Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has teamed up with Mercedes Benz to create a conceptual version of the Mercedes?Benz G?Class car called Project Geländewagen.
Abloh and Mercedes-Benz chief design officer Gorden Wagener's one-off redesign of the four-wheel drive luxury SUV, which dates back to the 1970s, reinterprets the vehicle as a race car.
Project Geländewagen has a boxy form. Top image: Abloh's car is an art piece
Project Geländewagen retains the G?Class's iconic boxy form but is lower and wider to give it a more sporty look.
The exterior was painted white and sanded by hand to emphasis its monolithic shape. Other adaptations to the traditional design include the removal of indicators, outside mirrors and bumper bar.
"With Project Geländewagen we create a unique artwork that showcases future interpretations of luxury and the desire for beauty and the extraordinary," said Wagener. "The result is something between reality and future." It is painted mostly white to give it a monolithic look
The stripped-back aesthetic continues with the design of the interior where the dashboard is reduced and fitted with analogue speedometer and fuel gauges.
A safety frame, which was coloured baby blue has been added, while bold red pops were used to give the design a racing aesthetic. The five-point seat belts are also bright red and emblazoned with the designers' surnames ? Abloh and Wagener.
Pops of colour are provided by baby blue and bold red details
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