Tuesday 7th June 2011

Wraps Come Off Mad Unimog Concept

Futuristic concept marks 60 years of the Mercedes 'Mog

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That classic do-anything vehicle, the multi-talented Mercedes Unimog, turns 60 this year and this concept, based on the U5000 model, is part of Mercedes’ celebration of the truck’s six decades

It looks to us like a halfway point between car and transformer, but apparently it is actually a case of "Future meets history – the design concept is a further milestone in the Unimog legend" (at least so says Yaris Pursun, Director of Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks).

The concept, which nods at both the possible future of the Unimog and its history (the open-top cab is a deliberate link with the 1951 original) has been created as a joint project between the Mercedes Special Trucks development team, the Daimler commercial vehicle designers in Sindelfingen and a model designing partner.

It was unveiled late last week at the Mercedes plant in Worth. And we want one...

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Can you just imagine pulling up outside a pretty girls house to pick her up on a first date whilst her dad watches from behind the curtain by the living room window.......come on luv, jump in !