Irack

Against the efficiencies of aerodynamics, I have installed a set of factory accessory roof rack attachments to the F-Cell, and I candidly admit, I did it not out of utility, but out of visual appearance. 

The B-Class body on which the F-Cell is based is extremely versatile and allows for the rear bench seat to fold down like a station wagon. With its tall roofline, I frequently use the F-Cell to schlep stuff back from IKEA as well as bikes and sets of wheels and tires when helping friends at the race track.  And I don't kayack or surf or do things the average Nissan Xterra driver is supposed to do according to the TV commercials, so other than making the tall dorky roofline of the F-Cell look more "utility", the racks I've installed honestly don't serve any practical purpose to me. 

That being said, I believe the overall "look" of the pragmatic yet unsexy B-Class body has been improved, giving a, dare I say "rugged and outdoorsy" style to the car.  This is the first of several slight modifications I'd like to perform on the car to make it generally more interesting to look at and also engaging to drive. 

The racks are geniune Mercedes accessories that I purchased while on a recent business trip to Toronto, Canada.  The B-Class is sold up there in the great white north, as I guess Mercedes knows Canadians aren't as wealthy, or shall we say, "leveraged" as their friends south of their border.  So unlike the purpose built Nissan Leaf with its unique body panels, the F-Cell is just like any old B-Class sold in Canada, and can be easily fitted with the multitudes of available accessories.  Granted, the F-Cell is a leased car so you don't want to go crazy on it and add parts that you can't later remove, but even in the short period of time I'll be driving it, I believe some personalization would be nice.  Especially now that Mercedes has delivered 20 of these cars in the LA region and I'm starting to see myself going the opposite way on the freeways (sarcasm).