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"When marketers get their way, you end up with a best-selling car that&amp;#039;s powerfully boring. When engineers get what they want, the end result might be similar to an Ariel Atom. And if the design department is left unchecked, they&amp;#039;d come up with something that looks a lot like the Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo.   The AMG Vision Gran Turismo will make its debut at the new Mercedes-Benz Research and Development Center in Sunnyvale, California in the lead-up to the LA Auto Show, and is the result of collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and Polyphony Digital, maker of the upcoming Gran Turismo 6. Vision Gran Turismo is a program conceived by Gran Turismo&amp;#039;s Producer, Kazunori Yamauchi, wherein car manufacturers and game developers join forces to create unique cars to be used in the upcoming GT6.   The AMG Vision Gran Tursimo will be the first of many Vision Gran Turismo cars to make its way to the virtual world, and is represented by this gigantic 1:1 scale model. This car is all about jaw-dropping drama. The massive hood takes up nearly half the car&amp;#039;s length, and the fastback roofline forms a continuous line from the top of the windshield to the retractable rear wing. Huge chrome wheels are pushed as far out to each corner as possible and fill massive, sculpted wheel arches. The chrome grille dominates the front view and is a bit of a departure from current Mercedes design language. The same could be said for both the front and rear lighting clusters. The slim fronts are like nothing seen on a Mercedes before, as is the single red horizontal line that houses the rear LEDs and bisects the eight-outlet (!) exhaust cluster.  Under its virtual skin sits a virtual 577 hp AMG Biturbo V8. Aluminum and carbon fiber are used throughout its hypothetical construction, keeping weight down to 3053 lbs, and AMG ceramic brakes ensure superlative stopping power-not that this static model will need it, although experiencing the entire package in digital form will surely be exciting.   As awesome as the AMG Vision Gran Turismo is, don&amp;#039;t expect to be able to drive it outside of the Playstation in you living room anytime soon. Though, don&amp;#039;t be surprised to see some of these design queues make it to a few sporty Mercedes in the future. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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