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Mercedes-Benz Teases its Mystery Concept, Could Be Autonomous

Remember the heavily camouflaged UFO Mercedes-Benz was testing around at the end of last year? Well, that thing is real and the automaker will unveil it at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this January.
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Photo: Mercedes-Benz
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We know that because Mercedes teased its Facebook fans with the car's silhouette in a post along with a caption reading “The future will be bolder than you've ever imagined. #mbCES”.

Can't really tell what they were referring by saying “bolder” but that smooth teased roofline says nothing about aggressive shapes or a mean looking machine at all. In fact, it takes us closer to imagining a future MB Prius-fighter.

But that's about all you can tell. We tried lighting up the picture, but nothing else got revealed. It's a five-door highly aerodynamic low-slung hatchback. The front end seems to wear a rather big gaping grille while the rear sports a uni-taillamp like that on the Coupe SUV Concept.

Oh, there's another thing. This concept will be unveiled at CES on January 5th which means it has some extras. There's a big possibility the car will be electrically powered, even using a fuel cell. Then we remembered Mercedes is spending money on autonomous car technology (remember the self-driving truck?) so that can be implemented here as well, since the S Class model now is fully capable of staying in between the lanes at any speed with no human help.
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