Mercedes-AMG's Bonkers Hypercar Will Be AWD And Codenamed 'Project One'
The drip feed of information from Mercedes-AMG regarding its new hypercar continues, with the near 1000bhp machine receiving a name at the Detroit Auto Show.
The name in question? Project One. Not terribly imaginative, so we can’t help but wonder if that’s a codename. Don’t be surprised if it’s called something else by the time it’s fully revealed.
Mercedes-AMG has also revealed that the Project One will be all-wheel drive, stating: “The highly efficient and powerful Formula One World Champion drivetrain accompanied by a purely electric and wheel selective front axle drive concept.” Sounds a lot like the rear axle will be powered by the engine and the front wheels by electric motors, much like the drivetrains of the Porsche 918 Spyder and Honda NSX.
The power output has now been confirmed as 1000hp (986bhp), and the chatter from Detroit suggests it’ll even have an electric only mode giving up to 16 miles of range.
We’re looking at around 200 - 300 examples being built, which will no doubt be snapped up via quickly. As far as a price goes, expect somewhere very far north of £1 million a pop…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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YYYEEEEEESSSS
I wonder how it’ll be against this as well
I’d imagine the Mercedes will the the smart powered, heavier and more sophisticated beast, whilst the Aston will be the painfully quick and lightweight one
But the Aston is not a hybrid right?
Pure V12 madness
love how the shape of this thing is similar to the clk gtr
Exactly what I thought, I loved CLK GTR and I hope this will be as good
Name inspiration?
Nah. It’s from this one.
NO BRAKES ON THE HYPE TRAIN
AMG will only make a very limited number, but you can’t buy them because they all already crashed into each other in the first lap. For the full Mercedes-AMG formula 1 experience of course.
Burn af
LMAOO
Whenever you try to enter something into the satnav, the car will shout “Don’t talk to me in the corners, man!”
Project 1… P1…. Coincidence? I think not!
Aston Martin DB11, Mclaren P1, AMG 1, Koenigsegg One:1, Xbox One….. Hmmmm… O_O
I want ONE?
Project one: P1 for short
You, you win
Can someone please briefly explain the difference between Hp and Bhp ?
Hp is how much power the engine makes and BHP is how much it makes at the wheels, it loses some power because of the transmission and what not
Different measurement units.