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LA MOTOR SHOW: Benz reveals Ener-G-Force concept
When the gangs take over the highways, the coppers can head for the hills in this off-road conceptMercedes-Benz has released pics of its Ener-G-Force, the concept developed on the current G-Class as a response to this year's Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge.
The Ener-G-Force is a proposal from the three-pointed star for Los Angeles Police Department staff to attend crime scenes in the year 2025. According to the press material accompanying the images, Mercedes-Benz designers foresee the need for an environmentally-friendly vehicle capable of drawing from alternative energy sources and reaching destinations in a timely way – irrespective of how far off the beaten track those destinations may be.
"The Ener-G-Force is the vision of an off-roader that, while reflecting tomorrow’s adventures, also invokes the genes of the Mercedes-Benz off-road icon, the G model," said Gorden Wagener, Director of Design at Mercedes-Benz Cars, as quoted in the press release. "Modern and cool, it could also be a clue about a new beginning for the off-road design idiom of Mercedes-Benz."
Ener-G-Force, which rides on 20-inch wheels and carries recycled water in tanks on the roof, was designed under the leadership of Hubert Lee by the Mercedes-Benz team housed at the company's Advanced Design Studio in Carlsbad, California. The water from the roof-top tanks can be converted to hydrogen that is then fed into fuel cell stacks to generate electricity. Electrical power is then transferred to battery packs in the vehicle's lower side skirts to drive the four wheel-hub motors. Mercedes-Benz estimates the range of the vehicle to be around 800km.
And the Ener-G-Force automatically works out how to cover ground easily, thanks to a 360-degree topography scanner assesses the terrain and adjusts the vehicle's spring and damper settings to suit.
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