<div><figure contenteditable="false" data-alt="Front 3/4 view of the orange Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven concept in front of an orange background" data-format="jpg" data-height="2268" data-hide="false" data-id="619c658db6470343952e510eeedfe3f8" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://619c658db6470343952e510eeedfe3f8" data-recommended="false" data-width="4028" draggable="false"><div contenteditable="false" data-alt="Front 3/4 view of the orange Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven concept in front of an orange background" data-hide="false" data-hidecredit="false" data-imagerights="in-house-art" data-link-reference="" data-link-target="" data-syndicationrights="true"><p><span><div><picture><source media="(max-width: 37.31em)" srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/619c658db6470343952e510eeedfe3f8.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></source><source media="(min-width: 37.37em)" srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_1315/619c658db6470343952e510eeedfe3f8.jpg" type="image/jpeg"></source><img alt="Front 3/4 view of the orange Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven concept in front of an orange background" data-alt="Front 3/4 view of the orange Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven concept in front of an orange background" data-anim-src="" data-chomp-id="619c658db6470343952e510eeedfe3f8" data-format="jpg" src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/619c658db6470343952e510eeedfe3f8.jpg"></img></picture></div></span></p><p><figcaption>Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik</figcaption></p></div><span data-alt="Front 3/4 view of the orange Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven concept in front of an orange background" data-format="jpg" data-height="2268" data-hide="false" data-id="619c658db6470343952e510eeedfe3f8" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://619c658db6470343952e510eeedfe3f8" data-recommended="false" data-width="4028"></span></figure><div><p>Since time immemorial (or at least since the invention of the automobile), car-obsessed kids have put up <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/the-car-that-was-on-my-bedroom-wall-1842653972&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/the-car-that-was-on-my-bedroom-wall-1842653972">posters on their bedroom walls</a></span> that feature their dream cars. I’d be shocked if even a single Jalopnik reader didn’t have at least some sort of car art. Iconic examples of poster cars include any ’80s tuner Porsche, the <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/what-kind-of-cars-are-these-1851082256&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/what-kind-of-cars-are-these-1851082256">Ferrari F40</a></span> and Testarossa, and <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/driving-a-poster-car-the-lamborghini-diablo-vt-6-0-se-5577763&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/driving-a-poster-car-the-lamborghini-diablo-vt-6-0-se-5577763">every Lamborghini ever made</a></span>, but especially the Countach. There have been plenty of more modern poster cars too, like the mid-’00s reborn muscle cars, <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/the-2024-nissan-gt-r-reminds-us-the-r35-cannot-die-bri-1849984254&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/the-2024-nissan-gt-r-reminds-us-the-r35-cannot-die-bri-1849984254">the R35 GT-R</a></span> and newer supercars from McLaren and Bugatti.<br></br></p><div><div><div><div data-current="191803" data-playlist="191803,191782,191717"><div><div><div data-monetizable="true" data-position="sidebar" data-video-blog-id="12" data-video-duration="71" data-video-id="191803" data-video-network="jalopnik" data-video-title="Carspotting at Sotheby's: Ferrari Edition"><div><p>Carspotting at Sotheby's: Ferrari Edition</p></div><video crossorigin="anonymous" disablepictureinpicture="" height="100%" muted="" playsinline="" preload="none" width="100%"><source data-src="https://vid.kinja.com/prod/191803/191803_240p.mp4" label="240p" type="video/mp4"></source><source data-src="https://vid.kinja.com/prod/191803/191803_480p.mp4" label="480p" type="video/mp4"></source><source data-src="https://vid.kinja.com/prod/191803/191803_720p.mp4" label="720p" type="video/mp4"></source><source data-src="https://vid.kinja.com/prod/191803/191803_1080p.mp4" label="1080p" type="video/mp4"></source><track kind="captions" label="English" src="https://kinja.com/api/videoupload/caption/17512.vtt" srclang="en"></track></video></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p>These days, kids are spoiled for choice when it comes to potential poster cars. We’ve got absurd hypercars like the <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/bugatti-was-saving-the-chiron-convertible-for-the-sendo-1849435012&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/bugatti-was-saving-the-chiron-convertible-for-the-sendo-1849435012">Bugatti Mistral</a></span> and <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/gordon-ramsay-grilled-cheese-aston-martin-valkyrie-v12-1850729335&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/gordon-ramsay-grilled-cheese-aston-martin-valkyrie-v12-1850729335">Aston Martin