Motor
07-09-2009, 02:30 PM
FULL STORY (http://www.motorauthority.com/now-the-mercedes-benz-that-fits-in-its-own-trunk.html)
The newest Folding Bike does have some things in common with the company's more well-known street-legal machines: there's an eight-speed "clutchless transmission" (gears, we assume), disc brakes and an independent suspension, along with Continental tires. There's a gel seat, too, so that future generations of Mercedes-Benz clients can make their way into the world unharmed.
And of course, it's really a convertible: a simple mechanism allows it to fold down into a bag, which slots neatly into the trunk of even an SLK roadster.
Available in the U.K. at this writing, the Folding Bike comes in Silver Arrows silver or icy white, and costs about $1750. There's no plan to start selling the bikes in the U.S.
http://www.motorauthority.com/content/thumbs/b/e/benz_bike-0708-630x360.jpg
Who in their right mind would buy that?
The newest Folding Bike does have some things in common with the company's more well-known street-legal machines: there's an eight-speed "clutchless transmission" (gears, we assume), disc brakes and an independent suspension, along with Continental tires. There's a gel seat, too, so that future generations of Mercedes-Benz clients can make their way into the world unharmed.
And of course, it's really a convertible: a simple mechanism allows it to fold down into a bag, which slots neatly into the trunk of even an SLK roadster.
Available in the U.K. at this writing, the Folding Bike comes in Silver Arrows silver or icy white, and costs about $1750. There's no plan to start selling the bikes in the U.S.
http://www.motorauthority.com/content/thumbs/b/e/benz_bike-0708-630x360.jpg
Who in their right mind would buy that?