Hot! Mercedes-Benz, What's Next?
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kingjr9000
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Oh I know that
But they also said "or below". So in the lightest specs possible or maybe just even through design, would it possibly be about 1200kg? If it were, then that would really point us in the right direction of the next gen hypercars of F,M,& P, and hopefully they'll take the bait
Since you'll have both Aston & Merc (odd timing, huh) making these extreme, lightweight hypercars, while the hybrid trio were well in excess of 3k, maybe that'll get the others thinking.
Mick Briesgau
Tire Trailblazer
Ah, see what you mean. Let's hope they'll get the message. I never realised those three were that heavy...Oh I know that
kingjr9000
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Oh crap! That was my bad, guys. Should've clarified. I got mixed up with kilograms and pounds. I should've said 1300kg-2850lbs, and over 3417lbs-1550kg, and 1650kg-3637lbs. But hopefully the lightest spec of the merc could potentially be around 1200kg while being a hybrid and with the amount of tech it's supposed to come with, while the Aston is around 1000kg.
Merc1
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Whatever it will be called, it looks good!
http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1105197_2018-mercedes-amg-gt-c-roadster-spy-shots#image=100559117
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mercpassion
Highway Hunter
exactly, imo the roadster will be even more desireable than the Coupe, as was the case with the SLS
Merc1
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I can't wait to find out what all these C models are for the GT. Maybe the GT C Coupe is actually the 4-door that replaces the CLS and goes directly against the Panamera? The current CLS doesn't sell well anyway here so a more upmarket/sportier car like the Panamera might just be the answer. Something that is priced like an S-Class, but far sportier inside and out so it doesn't take sales from the S-Class. The actually CLS could be replaced by two cars then? A new CLE and the AMG GT C Coupe? Since they're doing a Final Edition of the CLS now, we know that this is likely the end of the CLS nameplate completely.
No wonder Mercedes has their foot on the necks of BMW and especially Audi when it comes to sales. Look at all the new cars for 2017 and in 2017 the products keep coming.
AMG GT C Roadster
AMG GT C Coupe
E-Class Coupe
E-Class Convertible
GLC63 AMG
E63 AMG
E63 AMG Wagon
Pickup/GLT
AMG GT R
GLA Facelift/Coupe
E-Class All-Terrain Wagon
S-Class facelift
New GLE
While not all of these are volume sellers you have to remember that these introductions keep the buzz around the brand going as MB fills in various markets around the world with the new E, C Cabrios, S Cabrios and the GLC. This is one reason why the Japanese don't have a prayer in trying to keep up. Imagine the new generation E63 Coupe and especially the Cabriolet! I don't see how Benz can miss now. What replaces the CLS though? That is the big question.
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No wonder Mercedes has their foot on the necks of BMW and especially Audi when it comes to sales. Look at all the new cars for 2017 and in 2017 the products keep coming.
AMG GT C Roadster
AMG GT C Coupe
E-Class Coupe
E-Class Convertible
GLC63 AMG
E63 AMG
E63 AMG Wagon
Pickup/GLT
AMG GT R
GLA Facelift/Coupe
E-Class All-Terrain Wagon
S-Class facelift
New GLE
While not all of these are volume sellers you have to remember that these introductions keep the buzz around the brand going as MB fills in various markets around the world with the new E, C Cabrios, S Cabrios and the GLC. This is one reason why the Japanese don't have a prayer in trying to keep up. Imagine the new generation E63 Coupe and especially the Cabriolet! I don't see how Benz can miss now. What replaces the CLS though? That is the big question.
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SKY
Kraftwagen König
Well, it is true we should be seeing the first CLS test mules around. At least there is a delay, which might mean MB is probably thinking in chaging a few things about the car. The diagnostic is quite easy IMO. The first one looked unique and special, the current one does not.
MB needs to step up the game with the CLS.
MB needs to step up the game with the CLS.
Fido
Quattro Commander
Or one V6 engine...
Merc1
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Der Hofmeister
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The Mercedes-Benz electric sub-brand is starting to shape up pretty nicely
New Mercedes EQ range of electric cars is on the way
Mercedes has registered a series of EQ model names as it gears up to launch its MEQ sub-brand into the electric car market. Mercedes’ forthcoming range of pure-electric vehicles is likely to be called ‘EQ’, Auto Express understands.
The German brand is known to be developing a pure-EV range designed to take on not only Tesla but also pure-electric vehicles due from Porsche, Audi and Jaguar over the next two to three years. Speculation has suggested that Merc could spin off its EVs into an entirely separate sub-brand - more detached from the three-pointed star than BMW’s i range is from its parent firm.
However, recent trademark applications suggest that Mercedes is lining up a range of vehicles that will carry the ‘EQ’ prefix in their names - and that they’re likely to exist under a more conventional sub-brand called MEQ. The firm has asked to register everything from EQA and EQB through to EQX. It has also applied to register slogans including ‘EQ inside’, ‘EQ boost’ and ‘Generation MEQ’; these would probably be used in the firm’s marketing material for the new range of vehicles.
A Mercedes spokesperson denied all knowledge of the name or any plans for a sub-brand - although senior company executives have been quite open about the need to have pure-electric vehicles in their line-up.
