An exciting world first
designo trim parts made of stone

The Geneva Motor Show in 2001 heralded the arrival of a much-awaited premiere: Mercedes-Benz was the world's first automobile manufacturer to introduce designo trim parts made of real stone. The door trim strips, centre console, steering wheel rim and selector lever are now available in shimmering, sumptuous Labrador blue pearl granite. The stone comes from Norway and, due to its remarkable hardness, has to be cut with diamonds or a high-pressure water jet. It took the DaimlerChrysler development engineers two years of research to shape the extremely thinly cut layers of stone in such a way that they can be draped around corners with millimetric precision. This top-quality feature is optionally available exclusively for the CL 500, CL 55 AMG and CL 600 luxury Coupés. Other stones in addition to granite are likely to follow

 

Looks interesting -- I'd like to see the steering wheel. So, Mercedes-Benz enters the stone age! (sorry...)

 

Wow I just realized I am now a super member. Do I get a key to the executive bathroom or anything?

 

Interesting indeed! Can you post a link to where you found those pictures?

 

http://www.mercedes-benz.com/e/cars/designo/default.htm

 

That model should also come with the panorama floorboard to complete the Flintmobile effect.

 

I have to wonder how much the damn thing weighs and what happens in a frontal collision. Death my stoning??

 

ok, i go out for a few hours and this is what happens?
benzo and rev, step away from that stone interior! :p

jk. maybe it'll look good in a CL or something but i don't think its what i'm going for. but jeez, the technology in developing that is fantastic!

 

From your first post, it seems like they're just thin "veneers" of stone (not heavy). But certainly taking car interiors a new direction. I like that steering wheel. Now, can you get kitchen counters to match?

 

I think corian would be better If it gets scratched you just sand it down and it's like new.

 

Benzo, if you'll stop running around your cube long enough, yes, we'll give you a key to the executive bathroom... You look like you need to go...

The stone console bits will go well in the far western part of my upscale community where the doctors and their lawyer wives have $7 million homes with quarry rock veneer (brick homes are not fashionable enough there).

BTW, I live in the slummy part of Flower Mound. But I do drive a...

 

Something about that statement just doesn't sound right !!

 

Yes, Benzo, they do have their own website... hoideee toideee!

City Hall does have a spare bathroom. I can get you the key...

 

hmmm,

stone, wood, carbon fiber, aluminum.... whats next???

i think enamel would be cool

or for the real bling blingy, platinum and diamond interiors

greg

 

for the ladies, mother of pearl

for the guys,

amber.... how sweet would having a solid amber shift knob be???

that would look so tight with a black interior leather

greg

 

amber - that'd be nice.