Photo: Pierre-Louis Wanin/Behance
While Mercedes-Benz is making serious electrification efforts, the Mercedes-AMG go-fast arm is not at the forefront of the three-pointed star's electric revolution, with the division's primary focus being performance. But what if we fast-forward to the start of the next decade? Well, a Mercedes-Benz intern has come up with a complete virtual catalog portraying an all-electric Mercedes-AMG sub-range for 2030.
French digital artist Pierre-Louis Wanin started this pixel adventure in September 2019, completing it back in February. His creation revolves around a three-product lineup, one that seems to involve two incarnations of a road car, together with the corresponding racecar - given the fact that next year should see the return of homologation specials as part of the LMP1-replacing Le Mans Hypercar class, the said road-track relationship should only be natural. So perhaps we could talk about the replacement of the fresh arrival that is the F1 hybrid-inspired Mercedes-AMG One here.
The base styling of the plug-dedicated Affalterbach machines mixes a simple approach with the kind of wedge design that was famous from the late 60s to the 80s, so yes, we can see nods to the revolutionary Mercedes-Benz C111 serious of prototypes developed in the 60s and 70s.
There are hardware differentiation between the said models. For instance, while the "base" model that appears to be a GT, packs an all-clean look, the supercar derivative adds a fixed rear wing and dive planes on the sides of the front apron, while the racer tops that with front wing air extractors.
However, the innovation comes from the plethora of displays that adorn both the exterior and the interior of the vehicles.
For instance, the front fascia screen is used to personalize the appearance of the vehicle, with the said mid-range model using this to replicate the M-AMG Panamericana front grille. As for the display occupying the rear fascia, for instance, this can feature images captured by a camera fitted to the nose of the vehicle, thus allowing other drivers to be aware of what lies ahead. Oh, and it looks like the wheel's appearance can also be influenced in a similar fashion. As far as the cabin is concerned, the plethora of screens would allow various customization options and even revamps to be delivered with ease.
The proposal we have here might not bee too far from our actual future and while you can check out various proposals in the gallery above, the full project can be found on the said artist's Behance page.
The base styling of the plug-dedicated Affalterbach machines mixes a simple approach with the kind of wedge design that was famous from the late 60s to the 80s, so yes, we can see nods to the revolutionary Mercedes-Benz C111 serious of prototypes developed in the 60s and 70s.
There are hardware differentiation between the said models. For instance, while the "base" model that appears to be a GT, packs an all-clean look, the supercar derivative adds a fixed rear wing and dive planes on the sides of the front apron, while the racer tops that with front wing air extractors.
However, the innovation comes from the plethora of displays that adorn both the exterior and the interior of the vehicles.
For instance, the front fascia screen is used to personalize the appearance of the vehicle, with the said mid-range model using this to replicate the M-AMG Panamericana front grille. As for the display occupying the rear fascia, for instance, this can feature images captured by a camera fitted to the nose of the vehicle, thus allowing other drivers to be aware of what lies ahead. Oh, and it looks like the wheel's appearance can also be influenced in a similar fashion. As far as the cabin is concerned, the plethora of screens would allow various customization options and even revamps to be delivered with ease.
The proposal we have here might not bee too far from our actual future and while you can check out various proposals in the gallery above, the full project can be found on the said artist's Behance page.
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