The first all-electric vehicle from Mercedes is believed to be a saloon car called EQS; it’s a high-end rival for the Tesla Model S, and it could be previewed as early as next year - although sales are unlikely to start before 2019. It’ll sit on an all-new pure-electric platform called EVA (Electric Vehicle Architecture) that is designed to be scalable - allowing Mercedes to roll out smaller models and SUVs with relative ease as battery technology, customer demand and production capability allow.
Aside from Tesla, the EQ range will face stiff opposition from Jaguar’s bespoke ‘coupe SUV’ EV (due to be shown before the end of this year, ahead of production in 2018, according to insiders), Porsche’s Mission E and, potentially, two electric Audis - the confirmed Q6 e-tron SUV, and a rumoured pure-EV version of the next-generation A8.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mercedes/96668/new-mercedes-eq-range-of-electric-cars-is-on-the-way
New Mercedes EQ range of electric cars is on the way
Mercedes has registered a series of EQ model names as it gears up to launch its MEQ sub-brand into the electric car market. Mercedes’ forthcoming range of pure-electric vehicles is likely to be called ‘EQ’, Auto Express understands.
The German brand is known to be developing a pure-EV range designed to take on not only Tesla but also pure-electric vehicles due from Porsche, Audi and Jaguar over the next two to three years. Speculation has suggested that Merc could spin off its EVs into an entirely separate sub-brand - more detached from the three-pointed star than BMW’s i range is from its parent firm.
However, recent trademark applications suggest that Mercedes is lining up a range of vehicles that will carry the ‘EQ’ prefix in their names - and that they’re likely to exist under a more conventional sub-brand called MEQ. The firm has asked to register everything from EQA and EQB through to EQX. It has also applied to register slogans including ‘EQ inside’, ‘EQ boost’ and ‘Generation MEQ’; these would probably be used in the firm’s marketing material for the new range of vehicles.
A Mercedes spokesperson denied all knowledge of the name or any plans for a sub-brand - although senior company executives have been quite open about the need to have pure-electric vehicles in their line-up.
The first all-electric vehicle from Mercedes is believed to be a saloon car called EQS; it’s a high-end rival for the Tesla Model S, and it could be previewed as early as next year - although sales are unlikely to start before 2019. It’ll sit on an all-new pure-electric platform called EVA (Electric Vehicle Architecture) that is designed to be scalable - allowing Mercedes to roll out smaller models and SUVs with relative ease as battery technology, customer demand and production capability allow.
Aside from Tesla, the EQ range will face stiff opposition from Jaguar’s bespoke ‘coupe SUV’ EV (due to be shown before the end of this year, ahead of production in 2018, according to insiders), Porsche’s Mission E and, potentially, two electric Audis - the confirmed Q6 e-tron SUV, and a rumoured pure-EV version of the next-generation A8.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mercedes/96668/new-mercedes-eq-range-of-electric-cars-is-on-the-way
Der Hofmeister
Highway Hunter
The Q from the designation might have the same meaning as in VW's MQB platform: Querbaukasten, which basically means matrix or architecture. So, EQ could stand for Electric Matrix as translated from German.
In addition, EQ is a bit similar to IQ when pronounced. So, it might as well be another definition of this title.
Der Hofmeister
Highway Hunter
It is also worth mentioning that the new electric sub-brand of Daimler AG will be shortly knows as MEQ, where the M stands for Mercedes. Basically, the models will be Mercedes-Benz and they will belong to the new EQ class. For differentiation matters, the nomenclature will comprise 3-letter badges of the form "EQ#" where # stands for the core class to which the electric model is belonging (from A up to X, as mentioned in the articles). This means we should see EQA, EQB or EQS variants in the future.
Wolfgang
Kraftwagen König
A Stunning Mercedes-Benz Gullwing Study For The 21st Century
Matthias Böttcher, a transport / industrial designer from Stuttgart is the creator of this stunning fluid sculpture of a Mercedes-Benz concept. His aim was to retain the basic lines of the original 1950s 300SL Gullwing, but also use the latest brand design cues to bring it all together.
It was completed as his bachelor’s thesis at a design university and as is usually the requirement with such final project, he also built a scale model to show off.
In case you haven’t already noticed from the opening shot, the concept, which Matthias calls SL|PURE has no windscreen or side windows. The only transparent bit is in the center of the roof, probably to alleviate the sense of claustrophobia such an interior could have.
We presume that it’s been thought up as a self-driving car of the near future where you no longer need to actually see the road and can rely solely on sensors and cameras to reach your destination and not crash.
It does look a bit weird having absolutely no glass visible from the front, but the design is definitely pretty enough and realistic looking enough to warrant attention.
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Matthias Böttcher, a transport / industrial designer from Stuttgart is the creator of this stunning fluid sculpture of a Mercedes-Benz concept. His aim was to retain the basic lines of the original 1950s 300SL Gullwing, but also use the latest brand design cues to bring it all together.
It was completed as his bachelor’s thesis at a design university and as is usually the requirement with such final project, he also built a scale model to show off.
In case you haven’t already noticed from the opening shot, the concept, which Matthias calls SL|PURE has no windscreen or side windows. The only transparent bit is in the center of the roof, probably to alleviate the sense of claustrophobia such an interior could have.
We presume that it’s been thought up as a self-driving car of the near future where you no longer need to actually see the road and can rely solely on sensors and cameras to reach your destination and not crash.
It does look a bit weird having absolutely no glass visible from the front, but the design is definitely pretty enough and realistic looking enough to warrant attention.
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