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Mercedes' Sea-Class

Something fishy is going on at Mercedes! Believe it or not, the firm claims it has modelled its latest creation on the tropical boxfish, in an attempt to discover the perfect vehicle shape.

21st June 2005

Engineers turned to nature in order to find a design that was both aerodynamic and safe - and the boxfish fitted the bill. A scale model was produced, and when it was wind tunnel tested, bosses discovered it was the most aerodynamic shape ever built on four wheels. The concept is called The Bionic Car, and was unveiled at Mercedes' innovation symposium in Washington DC.

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