Everyone loves a good 1970s remake, but sometimes, recasting something from the disco decade in the modern era can feel out of place. But when the something in question is the fabulous Mercedes-Benz C111 experimental prototype, it’s hard to mess things up too much. Anything with gullwing doors, aerodynamic styling, and a hood-mounted star is going to be a knockout. Such is the luck of the newly revealed Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven concept.
Designed and built at the company’s International Design Center in Carlsbad, California, the Vision One-Eleven is a clear homage to that experiment from the 1970s. But while the original, 15-unit run of Mercedes-Benz C111s sported four-rotor rotary, five-cylinder diesel, and turbocharged V8 engines, the latest concept is a styling exercise and little else. That’s the only bummer for the otherwise bold, cohesively designed Vision One-Eleven.
