Mercedes-Benz concept TOKYO

[Sonder]

DAIMLER AG today showed their first teaser for their new concept TOKYO which will be shown at the Tokyo motorshow which starts on 29.10.
More picture to come, so stay tuned

 

[fortuner]

Looks like maybe a electric MPV type vehicle.

 

[Rolf]

Maybe a future R-class replacement?

 

[hannaz]

Mercedes Benz instagram page also trased the pic.

 

[Wolfgang]

Might have sliding doors like the 1990 F100 Research Vehicle?

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[Rolf]

Might have sliding doors like the 1990 F100 Research Vehicle?

I am going off topic here, but that 1990/1991 F100 was a great looking research vehicle. it was ultra streamlined, looked a bit like those bullet trains.

Goals
Novel seat and door concept, passive and active safety, ergonomics
Powertrain
Four-stroke spark-ignition engine, six cylinders, 2.6 liters displacement, 143 kW (194 hp), front-wheel drive, three-speed automatic transmission
Technical Highlights

• Central driver’s seat
• High level of crash safety
• Steering wheel with fixed impact absorber
• Telephone operation by means of steering wheel buttons
  [Production launch in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (1998, W 220 series)]
• Novel door concept
• Sophisticated ergonomics
• Autonomous intelligent cruise control
  [Production launch under the name DISTRONIC in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (1998, W 220 series)]
• Radar system for monitoring following traffic
  [Production launch under the name Active Blind Spot Assist and Active Lane Keeping Assist in the Mercedes-Benz S- and CL-Class (2010, W 221 and C 216 series)]
• Solar cell roof Production launch with the panoramic roof of the Maybach 62 (2002)
• Gas-discharge headlights
  [Production launch under the name xenon headlights in the Mercedes-Benz E-Class (1995, W 210 series)]
• Prismatic rod-type taillights
• Linear windshield wipers
• Office equipment (voice-controlled telephone, fax, PC)
  [Production launch of voice recognition for the car phone under the name LINGUATRONIC in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (1996, W 140 series)]
• CTS tires (Continental Tyre System) with flat-running properties
• Electronic tyre pressure monitoring
  [Production launch in the Mercedes-Benz CL (1999, C 215 series)]
• Electric parking brake
  [Production launch under the name ADAPTIVE BRAKE in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (2005, W 221 series)]
• Optical fibres for signal transmission
• Rain sensor
  [Production launch in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (1995, W 140 series)]
• Chip card instead of car keys
  [Production launch in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (1999, W 220 series)]
• Automatic adjustment of seat and steering wheel
• Sandwich floor
  [Production launch in the Mercedes-Benz A-Class (1997, W 168 series)]
• Reversing camera
• Proximity warning radar
  [Production launch under the name DISTRONIC PLUS/Brake Assist PLUS in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (2005, W 221 series) and in the Mercedes-Benz CL- and E-Class (2006, C 216 and W 212 series)]
• Lane Keeping Assist
  [Production launch in the Mercedes-Benz S- and E-Class (2009, W 221 and W 212 series)]

 

[jack]

That side view looks really awesome

 

[Wolfgang]

WCF

 

[Wolfgang]

Mercedes calls the five-seat electric van a “a chill-out zone in the midst of megacity traffic mayhem” that “reflects the growing youthfulness” of Mercedes. And in Japan, where vans of many shapes and sizes rule the highways, the overall shape isn’t so far out — although the panoramic sweeping windshield has more in common with speedboats than cars.

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/mercedes-vision-tokyo-concept-a-1286701557145654.html

 

[Monster]

It looks like a pig.....

 

[Wolfgang]

Mercedes’ Vision Tokyo Concept: A Self-Driving Rave Van
In a year that’s seen the world’s oldest automaker show off a trio of science-fiction self-driving concept cars, the Mercedes-Benz Vision Tokyo takes the laurel for the most conceptual of the litter. Looking less like a car and more like a video game sprite rendered at human scale, the Vision Tokyo imagines a future where the party never stops—and driving as a tax on your attention dwindles.

Powered by electric motors, the Vision Tokyo rides on massive 26-inch wheels that spin around glowing wheel hubs. Power comes from a hybrid hydrogen fuel-cell system with zero emissions that’s capable of traveling 608 miles between refills—another sign that fuel-cell tech may yet have a future.

