Going Green Is Seriously Seductive In the Mercedes F 800

Mercedes-Benz, like everyone else on the planet, is experimenting with plug-in hybrids. But it’s still betting heavily on hydrogen. Now it’s combined the two in a head-turning high-end “multi-drive” concept car that can run on batteries or a fuel cell.

The F 800 Style builds upon the technology underpinning the S 400 Hybrid and the B-Class F-Cell and wraps it in seriously seductive bodywork. This baby has some go to back up the show, too, provided you stick with the 409-horsepower plug-in hybrid version. Choose the hydrogen fuel cell model and you’re limited to 136 horsepower, which is criminally low in a luxury sedan. At least you can admire its stunning good looks as it creeps by.

Mercedes hybrid is fast and frugal

Sharing its basic underpinnings with the current S400 Hybrid, this plug-in hybrid is again thwarting critics by meshing eye-melting design with all the goodness of green technology. Showing off the firm's latest drivetrain developments, the F800 is powered by both an 81kW electric motor and a 223kW 3-litre V6. Running in conjunction, Mercedes claims this set-up will give the F800 a combined fuel economy figure of 2.42l/100km with CO2 emissions at a miserly 68g/km.

Mercedes-Benz F800 Style Concept

F800 Style Concept will be the model that takes the CLS-Class to a futuristic and a new modern era, by being significantly different than it’s predecessors and with lots and lots of innovations especially in the interior.

The first thing we observe is the exterior which looks compact and sporty but with great sense of style, which is something that Mercedes always treated with respect.The lateral and frontal sides have a nervous look, the headlights with LED tech adopted a totally different look than the previousMercedes versions, also the rear doors are sliding so that it seems like a car from another world because it unveils an almost unbelievable interior with the central pillar missing. Another aspect that will make you tingle are the rims, with a severe design but with some sneaky details giving the impression that even when the car is stopped looks like it’s running.

So, now we just have to wait for the Geneva Auto Show to come and clear our eyes this beautiful exhibit, until then see the gallery below.