Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow Delivers the Future at Monterey
Sitting behind the wheel of Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow is a trip to into the beyond, even if it never hits the track.
The Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow is a true automotive legend. The streamlined version of the W125, in particular, established a record speed of 268 mph on the Autobahn in 1938 with the power of a twin-supercharged 5.6-liter V12. The public road record set by this Silver Arrow stood for nearly 80 years until it was broken in 2017 by Koenigsegg in Nevada.
And it is this Silver Arrow which inspired the 2038 version, otherwise known as the EQ Silver Arrow concept. Alex Hirschi, otherwise known as Supercar Blondie, recently looked over the futuristic tribute hypercar during its visit to Pebble Beach during Monterey Car Week.
Alongside Mercedes-Benz chief designer Gorden Wagener, who designed the EQ Silver Arrow, Hirschi learns the 738 electric horsepower concept has an “estimated acceleration of under two seconds” from zero to 60 mph. And as a track-ready concept, the EQ is incredibly low to the ground, to the point where Hirschi can’t slide her fingernail under the half-wheel cover over the rear rose gold free-standing wheel. The grill-embedded display is a nice touch, too.
Stepping into (and out of) the future Mercedes is another matter, especially if you’re wearing a floral wrap dress like Hirschi had that day. It takes some skill to drop into the cockpit, but more so for her to avoid unintentional flashing or wardrobe malfunctions.
Once inside, though, it’s a whole other world for Hirschi. The dashboard consists of a touchscreen on the steering wheel (which allows you to select driving modes and how the EQ sounds), and an upper display which can present 3D maps of the roads being traversed.
The EQ Silver Arrow can also be controlled via remote, which comes in handy when loading up the concept for its next destination. We wonder if it can hit 88 mph, though, if only so we can see the future it lives in.
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