Mercedes-Benz ConceptFASCINATION

The ConceptFASCINATION is a show car that Mercedes-Benz revealed on 11 September 2008 at the Paris Motor Show, styled as a shooting brake. It was made as a preview of the next E-Class, internally coded W212, and of the CLS-Class Shooting Brake, and the company described its nose and profile as a new design direction that would appear on those production cars. Thomas Weber, the director responsible for research and development, said it showed a new design idiom and that the diesel drive system set standards for sustainability as well as driving pleasure. Power came from a 2.2 litre four-cylinder BlueTec turbo diesel with AdBlue exhaust treatment, rated at 152 kilowatts and 500 newton metres, and a six-speed manual gearbox. The company expected the powertrain to reach production in several Mercedes-Benz models by 2010.