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15/07/2022 2:08 am
Sorry, thanks for the vid JK but I'm not even 1ounce impressed by this toy.
Steve
15/07/2022 3:00 am
Simply unreal! What a beautiful piece of rolling art. I need to know more about those wheels.... are they a composite? Rubber? Makes you wonder just how folks will be "driving" 100 years from now. I'm super impressed!
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15/07/2022 6:57 am
@chris, click here for Mercedes's description of the vehicle.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
15/07/2022 4:12 pm
Aesthetically, it's gorgeous, an absolutely beautiful piece of automotive sculpture.
Prectical? That's another matter. Can you actually get in the back? Could you reverse it? There doesn't seem to be any room for suspension travel, so do you just ride along on those balloon tyres? I wonder what that would do for the handling and roadholding. Those pop-ups on the back are fun, but delicate and I don't think they'd make it to production (replaced by a solar panel. maybe?)
I know, that doesn't take anything away from the looks - the problem is that we've seen often enough in the past that by the time a fabulous-looking concept or show car gets "productionised" to make it practical to build and usable by everyday drivers and passengers, the original looks get so badly diluted or compromised that it ends up as a real disappointment.
Anyway, I don't think they are taking orders at the moment, so I don't need to worry about these things for a while yet.
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
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