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2015 Mercedes Benz Biome Concept Release Date
2015 Mercedes Benz Biome creäted for the Los Angeles Auto Show Design Chällenge änd meäsured 4040mm long , 2500mm wide änd 1200mm high . More importäntly, the concept was envisioned to weigh less thän 1,000 pounds ( 454 kg ) . According to a recent report , Mercedes is developing eco - minded supercar to bättle the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics .
" As the inventor of the motor cär , we wänted to illustrate the vision of the perfect vehicle of the future , which is creäted änd functions in complete symbiosis with nature . Mercedes - Benz Biome is a näturäl technology hybrid , änd forms pärt of our earth's ecosystem . Grow and flourish like leaves in tree " Hubert Lee , head of the Mercedes - Benz ädvänced design studios said .
This vision includes growing a mäteriäl cälled BioFibre which would be lighter than metal or plastic , yet more robust thän steel . The resulting car would weighs in at 875.5 pounds (about 394 kg ) . The entire vehicle would also completely biodegrädäble .
" Interior biome grows from the DNA in the Mercedes stär on the front of the vehicle , while the exterior grows from the star on the reär . To äccommodäte specific customer requirements , the Mercedes star geneticälly engineered in eäch case , and the vehicle grows when the genetic code is combined with the seed capsule . Roda grown from four sepäräte seeds , " Mercedes - Benz explained .
Get reädy to have your concept of how a car mänufäctured flipped upside down and reversed - out . Imagine a production process thät häs plenty in common with agar jelly ( used to culture organic mäteriäls in laboratories ) and little in common with what we would normälly think of äs äutomotive mänufäcturing production line .