Mercedes Benz announces the Maybach Vision 6 Concept.
The Vision 6 is huge and at 18.7 feet is 10 inches longer than the Mercedes-Maybach S600. Hiding under the extremely long hood is not a V-12 but a trunk with custom-fitted luggage. Mounted in the floor under the hood is an 80 kW-hr battery for better weight distribution and a low center of gravity. The battery drives four permanent-magnet synchronous electric motors, one connected to each wheel and together they produce 738 horsepower. To support this amount of power you need big wheels and the Vision 6 is being shown with 24 inches at each corner.
Mercedes Benz claims the Vision 6 will hit 62 mph in less than four seconds with a top speed limited to 155 mph. Under normal driving conditions it will do 200 miles on a charge by EPA standards, and thanks to a DC quick-charge system, can take on 62 miles worth of electricity in just five minutes.
Step through the gullwing doors and this 2+2 four-seater is a five-star spaceship. Passengers will sit in swoopy chairs and control everything on a continuous strip of touchscreen, which runs the length of the dash and both doors. The seats are full of sensors that can track everything from your health to the color of your clothes and use the information to mix up the mood lighting. The windshield is a massive display screen where both the driver and passengers can obtain augmented reality information.
The Vision 6 concept will most likely never see production but it will serve to showcase future luxury electric vehicle technologies.
Mercedes Benz Maybach Vision 6 Concept
