Mercedes-Benz has revealed its take on the vehicle as a "living creature" with the Vision AVTR concept, which takes design cues from the sci-fi fantasy film Avatar.
Dubbed the Vision AVTR, the design takes its name not only from the Avatar film it was inspired by, but also stands for "Advanced Vehicle Transformation".
Unveiled at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the concept car embodies the German car brand's vision of what mobility will look like in the distant future, with scales and a crab-like movement.

The Vision AVTR is a more imaginative version of Mercedes' Vision EQS luxury saloon car unveiled in September 2019 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, which is set to reach production in 2021.
Both models feature the same structure that Mercedes-Benz calls a "one bow" proportion, which centres on a stretched profile with a long cabin, short bonnet and trunk, and expansive doors.
The AVTR, however, boasts a design inspired by the world of Pandora ? the fictional universe where director James Cameron's Avatar film is set ? and its blue humanoid creatures, in a bid to demonstrate a new way that people, machines and nature can interact.
A total of 33 "bionic flaps" are embedded into the back of the vehicle to emulate the scales of reptiles. These scales can communicate information to the driver and to the car's surrounding environment via subtle "flowing" gestures.

The front and rear axles of the car can ...