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Story by DaimlerChrysler: 25th February 2000
EUROPEAN PREMIERE FOR DAIMLERCHRYSLER'S ESX3 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN STUDY AT GENEVA AUTO SHOW DaimlerChrysler will show its advanced technology and design study ESX3 for the first time at the Geneva Auto Show. The vehicle combines ultra-low fuel consumption and low emissions with tradition-breaking design and high customer appeal for a next generation family saloon car. The vehicle will be on display at the Chrysler stand on Tuesday, 29 February and Wednesday, 1 March. "This study vehicle breaks with current design trends and introduces what we call 'Faceted Design' in a vehicle that symbolises the technology engineered into the car," said Tom Gale, DaimlerChrysler's Executive Vice President - Product Development and Design. "ESX3 is heavily influenced by architectural design but remains fluid and dynamic at the same time." In addition to its acknowledged design leadership, for ESX3, DaimlerChrysler combined its world-leading research with the best from U.S. laboratories, universities and suppliers. Many of those collaborators are part of the U.S. government-industry Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV), which has as its goal the rapid development and implementation of advanced fuel efficient technology. "Combining the resources and know-how of our R&D departments around the globe with those of the U.S. government laboratories and our suppliers helps us develop high efficiency technologies faster," said Bernard Robertson, DaimlerChrysler Senior Vice President - Engineering Technologies. "ESX3 is nearly five metres long and weighs 1020 kilograms, but only uses 3.3 litres per 100 kilometres on a combined city and highway cycle." "The ESX3 right now is an advanced technology and design study with no plans for production," added Gale. "However, just look at our track record of bringing concepts to reality. This concept’s 'Faceted Design' might foreshadow our future design direction for passenger cars." ESX3 will debut in Washington on Tuesday, 22 February, at a U.S. Governmental presentation. |