The Big Picture
“Designing cars is nothing more than applied futurology,” says Mercedes-Benz chief designer Bruno Sacco. But if the futurology of the ’50s had come true, our streets would be full of atomic-powered cars with joystick controls and radar guidance systems. In truth, the basic concept of the motor car has hardly changed in 70 years—four wheels, steering wheel, petrol engine up front, room aboard for between
