World Premiere for the Mercedes-Benz Vision Tokyo - Japanese
Premieres for the GLE and smart
Mercedes-Benz and smart at the
2015 Tokyo Motor Show.
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New models, new drives and new ideas for urban mobility in megacities:
Mercedes-Benz and smart are staging a rich celebration of innovation at the
44th Tokyo Motor Show.
TOKYO - October 28, 2015: Following on from the successful launch of the new
smart generation in Europe, China and the USA, the stage is now set for the
debut of the perfect city car in Japan, too, with the joint market premiere
in Tokyo of the new smart fortwo and forfour.
Mercedes-Benz's sustained success in Japan is based first
and foremost on our attractive and diverse product portfolio," observes
Kintaro Ueno, President & CEO of Mercedes-Benz Japan, Co. Ltd. "At
present we are able to offer our customers 26 model series and 123 variants
– the perfect foundation for further growth. Mercedes-AMG has long
been an integral part of our success. Japan is among the top five markets
worldwide for the unique vehicles from our high-performance and sports car
brand."
Mercedes-Benz is continuing to
make its mark with new products in Japan. At the Tokyo Motor Show it is
presenting the new GLE as a fitting continuation of the strategic product
initiative in the year of the SUV. Mercedes-Benz has thoroughly revised its
best-seller in the SUV segment. The highlights of the new GLE include
considerably more appealing front and tail ends and extensive measures
which make new benchmarks with regard to emissions and drive system
possible. Across the available engine range, fuel consumption and
CO2 emissions are reduced by 17 percent on average compared
with the preceding series. For the first time in its SUV history,
Mercedes-Benz offers a plug-in hybrid model, the GLE 500 e 4MATIC, which
combines maximum efficiency with outstanding performance.
The new top-of-the-range V8 Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 4MATIC is now
stronger and more appealing than ever, with an expanded model line-up and
even more power.
Mercedes-Benz is
underscoring its leading role in the field of drive systems with innovative
and clean BlueTec diesel engines, a diesel hybrid and also plug-in hybrid
models which will be available on the Japanese market in the new
year.
Mercedes-Benz Vision Tokyo:
connected lounge for megacities
Following on from the F 015 Luxury in Motion research
vehicle as an autonomous luxury saloon, Mercedes-Benz is now presenting a
new show car of the same ilk which has been developed with the needs and
wishes of the so-called "Generation Z" in mind. The Vision Tokyo shows the
car of the future as a special type of mobile living space – a
chill-out zone in busy megacity traffic. The Vision Tokyo is the latest
trailblazing spatial experience to come from Mercedes-Benz: its monolithic
structure, futuristic design idiom and unique lounge ambience in the
interior define it as luxurious, young and progressive - thus making it a
fitting tribute to the sophisticated and trendsetting metropolis that is
Tokyo. "The Mercedes-Benz Vision Tokyo embodies the concept of an
automotive lounge for a future generation of megacities," explains Gorden
Wagener, Head of Design at Daimler AG. "The Vision Tokyo is our tailor-made
product for young people in megacities."
The Vision Tokyo is a homage to the urban Generation Z, the
cohort of people born since 1995 who have grown up with the new media. The
Vision Tokyo takes things another step further: innovative algorithms allow
it to evolve constantly; Deep Machine Learning and an intelligent
Predictive Engine mean that, with each journey, it becomes more and more
familiar with its occupants, their likes and preferences. All of which
makes the Vision Tokyo the perfect partner for Generation Z.
smart fortwo and forfour: champions of urban mobility
In urban conurbations subject to ever denser traffic and ever more strictly
regulated parking amenities, the smart fortwo's special strengths –
ultra-compact dimensions, unbeatably small turning circle, great agility
– really come into their own. With its equally pronounced
manoeuvrability, the now even more flexible smart forfour is also an
excellent choice for the city. The smart among the four-seaters features
intelligent charging management, for example. As champions of urban
mobility, both smart models boast more functionality, more safety and more
comfort than ever before.
