Mercedes-AMG Is Officially Making A Hypercar Powered By An F1 Engine

A new hypercar looks set to hit the scene in the near future, with Mercedes announcing that the new model – being developed by its performance brand AMG – will be powered by its Formula 1 engine
Mercedes-AMG Is Officially Making A Hypercar Powered By An F1 Engine

Following a whole bunch of rumours, Mercedes has now confirmed that it is indeed going to build a hypercar laden with F1 tech.

The car is being worked on by its Mercedes-AMG performance brand and looks set to hit the roads in 2018. And we’re not talking about a watered-down, F1-inspired hypercar. It’ll use the full F1 V6 Turbo hybrid power unit and have around 1000bhp.

Mercedes-AMG Is Officially Making A Hypercar Powered By An F1 Engine

Mercedes used the AMG GT C Roadster reveal at the Paris Motor Show to officially confirm that a new hypercar will take on the McLaren P1 and Ferrari LaFerrari.

Moving up to the next level, the German manufacturer will probably be looking to battle the AM-RB-001 too. 99 to 150 Astons will be made, costing around £2-3 million.

But there have been very little other details released so far about the hypercar, other than a teaser sketch, that it’s in development and will use the F1 powertrain. Still pretty exciting.

Announcement video from the AMG GT C Roadster reveal:

According to head of research and development at Mercedes, Thomas Weber, the two-seat, mid-engined hypercar be the “most efficient and best-performing” AMG car of all time.

The entire F1 power unit will be used, featuring the 1.6-litre V6 Turbo engine, energy recovery systems and hybrid tech.

Apparently it’ll need to be slightly detuned for the roads, but the all-carbonfibre hypercar will be one of the first cars to take F1 tech and directly transfer it to the roads.

According to AMG boss Tobias Moers, deliveries will begin in “two years, two and a half at the most”. So a full-scale prototype will probably be revealed next year. And we can’t wait.

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Comments

FLixy Madfox

And it’ll sound like crap! Unless they use an old V8…

09/30/2016 - 12:17 |
42 | 7

I thought the F1 V6 sounded pretty good…

09/30/2016 - 12:20 |
27 | 4
iCypher(Joel Chan)

Great Britain vs Germany…

‘Oh dear, its happened again….’

09/30/2016 - 12:17 |
15 | 0

Mark my words both the AM RB and this will be sold on Belgium.

10/01/2016 - 08:20 |
1 | 0
Jakob

I bet they will only make two, but you can’t buy them because they already crashed into each other.

09/30/2016 - 12:20 |
20 | 0
KPS Lucky - Inactive

Everyone’s hating it; am I the only who loves it??

09/30/2016 - 12:23 |
10 | 0
Doge_Stig (I'm literally Harambe)

James May be like McLaren is being challenged by… The Juuuuhrrrmahns

09/30/2016 - 12:24 |
39 | 0
Poke

Successor to this?

09/30/2016 - 12:25 |
174 | 1
Darude Her Right In The Sandstorm™

In reply to by Poke

I hope so

09/30/2016 - 12:35 |
20 | 0
Anton 3

In reply to by Poke

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09/30/2016 - 13:31 |
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suchdoge

In reply to by Poke

We’ve heard such bold claims before… remember?

10/01/2016 - 12:58 |
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suchdoge

In reply to by Poke

We’ve heard such bold claims before… remember?

10/01/2016 - 12:58 |
3 | 0
₩!Ź@ŔĐ Transit supervan

Thank god honda didn’t use their f1 engine to make the nsx

09/30/2016 - 12:31 |
17 | 3
Anonymous

Still waiting for America to join the hypercar race.

09/30/2016 - 12:36 |
1 | 0
Commander Shepard

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Well Hennessey kind of did.

09/30/2016 - 12:57 |
2 | 1
De-Classified1

meanwhile at ferrari

09/30/2016 - 12:40 |
23 | 2

A fxxk aperta is not going to beat a f1 engined mercedes the constructors champions themselves

09/30/2016 - 13:31 |
13 | 1
Freddie Skeates

I’ll take the V12 AM RB 001 thanks

09/30/2016 - 12:49 |
9 | 0