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The Mercedes-Benz Silbervogel was designed by Jakob Hirzel for the Xtreme Gravity Series in Irvine, California.
The automobile is a gravity racing car that has no engine. Its bionic shape and load-bearing carbon structure were designed to meet the challenges posed by the physical forces at play during a race and hence its lightness and rigidity.
My aim was to catch the spirit of tradition, innovation and competition in the design of Silbervogel. The flowing language of the main body breathes the air of Mercedes-Benz legendary automobiles. Divided in transparent lower shell and a silvery top part with its sweeping glass band running from the nose to the back, the racing car seems to hover a few inches over the road.
(jakobhirzel.de)
References: via http, jakobhirzel.de
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