Valkyrie</a></span>, stunning coachbuilt luxury cars like the <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-made-the-most-expensive-new-car-in-the-worl-1846986622&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-made-the-most-expensive-new-car-in-the-worl-1846986622">Rolls-Royce Boat Tail</a></span> and <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/2024-cadillac-celestiq-electric-ev-sedan-specs-info-1849667618&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/2024-cadillac-celestiq-electric-ev-sedan-specs-info-1849667618">Cadillac Celestiq</a></span>, and even more affordable dream cars like the <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/2023-toyota-gr-supra-manual-first-drive-review-1849500461&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/2023-toyota-gr-supra-manual-first-drive-review-1849500461">Toyota Supra</a></span> and <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/review-the-2021-corvette-stingray-is-the-best-of-audac-1847562357&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/review-the-2021-corvette-stingray-is-the-best-of-audac-1847562357">C8 Corvette</a></span>. There are tons of incredible concept cars from the past few years, too.</p><p>For me, the cars I dreamt about and obsessed over had everything to do with design. Sure, I appreciated the engineering that went into high-performance supercars, but if it didn’t look cool, I didn’t care about it. I have a vivid memory of seeing the <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/the-lamborghini-murcielago-lp640-and-the-best-halal-car-1513319652&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/the-lamborghini-murcielago-lp640-and-the-best-halal-car-1513319652">Lamborghini Murcielago</a></span> press photos for the first time – the bright yellow wedge was placed against a simple blank background, and it looked absolutely incredible. Those images were printed on what must’ve been hundreds of thousands of posters, inspiring kids all around the world to dream about cars.</p><figure contenteditable="false" data-alt="Front 3/4 view of a yellow Lamborghini Murcielago" data-format="jpg" data-height="720" data-hide="false" data-id="2802393c545678f0c54e85c0c8164eb8" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://2802393c545678f0c54e85c0c8164eb8" data-recommended="false" data-width="1280" draggable="false"><div contenteditable="false" data-alt="Front 3/4 view of a yellow Lamborghini Murcielago" data-hide="false" data-hidecredit="false" data-imagerights="other-license" data-link-reference="" data-link-target="" data-syndicationrights="false"><p><span><div><picture><source data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/2802393c545678f0c54e85c0c8164eb8.jpg" media="(max-width: 37.31em)" srcset="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" type="image/jpeg"></source><source data-srcset="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_1315/2802393c545678f0c54e85c0c8164eb8.jpg" media="(min-width: 37.37em)" srcset="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" type="image/jpeg"></source><img alt="Front 3/4 view of a yellow Lamborghini Murcielago" data-alt="Front 3/4 view of a yellow Lamborghini Murcielago" data-anim-src="" data-chomp-id="2802393c545678f0c54e85c0c8164eb8" data-format="jpg" data-src="https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/2802393c545678f0c54e85c0c8164eb8.jpg" src="R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="></img></picture></div></span></p><p><figcaption>Photo: Lamborghini</figcaption></p></div><span data-alt="Front 3/4 view of a yellow Lamborghini Murcielago" data-format="jpg" data-height="720" data-hide="false" data-id="2802393c545678f0c54e85c0c8164eb8" data-lightbox="true" data-recommend-id="image://2802393c545678f0c54e85c0c8164eb8" data-recommended="false" data-width="1280"></span></figure><p>Without a doubt, if I were like ten years old right now my choice for my bedroom wall would be <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/mercedes-just-made-a-successor-to-one-of-the-greatest-c-1850543271&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/mercedes-just-made-a-successor-to-one-of-the-greatest-c-1850543271">the Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven concept</a></span>, which I saw get unveiled back in June 2023. A modern interpretation of the groundbreaking <span><a data-ga="[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https://jalopnik.com/the-quad-rotor-mercedes-benz-c111-ii-prototype-is-alrea-1842445528&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]" href="https://jalopnik.com/the-quad-rotor-mercedes-benz-c111-ii-prototype-is-alrea-1842445528">C111 supercar</a></span>, the Vision One-Eleven literally took my breath away when Mercedes wheeled it out. The gullwing doors lifted up and I expected Barbarella to climb out of the silver leather interior; it’s equal parts sci-fi and retro, both fantastical and grounded in Mercedes’ history. Most importantly, it would look cool as hell on my wall.</p><p>If you were a kid  in 2024, what would be your bedroom poster car? Hell, I know plenty of adult car enthusiasts with automotive art, so you don’t even have to look at it through a kid lens. I’d actually put a poster of the Vision One-Eleven up in my apartment right now. Maybe I will.</p></div></div>