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Everything Else => General Automotive => Topic started by: John S on May 31, 2017, 04:56:09 PM
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Merc have released more detail about their new supercar.
Codenamed variously X1, R50 and Project One by insiders, the new AMG hypercar is practically a street-legal F1 racer
At its heart is a turbocharged 1.6-liter V6 engine derived from Lewis Hamilton’s 2015 Formula 1 car and with a thermal efficiency of 43 percent. Compared to the F1-spec engine, the unit has received a bespoke crankshaft, new pistons, and overhauled electronics for the road-going application. AMG head honcho, Tobias Moers, reiterated the engine will last for about 31,000 miles (50,000 kilometers) at which point it will require a rebuild. :swoon: The V6 idles at approximately 4,000 rpm and has a redline set at an amazing 13,500 rpm…
This electric boost, four-wheel steer hypercar is rumoured to have a price tag of £2.4 million, even at that eye watering price all 275 AMG supercars have already been signed for.
http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/spy-shots/mercedes-benz/the-omg-amg-merc-confirms-f1-engined-r50-hypercar/
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I think this shows the state of the auto market and the uber wealthy that are playing a game of one ups man ship. Sure there will be some of these cars that will never see tarmac and thats a damn shame for us that won't ever see one outside of a display stand at Goodwood. Think back to the Mclaren F1, they couldn't give the last cars away. Now what are they, 10 to 20 million. Nuts.
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Surely they should have one as the Safety Car but they're not having mine! :nono: