When Iran makes it into the media here these days the focus tends to be negative, but not all the news is bad. Mohammad Morassafar, a young mechanical engineering and design student at Azad University in Tehran, has shown that with his newly unveiled eco-efficient Archimed Mercedes-Benz concept. His innovative three-wheeled, two-door, four-passenger luxury transport is named in honor of Archimedes, the Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Fitted with gullwing doors, the hybrid vehicle carries a combination of three different engines, two electrical and one diesel powered. With a hypothetical output of 356 hp it’s designed to achieve a top speed of 158 mph. Able to literally turn on a dime and rotate 360 degrees while stationary, it’s designed to maneuver in cramped urban quarters.
[via JamesList]
Mercedes-Benz Archimed Concept from Iran originally appeared on Luxist on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.