Concept cars have long been regarded as the crystal balls of the automotive world, providing fans a glimpse of what designers and engineers are working on, in pursuit of the Next Big Thing in vehicle development.
 

But not all concept cars are created equal. Some are little more than extravagant styling exercises, even lacking proper mechanical underpinnings. Others, such as the series of radical C111 concepts unveiled by Mercedes-Benz during the 1960s and 1970s, offer clear pointers to new technologies and ideas.
 

The Mercedes-Benz VISION EQXX falls firmly into the latter camp, providing an inspirational, yet completely realistic way forward for electromobility that delivers, among other things, a staggering 1,000km driving range on a single charge.
 

Packed with efficiency improvements, this road-legal research prototype contains features that are already being integrated into production, including the next generation of MMA – the Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture for compact and medium-sized cars.