Mercedes-Benz Vision GST 2

The Mercedes-Benz Vision GST 2 was a concept car that Mercedes-Benz presented at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January 2004 as a further development of the Vision GST of 2002. Unlike its predecessor it was a hybrid. A 4.0 litre diesel engine producing 184 kW (250 PS) was combined with an electric motor of 50 kW (67 PS), power went through a six-speed automatic gearbox and all four wheels were driven. The German Wikipedia article reports that the car accelerated from rest to 100 km/h in 6.6 seconds and that its top speed was limited electronically to 250 km/h. Like the Vision GST and the later Vision R it is described as a forerunner of the Mercedes-Benz Baureihe 251 that later went into series production.