Stuttgart – With its Mercedes Benz F700
research car, Mercedes-Benz redefines the idea of effortless,
superior refinement: this concept for a future luxurious touring sedan
shows how outstanding riding quality can be combined with high levels
of environmental friendliness, and good performance with
exceptionally low fuel consumption. Thus, the 5.17 meter long F 700
with its innovative and very spa-cious interior design enables an
entirely new and exceedingly comfortable mode of travel. The F 700 is
the world’s first car that can anticipatively recognize the condition
of the road and level out the uneven spots with its active PRE-SCAN
suspension, further improving suspension comfort substantially. The
forward-pointing DIESOTTO drive system introduced in the F 700, a
four-cylinder with a displacement of only 1.8 liters, combines the
strong points of the low-emission gasoline engine with the consumption
benefits of the diesel drive. Its CO2 emissions of a mere 127 grams
per kilometer correspond to con-sumption of only 5.3 liters of
gasoline per 100 kilometers (44.3 mpg), extremely low for a vehicle of
this class.
This is made possible for Mercedes Benz F700
by a forward-looking drive concept, the heart of which is the
“DIESOTTO” technology – an advancement of the internal combustion engine
thought up by Mercedes-Benz. With its novel controlled auto ignition
(CAI), direct fuel injection and turbocharging, it combines the high
power of the spark-ignition engine with the exemplary torque and great
fuel economy of a diesel. The drive system in the F 700, as
four-cylinder featuring two-stage charging, attains the performance
level of a current S-Class car with a 3.5-liter naturally aspirated V6
gasoline engine or the 3.0-liter V6 turbodiesel.“Our goal is to make the gasoline-powered car just as economical in consumption as the diesel. The new DIESOTTO concept is a major step in that direction, combining the best properties of the spark-ignition engine and the diesel engine,” says Dr. Thomas Weber, Board member of DaimlerChrysler AG responsible for Group Research & Mercedes Car Group Development.
The F 700 also sets standards in regard to road roar, tire vibration and suspension comfort. With two laser scanners the active PRE-SCAN suspension scans the roadway in front of the car. The hydraulically controlled active suspension proactively compensates for detected hindrances, enabling entirely new comfort characteristics –a “flying carpet” feeling.
The Mercedes Benz F700 provides inspiring ideas for the technological future of Mercedes-Benz once again – like each of the research cars which preceded it.
