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R63 Vision Concept |
Broadcast
date : 30th April 2006 |
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Mmm. Just when you thought
Mercedes-Benz had rounded off its model line-up with every
possibly variant of every type of four-wheeled device known to
man woman and golden retriever, along comes the Vision R63 AMG.
It’s still in the "design study" phase but
Mercedes-Benz says that this is a "near-series"
interpretation of the already-launched R Class sports tourer.
This is a car-concept for the so-called contemporary-minded
man or woman who is looking for an automobile that is both
versatile and agile. That’s the official Merc line.
Kind of like a McLaren SLR for couples who decided to add a
few extra members to the family.
The R-Class’s unique selling point is that it has three rows
of seats, each seat being an individual sports bucket seat.
And as this is a Mercedes-Benz image vehicle, the interior is
fitted with every comfort, ergonomic, navigation and
entertainment device listed in its current arsenal.
The driver merely has to depress the accelerator pedal against
the deep pile carpeting to unleash 375 kiloWatts, and 630
Newton metres of torque from its AMG 6,3 litre V8 engine.
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All-wheel-drive and an AMG-tweaked
Speedshift automatic gearbox transfers power earthwards, to
the tune of a five-second 0-100 take off, and a pleasant 250
km/h cruising speed at zero altitude.
So the six passengers won’t become bored, even if they run
out of DVDs to use on their individual consoles, mounted in
the seat headrests.
No news on when it will go into production, but rest assured
that it will! Until then, kick back and push the button on the
overhead console for first class cabin service.
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