomy for the all-electric model. Filling the batteries cost around 2,70€, with a capacity of 15,3 KW/h. 3 to 4 hours are needed to fill it on your conventional home-electricity.

The Fuel-Cell version has more autonomy, can be started easily even at -25° Celsius. Only the electric motor is used when parking the car, when accelerating both electric and fuel-cell motors are used like in an hybrid. Braking-energy is of course recuperated. The autonomy is 400kms, the problem is to find the Hydrogen..

The hybrid-model has the electric motor plus a 68hp Smart-3 cylinder petrol engine placed where the sparewheel usually is. When driving, this motor is re-charging the batteries, so the autonomy is 600kms. Average consumption, 4,5l of petrol every 100kms.

The electric cars sold in series will only come in 4 years, though…

Good ideas are worth it. Example, the Sandwich-concept of the A-Class… it is particularly adapted to electrical cars!

 

coolraoul

Torque Titan

• Dec 11, 2008

• #5

Interesting concept. A lot like the Bionic Car MB showed some times ago, like Artist said. It also features the transparent structure covering the rear whell, also seen on the F700.

Guess we may see this on a MB one day, it must be a good thing for the aerodynamism of the car.

I quite like it, but of course it's more the technology who is interesting. The design is typical B-Class, in modern. Not the kind of cars you can drool about, but not bad-looking either.


I think the article is a bit mistaken. it says this is the new B-Class. I think it's not true: I am pretty sure the next B-Class won't feature the Sandwich-Concept, but a conventionnal architecture shared with the new A-Class, to allow the C-Class motors to fit in them.

It is only the electric-versions of the B-Class who will have the Sandwich-Concept, and will in fact be modernized versions of the current B-Class and not based on the new A/B platform.

I could be wrong of course.

Anyway, t's a very interesting concept and the design is interesting too, very organic. The current B-Class can be recognized in this concept. Its design however is nothing like the newer, edgy Mercedes we saw recently!!!

 

Merc1

Premium

• Dec 11, 2008

• #6

I actually like it. What I really want is for them to do a 190E type sedan from this platform, a real little coupe and convertible. I guess this is still FWD though?


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coolraoul

Torque Titan

• Dec 11, 2008

• #7

Merc1 said:

I actually like it. What I really want is for them to do a 190E type sedan from this platform, a real little coupe and convertible. I guess this is still FWD though?


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This is FWD.
But I read that the next A-Class will be way lower than today, because it won't have Sandwich-Concept any more. It will be more like the A3 than like the current A-Class. And a small roadster, FWD and based on the new platform, could see the daylight too.

 

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Deleted member 25

• Dec 11, 2008

• #8

It 's very BMWish.

 

bmer

Tire Trailblazer

• Dec 11, 2008

• #9

Well it ain't going to win beauty contests, that's for sure... I think the design screams Citroen. Especially the rear.

 

ree

Kraftwagen König

• Dec 11, 2008

• #10

Compared to the last Concept this is horrible…

 

7saen

Autobahn Adventurer

• Dec 11, 2008

• #11

Deleted member 25 said:

It 's very BMWish.

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Usually I hate this kind of a comments, but this time I can't disagree!

 

Centurion

Apex Apex Predator

• Dec 11, 2008

• #12

That's the new B-class right there. Interesting location for the center console, it follows the recent trends of more ergonomic and driver orientated cockpits.

 

jack

Kraftkurve King

• Dec 11, 2008

• #13

coolraoul said:

Interesting concept. A lot like the Bionic Car MB showed some times ago, like Artist said. It also features the transparent structure covering the rear whell, also seen on the F700.

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very true, they share alot of surface ideas

i would be interested in the cw value of the bluezero concept, because thats what the "box fish" concept was all about

 

bmer

Tire Trailblazer

• Dec 11, 2008

• #14

After doing this PS just for fun I say there is definitely something Frech in the design.

 

ree

Kraftwagen König

• Dec 11, 2008

• #15

Oh great a Citroen C4 Picasso concept!! Wow, it really looks like a french design concept.

 

cawimmer430

Piston Pioneer

• Dec 12, 2008

• #16

Call me crazy, but I love it. It seems to be a "descendant" of the Bionic Concept Car Mercedes' introduced a few years ago. Certain elements of the design (and the lime green color) look like they were lifted off the Bionic Car and reshaped for this. I was also one of the few people to really like the Bionic Concept. Most folks spoke rudely about it because it looked "weird" but they never gave a second thought about why it was that way. The idea of modeling a car on the efficient natural dynamics of a fish is quite creative in my opinion (I'd like to see Lexus, in their "passionate pursuit of perfection" come up with an idea like that!).

The front is quite handsome in my opinion and so is the side view. The rear lights look pretty cool, almost as if they're growing out of the dark green metal trunk. Now that is a cool design in my opinion.

 

Wolfgang

Kraftwagen König

• Dec 12, 2008

• #17

Here's another interior shot, from emercedesbenz. I like it, but I am usually quite fond of Mercedes concept and research vehicles...

The BlueZERO E-CELL is painted in Alu-Beam lime green, and the BlueZERO F-CELL is painted in Alu-Beam mint green. The interior introduces a mix of textiles and plastics with an innovative new form. The structure of the new materials and forms is supposed to remind of organic materials from nature. The BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS is painted in Alu-Beam bright orange.

 

SKY

Kraftwagen König

• Dec 12, 2008

• #18

This has no sense. I thought there won´t be any new B and A Class, and that Mercedes was going to make a new platform to unify both A, b and CLC cars in something more like the 1er.

Isn´t it?.

 

cawimmer430

Piston Pioneer

• Dec 13, 2008

• #19

SKYSONY said:

This has no sense. I thought there won´t be any new B and A Class, and that Mercedes was going to make a new platform to unify both A, b and CLC cars in something more like the 1er.

Isn´t it?.

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I don't believe that decision is final yet, hence this car could be developed further into a potential next-generation A- or B-Class. The A- and B-Classes are very popular cars in Europe not only because of their badge but also because they're variable, practical, efficient and have a good reputation for safety and quality (these cars marked the return of MB to quality). It would be unwise to abandon their concepts and create a completely different vehicle at the moment.

 

fortuner

Autotechnik Ace

• Dec 13, 2008

• #20

Wolfgang said:

Here's another interior shot, from emercedesbenz. I like it, but I am usually quite fond of Mercedes concept and research vehicles...

The BlueZERO E-CELL is painted in Alu-Beam lime green, and the BlueZERO F-CELL is painted in Alu-Beam mint green. The interior introduces a mix of textiles and plastics with an innovative new form. The structure of the new materials and forms is supposed to remind of organic materials from nature. The BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS is painted in Alu-Beam bright orange.

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lovely steering wheel and i like the dials and the air vents near the door like the older 123 series awesome stuff nice interior ..exteriror not really my cup of tea.by the way i dont see the bmw story in the concept