The 2057 Mercedes-Benz SilverFlow is the future according to Mercedes-Benz. It was designed as part of the annual LA Auto Show Design Challenge. (Click to enlarge HQ images)
It looks like a futuristic car with a super sleek design inspired by Merc racers of yore. The designers have crafted the SilverFlow from micro-metallic particles that can be arranged by magnetic fields into pre-selected forms kept on the car's key fob. For easy storage, the entire car can melt into a puddle of metallic goop, only to be reassembled by the power of magnets when you're ready to drive again.
After the market was flooded with cheap carbon fiber from China in the early 2020s, Mercedes-Benz engineers went on the hunt for a new material that would be exclusive enough for automobiles crowned with the silver star. Inspired by the T-1000 character's liquid metal form in the classic film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Benz engineers went about reverse engineering the technology.
It looks like a futuristic car with a super sleek design inspired by Merc racers of yore. The designers have crafted the SilverFlow from micro-metallic particles that can be arranged by magnetic fields into pre-selected forms kept on the car's key fob. For easy storage, the entire car can melt into a puddle of metallic goop, only to be reassembled by the power of magnets when you're ready to drive again.
After the market was flooded with cheap carbon fiber from China in the early 2020s, Mercedes-Benz engineers went on the hunt for a new material that would be exclusive enough for automobiles crowned with the silver star. Inspired by the T-1000 character's liquid metal form in the classic film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Benz engineers went about reverse engineering the technology.
