Mercedes-Benz F125

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Mercedes-Benz F125
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Overview
Manufacturer Daimler AG
Production2011 (Concept car)
Designer Gorden Wagener, Michele Jauch Paganetti, Steffen Koehl, Robert Samson
Body and chassis
Class Grand tourer (S)
Body style 2-door coupé
Layout Front-engine, all-wheel-drive
Doors Gull-wing
Powertrain
Engine fuel cell-powered
Electric motor 308 bhp (230 kW; 312 PS) Wheel-mounted electric motors
Transmission 1-speed
Hybrid drivetrain Fuel-cell PHEV (F-CELL Plug-in HYBRID)
Battery 10-kWh Lithium-Sulpher (Li–S)
Dimensions
Wheelbase 131 in (3.33 m)
Length197 in (5.00 m)
Width78 in (1.98 m)
Height56 in (1.42 m)

The Mercedes-Benz F125 (stylized as the Mercedes-Benz F 125! [1] [2] ) is an electrically driven, hydrogen fuel cell concept car unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. It is named 125 to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz. [3]

Mercedes-Benz F125 rear Mercedes-Benz F125 at the Frankfurt Motor Show IAA 2011 (6147711482).jpg
Mercedes-Benz F125 rear

The 197 in (5.00 m) long 2-door coupé has front gullwing doors and provides access to the front and rear seats.

Powered by an electric motor at each wheel creating a rear-drive biased four-wheel drive "e4MATIC" system. The front motors provide 67 bhp (50 kW; 68 PS) and the rear 134 bhp (100 kW; 136 PS) with a total peak of 308 bhp (230 kW; 312 PS) electric motor, powered by a 10-kWh capacity lithium-sulfur battery located in a vertical position behind the rear seats. The batteries are provided energy by a hydrogen fuel cell located between the front wheels.

The F125 has a claimed acceleration time to 100 km/h in 4.9 seconds and a top speed of 220 km/h. [4]

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