We're not entirely sure our friends who are the types to get off rolling in a Benzo are going to feel the
giant-bicycle-helmet looks and the lemon-slice wheels, but we've gotta hand it to DaimlerChrysler on their latest
energy efficient "bionic" concept-car, which was modeled after the tropical boxfish. They're claiming they've got the
drag coefficient to a rock-bottom 0.06, which results in 20% less fuel consumed, but why they didn't bother going the
hybrid or fuelcell route is beyond us, as is their reasoning for otherwise foregoing the manufacturing of a minivan
based on the natural design of a pufferfish. Live and learn.
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The Mercedes Benz bionic boxfish concept car

R. Block|06.08.05
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June 8, 2005 5:27 PM
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