2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK PATENT

In search of the design of the Smart Roadster model, which we showed in our previous post, we came across these drawings of the next generation of Mercedes-Benz SLK used for brand. Is this an official video of the 2012 SLK already leaked online (you can use it after the jump, if you forget to see), these pictures give just a little more and unobstructed view of a roadster with a retractable hardtop.

With a silhouette similar (though edged detail) on the previous model, the new SLK comes on the market to offer sometime next year, buyers show a revised engine lineup of four-cylinder and V6 gasoline engine, and if the rumors to be true, a diesel Option to. The area with a high-performance AMG model will be completed, will be equipped with twin-turbo V6 or a larger V8 engine.

Watch for the SLK, on either the Detroit Motor Show in mid-January or the Geneva Motor Show in March.

Mercedes G-Class-based 'Gazal 1'

Mercedes G-Class-based 'Gazal 1'

The King Saud University (KSU) on Sunday appear a $500 actor accord with South Korea's Digm Automotive Technology to set up Saudi Arabia's aboriginal car accomplishment company. The Saudi university afresh fabricated account with the Mercedes G-Class-based 'Gazal 1' (pictured above) afterwards announcement that the SUV is branch for production.

The Saudi Press Agency appear that the university's advance arm, Wadi al-Riyadh Technology, will accord 10 to 15 per cent of the costs for the fresh venture, with the South Korean close accouterment 30 per cent, while the blow will be covered by investors.

�The move comes as allotment of the university�s efforts to alteration technology and authorize a knowledge-based economy,� said KSU Admiral Abdullah Al-Othman afterwards signing the accord with Y.K. Jeon, admiral of Digm Automotive Technologies.

Al-Othman said the joint-venture's aboriginal agent will be an economical five-passenger model. �Our aim is to bazaar a bargain car of aerial affection priced at amid SR35,000 and SR45,000, [US$9,300 to US$12,000]� Al-Othman told reporters.

He added the car will be accessible aural the abutting two years and that he hoped to consign the country's aboriginal auto to added Gulf states as able-bodied as North African countries.

Mercedes-Benz BIOME Concept LA SHOWS 2010

Mercedes-Benz BIOME Concept LA SHOWS 2010 

New Concept at LA SHOW this is Mercedes-Benz readied the BIOME, a super lightweight and eco-friendly (more than you could ever image...) sports car. It was created by a design team from the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studios in Carlsbad, California. If you read the press release though, you'll probably think that Mercedes is talking about a cucumber and not a car. Don't believe us? Check out this expert:

"[The team] Taking their inspiration from nature, they designed a vehicle which is fully integrated into the ecosystem, from the moment of its creation right through to the end of its service life. The Mercedes-Benz BIOME grows in a completely organic environment from seeds sown in a nursery. Out on the road the car emits pure oxygen, and at the end of its lifespan it can be simply composted or used as building material."

But wait, it gets even better:

"The vehicle is created from two seeds: The interior of theBIOME grows from the DNA in the Mercedes star on the front of the vehicle, while the exterior grows from the star on the rear. To accommodate specific customer requirements, the Mercedes star is genetically engineered in each case, and the vehicle "grows" when the genetic code is combined with the seed capsule. The wheels are grown from four separate seeds."