Mercedes-Benz Vision GST

The Mercedes-Benz Vision GST was a concept car that Mercedes-Benz presented at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January 2002. It was the first of three related show cars, followed by the Vision GST 2 and the Vision R, and the German Wikipedia article says the line later went into series production as the Mercedes-Benz Baureihe 251. The concept had a 5.5 litre spark-ignition engine rated at 265 kW (360 PS), all-wheel drive and a six-speed automatic gearbox. Its striking features were scissor doors that opened through 90 degrees in opposite directions, the absence of a B-pillar, a roof made of intelligent glass, luminous foils in the headlining, the door trims and the lower centre tunnel, and 22-inch wheels that were meant to underline its sporty character.