Mercedes Benz SCL600 - No Steering, No Pedals
Published December 31, 2006 by Zohaib
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This is the new Mercedes Benz SCL600.
This car is really different.
No steering wheel, you drive it with a joystick. No pedals either.
Can you drive with a joystick? Your kids probably can.
The influence of Video game in our lives has really arrived?
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oooooooo, i get aroused seeing these pics
its cool but its not safe for driving, u drive it like games, in games vehicles dun get hurt, but it does, n wen your vehicle’s body get scratched, your heart too, its cool, but in pictures
this is sick! and i mean that in the best way.
at least mercedes is moving towards the future.
and all you scaredy cats that think you can’t drive this, you’re right, so stay off the road and let the gamers take over…they will anyway.
i like it but how much?
This doesn’t look real to me. Ever wondered how to handle the joystick with two hands while sitted. I need a demo on this before i get overly thrilled. It’s a really cool car though, but appears delicate to handle.
this car is a beast dawg…. man ! i bet it will get jacked if u don’t take care of it man how much is it?
This car looks awesome, and it definently IS different.
However. BMW tried doing the same deal with making something different and ended up losing millions having their whole electronics controlled by a single joystick. Distracted drivers with their joysticks get into accident too easily. I feel this will help cause the distraction like BMW series. In a different way.
Just lookin’ at this vehicle makes me think the future we’ve been waitin’ for finally arrive; but how the heck can somebody drive this device? It doesn’t look too safe to manupilate
I must admin, i have been wishing that a car maker of some kind would bring this idea out, i bet it was designed by someone who plays a lot of flight simulator.
I wonder how fast it could go, and how stable it would be at thoes speeds!!!
*admit not admin
It looks like Junk. How can a person drive a car when the joystick is in mid of the car. Its neither right nor left
Geeze guys cmon, if you can drive a forklift without pedals or steering - why couldnt it work in a car? There are two joysticks on it by the way
It looks beautiful and i’m sure runs smoothly, noiselessly and would be an absolute pleasure to drive. I would love this car.
WHERE CAN I TEST DRIVE THIS SCL600???
I THINK YOU SHOULD CALL IT THE 007PLUS CARE..
Aircraft use this technology - “fly-by-wire”; there is little to no direct linkage to the actual power/control mechanism.
Many braking systems in cars are this way also however, I was not aware that the U.S. had approved of this technology. Countries in the EU have already approved of steer-by-wire.
I think that it is meant so that if you are in the drivers seat, you can drive it, and if you are in the passengers seat you can drive it. That is why the buttons on the joystick are the same on the right and left side.
anyone know how much this car costs roughly? i wud love 1 its the smartest car i av ever seen and those wheel trims r to die 4 !
I likes cool with a flare, based on the photo images. Unfortunately I believe the functionality of the car is not quite there yet, for example some of the console control should be place on the left/right side (pending on who’s driving) to allow the driver the flexibilty to preform the functions(pwering down the window that sort of things) with the left/right hand and still be able to concentrate on the road. That’s just my 2 cents worth.
What the hell does that even mean, Haroon? You dun messed up that there sentense that you there tried righting
whoat about left handed ppl in the states theyll be on the left hand side on the right side of the rd…..it looks tight but thats just me lol
no i ment the left handed ppl on the right side of the car on the …aaww fuck it im confused now lol drive safe and have fun how much is that ……….
What an ugly pretentious car, and what a dangerous interface for driving. This thing will kill thousands.
Jase,
Forklifts go about 10 miles an hour in a parking lot. We’re talking about 70mph on a freeway with lots of innocent drivers who are actually in control of their vehicles. This is a dangerous idea. If it could fly, that would be another story.
Bahu j Mjani Gadi Che !
Mane Bahu J maja Avi Gayi Mare Gadi Chalavavi Che!
Mercedes na Malik Mane Aa Gadi Apo Hu Game Ni jem Gadi ne Ramadis!
A To mara kadja no Katako Che.
Jaldi Jaldi Plz Plz Gadi Avi Ja!
Tarzon the wonder car ni pan a gadi bap che
You have to dedicate roads for the machine to work. Joystick control works with vains. very snappy. I thrilled. Whatz the cost?
i think they are the controls/buttons are the same on both sides to account for if the driver is left or right handed.. not necessarily so either passenger or driver could drive it..now the question would be if all you lefties would be able to drive from the passenger seat..?
Hey, you gotta put the drivers seat in the center of the car if the joystick is in the center of the dash. Every dummy knows that. Somebody’s gonna get hurt in this thing. (:>
For a one arm person , in which i am right hand only this is a great idea going to test drive one in my area , ill come back and tell you all about it …
I saw something to this effect from Mercedes about 10 or so years ago. How new is this? It must be from before the previous generation S Class, because if this is recent, then using the old S Class headlights for your representation of the future sucks.
Anyway, Good to see Mercedes making quality cars again.
But they have a long way to go. Dealerships still need to wake up and go the extra mile. Some BMW dealerships have grand piano playing for you while you wait, with coffee and biltong. That’s a lot better that being offered a muffin at the benz dealership next door.
toatlly awesome car of the future
The joystick is mounted in such a way that the car can be manufactured using one assembly process for both European and North American models. When sitting on the left you would use the left-hand side of the stick, and vice-versa.
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I hope they don’t sell this car in Quebec… think of all the accidents!
I know! Quebecers are the worst drivers on the planet! What a mess THAT would cause!!!
I hope that they don’t sell this car in Quebec… Quebecers are the worst drivers on the planet… Imagine all the accidents - what a mess!!!
That would be insane because the vast majority of Quebecers are fat, rude, loud, beer-swilling morons.
This car is the best! c’mon, think about it, wheather you are left or right-handed, you will still drive this thing sitting on the left or right seat. THIS CAR IS JAGGED UP!
Those controls would probably be a hard sell, in any market.
People love steering wheels. Its like, remember in the late-1980s when GM cars (and a lot of other American makes) had all-digital instrument clusters? It was one of those things that sounded good on paper but people didn’t care for it. Today most cars have the manual read-out with needles that move around, plus digital underneath it. Another thing that sounded good on paper and then didn’t work: Those seatbelts that were attached to your car door and slid open and closed when you opened the door latch. Bad theory. 
It’s fake, you dumb asses!!!! Look it up on the internet.
this car is sick….. if we could really have this car i would be a pimpin on and hell of a lot of hoes….. name a price…. money is no option!!
If you are driving with the right hand on the joy stick, how can you adjust the AC the diefroster, etc, without taking your hand off of the joystick? Interesting idea but has some major problems. What about people who cannot walk and chew gum? I guess they buy a YUGO.
Wow! Great looking car, but why? a circular rod works fine for me! what are the advantages? disadvantages?
it is completely safe it is more like driving a boat then video game and helicopters have the same technology
I cannot understand anything about the car.
It looks great! You will always need both hands on the wheel,opps on the joy stick! Talking on the cell,drinking coffee,tea is out. Great idea. Safer than ever. Excellant
wooow
this car is amazing
but i wonder how u can get the joystick 2 ur seat coz it is in the middle of the car
any way this car is cool
looks good on the outside 2
how much is it?
am a super reach boy, i would like to buy it but i would like to drive it and not my driver. lol. good luck mercedez company in selling it but i have to go in my private jat to saudi arabia