Yahoo Autos

 

[Merc1]

It's for Tokyo so what do you expect, it's wacky AF.

M

 

[Rolf]

Gees what a weird and strange looking concept, surely not one of Mercedes best concepts.

 

[Wolfgang]

Suspect the Mercedes-Benz Vision G-Code Concept is the SUV version?

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http://www.germancarforum.com/threads/mercedes-g-code-concept.51993/

 

[Emex]

You can see the Japanese influence....

 

[Wunderkind]

Sure this ain't just an armored security van that deliver money to banks?

 

[Wolfgang]

 

[Wolfgang]

The press release just became available.

Mobile club lounge for young, urban trendsetters: Mercedes-Benz Vision Tokyo: Connected Lounge

Stuttgart/Tokyo. The Vision Tokyo is the latest trailblazing spatial experience to come from Mercedes-Benz: its monolithic structure, futuristic design idiom and unique lounge ambience in the interior define it as luxurious, young and progressive – thus making it a fitting tribute to the sophisticated megacity and trendsetting metropolis that is Tokyo. Spatially efficient, versatile and intelligently connected, the Vision Tokyo – which is also capable of driving autonomously – is an urban transformer that reflects the growing youthfulness of the Mercedes-Benz brand. At the same time, this innovative five-seater continues a tradition of visionary design-study showcars that has included the Vision Ener-G-Force (Los Angeles, November 2012), AMG Vision Gran Turismo (Sunnyvale, 2013) and G-Code (Beijing, November 2014).

Japan's capital city Tokyo represents home to some nine million people, in an area that is just 622 square kilometres in size – smaller than Paris but with more than four times as many people. This megacity represents a fascinating combination of tradition and contemporary high tech and is constantly defining new trends – making it the ideal location for the premiere of the Mercedes-Benz Vision Tokyo. It will be on display to an international audience for the first time at the Tokyo Motor Show (30 October to 7 November 2015).

Gorden Wagener, Head of Design at Daimler AG: "The Mercedes-Benz Vision Tokyo embodies the concept of an automotive lounge for a future generation of megacities. The purity and sensuality of the Vision Tokyo's styling defines a new interpretation of modern luxury from Mercedes-Benz." The conceptual message of the vehicle reflects the increasingly youthful appeal of the Mercedes-Benz brand and perceptions of it as a stylistically influential design brand. The Vision Tokyo is the brainchild of the designers working within Mercedes-Benz's global network of Advanced Design Studios.

Hot on the heels of the F 015 Luxury in Motion autonomously driving luxury saloon comes the Vision Tokyo, with which Mercedes-Benz aims to show how the car of the future can be turned into a hip living space – a chill-out zone in the midst of megacity traffic mayhem.

The Vision Tokyo is a homage to the urban Generation Z, the cohort of people born since 1995 who have grown up with the new media. The role of the vehicle has changed for this global generation: it is no longer simply a means of getting around, but a digital, automobile companion. The Vision Tokyo takes things another step further: innovative algorithms allow it to evolve constantly; Deep Machine Learning and an intelligent Predictive Engine mean that, with each journey, it becomes more and more familiar with its occupants, their likes and preferences. All of which makes the Vision Tokyo the perfect partner for Generation Z.

The spaciousness of the Vision Tokyo marks a new conceptual approach for Mercedes-Benz Cars. These proportions are emphasised by the monochrome Alubeam paintwork and by side windows screen-printed in the colour of the vehicle. These give the vehicle's occupants privacy, while at the same time allowing sufficient light to penetrate into the interior and an unimpeded view out.

Surfaces and lines illuminated in blue – among them the 26-inch wheels and the side skirts – provide unexpected colour highlights and are indicative of the concept car's emission-free electric drive system. A pointer to the potential for autonomous operation and the comprehensive system of vehicle environment sensors that this requires, including a 360-degree camera, is provided by the fin on the vehicle roof.

Instead of a conventional windscreen, the Vision Tokyo features a continuous stretch of glass panelling – similar to the glazed cockpit of a powerboat. As was the case with the AMG Vision Gran Turismo, the front headlamps are set well to either side and at an angle. The area across the front of the vehicle can be used to display a series of different lighting functions. If music is playing inside the vehicle the display will, for example, visualise a sound pattern, rather like a sound analyser. The rear window is set into a surrounding ring of red LED cubes, which gives it visual depth. Once again, the LED field can be put to good use – as an indicator display or as part of the analyser function.

