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Mercedes-Benz has revealed its vision of the superior touring car of the future with low CO2 emissions and a unique yet spacious interior.
It is powered by a Mercedes-Benz developed DIESOTTO four-cylinder engine with a displacement of just 1.8 litres but which has the performance level of a current S-Class car with a 3.5-litre naturally aspirated V6 petrol engine.
The engine combines the strong points of the low-emission petrol engine with the consumption benefits of the diesel drive.
Its CO2 emissions of a mere 127 grams per kilometre correspond to consumption of only 5.3 litres of petrol per 100 kilometres, extremely low for a vehicle of this class.
“Our goal is to make the petrol-powered car just as economical in consumption as the diesel.
The new DIESOTTO concept is a major step in that direction, combining the best properties of the spark-ignition engine and the diesel engine,” says Dr Thomas Weber, board member of DaimlerChrysler AG responsible for Group Research & Mercedes Car Group Development.
The F 700 also sets standards in regard to road noise, tyre vibration and suspension comfort.
In a world first, the Active Prescan suspension has two laser scanners which check the roadway in front of the car. The hydraulically controlled active suspension proactively compensates for detected hindrances, enabling a further improvement of comfort characteristics.
Equally innovative is the operating concept Servo-HMI.
The display is not only particularly gentle on the eyes but it has enabled the number of controls to be reduced and the menu structure to be strikingly simple and self-explanatory.
The driver can even ‘discuss’ more complex inputs, such as a destination for navigation purposes, in dialogue with an avatar, a virtual operating assistant.
With its Reverse seat the F 700 breaks up the firmly established seating arrangement of conventional sedans and offers individual seating positions facing, or with one’s back to, the direction of travel, always affording maximum spaciousness and supreme comfort.
“This is a research car that demonstrates an innovative approach to new technologies and shows not only how resources can be conserved and the environment protected but also how driver and passengers can be relieved of stress and can travel completely at ease,” said Johannes Fritz, director, sales and marketing, Mercedes Car Group,
