Monday, April 18, 2011

Shangahai 2011: A for attack

The A-Class in 1993 was a sensation, fiercely debated, laughed and loved. She blurted as a completely new concept in a very conservative environment. This is exactly what Mecedes-Benz now appears again in front. The study Concept A-Class seems to be from another planet and the star will appear to new heights.

Mercedes-Benz boss Dieter Zetsche was at the preview of today in Shanghai, no doubt about the goal: "A for attack." The Auto Shanghai (21 to 28 April 2011) has at least their first sensation, for the design of the study but moved a lot further than we are used during the recent facelift and new editions of the house was.

Design Chief Prof. Gordon Wagener allowed the study appeared to show very pointedly, while Mercedes-Benz wants to move. The tension increased to the new A-Class, which is so soon into the house. Long hood, low silhouette and sleek window design: the proportions of the Concept A-class signal dynamics.

The sporty look is replaced by the line and area game more depth. "Sculptural, expressive and easily translates the Concept A-Class, the new design language of Mercedes-Benz in the compact class," says Gorden Wagener. "Prisoners energy 'we have this irrepressible dynamism, the Concept A-Class radiates called.

Waves and wind and the aircraft were our formal sources of inspiration that led to this "cool" look. "This will trigger again discussions, is still moving Wagener with this form of language away from the mainstream in search of his beauty rather in the elegant and smooth. Not only visually and technologically, the Concept A-Class ushers a new era in compact-class Mercedes-Benz.

Is powered by a front-wheel drive four-cylinder gasoline engine of the new M270 series. It was designed for transverse installation and, with direct injection and turbocharging, high performance potential with minimal emissions and consumption. Under the hood of the Concept A-Class lies the two-liter version of the new engine, it delivers 155 kW / 210 PS.

Coupled Blue Efficiency is the engine of the new dual clutch transmissions from Mercedes-Benz. It offers a three-shaft transmission seven forward gears, which are switched automatically without traction loss. Therefore, the new transmission is very economical, sporty and comfortable. But before the technology discussion, we will initially Deabatte experience about the design.

Here, the surprise may not be as great. For the Concept A-Class, the combination of defined edges and free play will consistently continue with land. The Mercedes was the first time the F 800 Style. Three distinct lines structure the side view: The front edge structure is above the wing to the rear (Dropping Line).

The distinctive "shoulder muscles" above the rear axle stresses the coupe-like character. And another line stretches sweeping front of the rear wheel arch to the top. Through these lines gives the profile more depth and dynamics. The door handles are recessed into the doors at the push they drive out electric.

With its unusual wing-like shape mirror embodying the flow and ease. Another striking feature is the open side skirts, which makes for an unusual light and shadow play. The large format 20-inch wheels emphasize its turbine blade look with the impression that the wind, the Concept A-Class has formed.

This emphasizes wide rear exudes power. It also lives on the interplay of convex and concave surfaces and sharp edges. The tail lamps set the lateral, muscular shoulders to the rear end back and emphasize their horizontal orientation, the width. The aerodynamic spoiler lip in the lamps used for efficiency.

The diffuser creates more downforce and presses the car onto the road. Like from another planet has also the interior of the Concept A-Class, which is flooded due to the large panoramic roof light. Many unusual details are inspired by aircraft and attack at the same time ideas of interior sculpture "Mercedes-Benz Aesthetics No.

2 ". Various components were resolved: How are the instrument panel and center console only from a complex structure made of brushed aluminum. The result is a transparent, lightweight, bionic design. Eye-catcher at the Concept A-Class is the instrument panel, which has the shape of an airplane wing and is covered with a translucent, stretchable fabric.

Through this complex with chromium particles vaporized fuel cell remains the bionic structure of the component visible. The shape of the air vents in the instrument panel is reminiscent of the engines of a jet. The Making any temperature, the occupants of the Concept A-Class on the indoor climate control, change the translucent running and back-lit jet their color: cold fresh air is left in the interior, they are blue, with warm air, however, they glow red.

Red are also held the prominent displays in the instrument cluster. The formal model of the nozzle was the afterburner of a jet engine. The central control unit is designed as a modern flight panel with a lever in the form of a "thrust lever. The seats remind handled their head restraints and in extreme cornering in pilot seat fighter aircraft.

Titanium and silver tones are combined in the interior with a light, elegant beige. The accent color magenta highlights the athleticism and is in contrast with the silver Alubeam outer coating, like liquid silver modeled the sporty dynamic design of the exterior. Modern materials such as high-tech fabric of the instrument holder or metallized leather, dyed in the Semianillin with metallic pigments and equipped with a technical character was, are used as well as high-quality nubuck leather.

It bridges the gap between der125-year-old tradition of the Mercedes-Benz and its modern claim. Fully integrated with the operating concept of the Concept A-Class is a smartphone with all the applications, services and content of the digital lifestyle. If the device is in the designated trade pushed into the center console, it automatically synchronizes with the multimedia system Comand Online.

The functions of the smartphone, including Internet radio, e-mail and social networks like Twitter and Facebook are shown as applications on the 17.8 cm wide screen and can be safely and conveniently operated via the rotary pushbutton. Unique and revolutionary is the graphic design of the screens.

Dynamically growing glass elements are illuminated by light magenta, and form three-dimensionally arranged navigation levels. In the spatial depth of this menu structure appears, the user intuitively. Was designed and implemented the close-to-display concept of designers and engineers at the Mercedes-development lab in Palo Alto, USA.

The menus are labeled with the Concept A-Class in Mandarin and English. The Light of the Concept A-Class engages with numerous light spots on the star-sky motif of the grille. For the daytime running to 90 glass fiber elements have been provided with aluminum hulls and wing-shaped and arranged in the headlights.

Unusual work from any perspective, the LED turn signals, because they seem to float in the spotlight. The turn signals are enthroned above the Plexiglas body of the headlamp in six chambers, their steamed reflectors remain invisible. As realized already at the Mercedes CLS series in combining high-performance LED headlights of the Concept A-Class, the Intelligent Light System with LED technology.

The projection module, the LED headlamp is not round but flat run. This reinforces the impression of sporty case in matte carbon fiber, which is in contrast to the aluminum frame of the projection module. When the lights come as fiberglass elements with aluminum sleeves are used. 120 fiber optic tips of the c-shaped rear light and, with their subtle glow a unique sight.

For the braking function, it can be lightened accordingly. During braking, also the continuous band of light shines between the two tail lights and leaves the Concept A-Class appear even more broadly. The turn signals sit as included elements located in the rear light. Safety Pioneer Mercedes-Benz presents the Concept A-Class yet another milestone in the "democratization" of automotive safety technology: the concept car has a radar-based collision warning with adaptive brake assist.

The collision warning alerts the inattentive driver may visually and acoustically, and prepares the Brake Assistant on a precise braking. This will start as soon as the driver releases the brake pedal is depressed significantly. In contrast to systems on the market in the compact class is in the new Brake Assist Collision Prevention Assist not purely a city system to minimize minor damage.

Rather, this solution aims to protect against typical rear-end collisions in all traffic situations. Mercedes-Benz expects with the new security system significantly positive effect on the accident to. The Mercedes-Security experts for detailed analysis of accident data from the fact that this radar-based technology about 20 percent of all rear-end collisions can be avoided and may be reduced by another 25 percent, the severity of the accident.

(Ampnet / Sm)

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