The dimensions of the Vision Tokyo (length/width/height: 4803/2100/1600 mm) are comparable with those of a mid-series vehicle. Up to five passengers access the interior via the upward-swinging door on the left-hand side – ideal for the right-hand-drive traffic in Japan's megacity. The conventional seating arrangement in rows is thus redundant, while there is also no "front" or "back" here: passengers take their seats instead on a large, oval-shaped couch. This unique lounge-style arrangement allows everyone on board to enjoy the benefits of autonomous driving. For even though the members of "Generation Z" are frequent users of social media, they nevertheless prefer personal contact whenever possible. And it is for this face‑to-face communication that the seat layout has been optimised. As a contemporary-style club lounge, the Vision Tokyo brings people together. With the car in autonomous driving mode they are able to chill and chat, without having to worry about steering a way through the dense traffic.

Behind the passengers are large wraparound LED screens. The perforated seats are back-lit, giving rise to a high-tech ambience that presents an intentional contrast to the soft surface finish of the pale leather. Apps, maps and displays emanating from the entertainment system are presented as three-dimensional holograms within the interior space.

Should there be a requirement for the Vision Tokyo to be controlled manually rather than it driving autonomously, a seat facing in the direction of travel can be released from the centre of the couch at the front, rather like the "jump seat" in an aircraft cockpit. The steering wheel, too, is then moved from its standby position into driving position.

The bodyshell of the Vision Tokyo has been designed to allow the crash-protected integration of a fuel cell-powered electric drive system. This is based on the trailblazing F-CELL PLUG-IN HYBRID of the F 015 Luxury in Motion and combines the on-board generation of electricity with a particularly powerful and compact high-voltage battery that can be charged contactlessly via induction. The use of pressure tanks made from CFRP is envisaged for the storage of hydrogen in the concept car. The electric hybrid system has a total range of 980 kilometres, of which some 190 kilometres are courtesy of battery-powered driving and around 790 kilometres on the electricity produced in the fuel cell.

The Vision Tokyo continues a tradition of visionary design-study showcars that has included the Vision Ener-G-Force (Los Angeles, November 2012), AMG Vision Gran Turismo (Sunnyvale, 2013) and G-Code (Beijing, November 2014). Thanks to the global nature of the Mercedes-Benz Design function, these concept vehicles take cues from local trends in design, culture and mobility and make these the focal point of the respective mobility concept. At the same time these showcars are already looking well beyond the next generation of vehicles.

Global Advanced Design – the Mercedes-Benz Design Studios

When it comes to its Advanced Design activities, Mercedes-Benz relies on a global network: designers and modellers in five Advanced Design Studios in Carlsbad (USA), Sunnyvale (USA), Como (Italy), Beijing (China) and Sindelfingen (Germany) mull over ideas for the vehicles of tomorrow – and beyond.

 

[Wolfgang]

 

[Wolfgang]

Autocar.

Various sections of the Vision Tokyo’s exterior, including the large grille and individual spokes of its large 26in wheels, are illuminated in blue – a colour Mercedes-Benz suggests provides clues to its emissions-free, hydrogen-fuelled driveline. Various sensors and stereo camera technology required to provide the Vision Tokyo with the ability to drive itself are primarily housed within a fin mounted on the roof.

Mercedes-Benz has also provided the Vision Tokyo with 'deep machine learning' and intelligent predictive engine processes. “With each journey, it becomes more familiar with its occupants, their likes and preferences,” the firm says.

The cabin sides are lined in leather and adorned with LED touchscreens. Together with an overhead projector module, they provide an advanced multi-media experience with various displays projected as a three-dimensional hologram within the interior space.

Eschewing traditional doors, the Mercedes-Benz concept features a large single kerbside door. It levers upwards on two sturdy hinges and comes to rest parallel to the roof. At the rear, the tail lamps are integrated within the outer edges of an oval rear window, providing it with a clean and unadorned look.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/m...w/mercedes-benz-vision-tokyo-concept-revealed