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Mercedes-Benz F600 Hygenius

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From emercedesbenz.com
Details Emerge On Mercedes-Benz F600 Hygenius
Posted on October 10, 2005 at 9:24 AM CST

As many of you car fanatics already know, the Tokyo Motor Show is taking place later this month. What you may not know, however, is that Mercedes has used the Tokyo Motor Show to unveil their last two F-Class Concept Cars (you can find more info on these at the end of the story). In keeping with tradition, Auto Bild is reporting that Mercedes is once again set to debut their latest concept, dubbed the "F600 Hygenius," in Tokyo later this month.

Before I delve into specifics, I have to warn you - this information was taken from a roughly translated German page, so I may misinterpret some facts. Now that that's out of the way, on with the car. As you can see from the photos, the F600 looks similar to current production A and B-Class models. That however, is where the similarities end. The Hygenious, as it is so modestly titled, is the first Mercedes to utilize fuel cell technolgy in combination with an electric motor. The result is a car that functions much like current hybrids, without the gas (or diesel).

If you've read about other Mercedes' fuel cell vehicles, such as the F-Cell, you already know their range is somewhat limited. Mercedes has addressed the issue, at least partly, with the F600. The concept features re-designed fuel cells, which Mercedes claim will produce 30% more power while being 16% more efficient. To futher benefit the F600's range, Mercedes added a high torque electric motor, which, like current hybrids, powers the vehicle in city driving and stop and go traffic. The result is a range of approximately 250 miles, a noticeable improvement over the current F-Cell's 100 mile mark.

Before you get too excited, there is one last thing we have to mention. Mercedes doesn't expect the F600's technology to be available until the year 2012, or 2,272 days if you want to start counting.

Personally, I think the technology behind F600 Hygenius is great. I've said it before and I'll say it again - hybrids are a temporary solution; fuel cells will change the future. Now that you know my view on fuel cells, I need to address Mercedes for a second. Guys, would it kill you to add fuel cell technology to a car that I'd actually want to drive? It's a concept car, it's not supposed to look like a Volkswagen Golf. I'd much rather see an F400 Hygenius than a hatchback...

Sorry, I'm getting carried away as usual. You can check out the full story on the F600 at AutoBild.de, and as I promised at the beginning of the story, you can find a couple photos of previous F-Class models below. If you'd like to learn more about Mercedes concept cars, you can visit Mercedes' website and see all of them here.
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ANYONE who thinks that's not ugly? :|
 
jayjaya29 said:
jensked said:
wow that's ugly...American market? :p
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Please do not release this black hole of ugly upon my country!
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it will finally be something that can take the pontiac aztec's crown as the ugliest production automobile ever.

at least the merc is still in the concept stage...

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sandor said:
it will finally be something that can take the pontiac aztec's crown as the ugliest production automobile ever.
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Nah, it's ugly as hell for sure, but it's not Aztek-ugly - that's a whole different league of ugly
 
It's not Aztek league, but it's not very far off at all. What is Mercedes thinking? I think Oktoberfest got to 'em a bit much...
 
flyingfridge said:
It's not Aztek league, but it's not very far off at all. What is Mercedes thinking? I think Oktoberfest got to 'em a bit much...
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They took some 7-series medicine :p
 
i actually think it looks pretty cool.
 
sandor_ said:
jayjaya29 said:
jensked said:
wow that's ugly...American market? :p
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Please do not release this black hole of ugly upon my country!
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it will finally be something that can take the pontiac aztec's crown as the ugliest production automobile ever.

at least the merc is still in the concept stage...

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Please dont post pictures like that in this forum without warning in the future.

Anyway this Merc is just >> :? << Its been well said before in this forum that this is a good way to devalue a brand. This shit saddens me.
Man if I were CEO of Merc, i would eliminate all models and just keep the S,E,CLS,SLK, SL and M. The M would be the cheapest vehicle on offer. And get rid of the CL, C, CLK, A (tho good) and B.
 
C Class? You'd cut the C Class? The moneymaker, the bread and butter car of the business? That's the 3 series competitor. There's no way you could cut the C.
 
It's all well and good to say you'd only keep the upmarket "image" models, but there's only so much that "brand image" will bring in terms of profit. Sooner or later a vehicle manufacturer has to start selling more cars if they're going to make more profit (which is what the shareholders generally want) - and that's what M-B have done with the A, B, CLK, SLK, etc. Sad though it may be, profit is king...
 
Lurch0001 said:
It's all well and good to say you'd only keep the upmarket "image" models, but there's only so much that "brand image" will bring in terms of profit. Sooner or later a vehicle manufacturer has to start selling more cars if they're going to make more profit (which is what the shareholders generally want) - and that's what M-B have done with the A, B, CLK, SLK, etc. Sad though it may be, profit is king...
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Exhibit A: Porsche Cayenne
 
^^ yes but strangely enough, before they started to build the Cayenne, Porsche was the most profitable manufacturer, per car, in the world. Go figure...
 
Looks like the car version of this:

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flyingfridge said:
^^ yes but strangely enough, before they started to build the Cayenne, Porsche was the most profitable manufacturer, per car, in the world. Go figure...
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Yes, but overall profit is what matters to a company's survival, if your volume is (relatively) low, having a high profit per car may not be enough. As much as I and other enthusiasts despise the Cayenne, the truth is it's provided Porsche with the cashflow to remain independant and develop terrific sports cars.
 
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