Mercedes-Benz wants us to see the future by looking at the past. The F-CELL concept roadster is directly derived from the Benz Patent Motorwagen, the granddaddy of all cars, the one that started it all. This car though, is a mixture of the old and the new. The carbon fiber body with an F1-inspired front nose is powered by a 1.2 kilowatt fuel cell giving a top speed of 25 mph. Inside are carbon fiber seats that are covered in traditional leather. Gone is the steering wheel and replaced with a joystick for fly-by-wire control. The whole package rolls on large spoked bicycle wheels to complete the whole retro look. While this is just a concept, Mercedes engineers believe in the great importance of their past to envision what’s to come for our favorite mode of transportation.
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This futuristic take on a flying car was designed by Hungarian design student Tibor for a design contest run by his native Porsche distributor. Inspired by the “bone of a cuttlefish,” the Audi Calamaro does a good job of looking kind of like its name suggests while still adapting current Audi design themes — check out the ‘beard’ air intake — to a product clearly intended for the distant future. We can spot no obvious means of propulsion, so can only assume it uses a Mr. Fusion.
