Photo: Yasid Design
Why is Mercedes-AMG allowing Mercedes F1-linked rumors about its upcoming hypercar float around on the web? Well, since this rumor mill action is keeping us on our toes, there's no reason for the German to clarify the matter.
So here we are, asking ourselves about the legitimacy of the unofficial talk launched by Evo, with the British mag stating the following: "The team source also confirmed that the Mercedes hypercar will be powered by the 1.6-liter V6 turbo engine fitted to the current W07 F1 racer, which is driven by Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. The powertrain will also feature an energy-recovery system capable of taking its total output beyond 1000 bhp.”
While we need more than a grain of sand brake dust to go with such a claim, there's no denying the fact that the Mercedes-AMG is willing to deliver a go-fast instrument that will blur the line between Formula One and street-legal performance machines.
And, until we get our hands on info that seems more credible, we've brought along a rendering of the future hypercar, one that comes from digital artist Yasid Oozeear (and has nothing to do with the Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo in the image gallery).
Yes, we love this pixel rearrangement. Because it's downright bonkers and because it's authentic in the way it lacks any form of make-up - the automaker will never marry the GT supercar and its F1 racer, but we get the picture.
Come to think of it, Mercedes-AMG's efforts should bring benefits that spread far beyond the company, helping the Great Circus altogether.
You see, until, say, two decades ago, many car aficionados took official info (and sometimes unofficial info) for granted - if carmakers claim F1 is a lucrative test bed that will make tomorrow's road cars better, that must be true right?
However, people thankfully tend to ask more questions nowadays and, also fueled by the switch to the awkward-sounding 1.6-liter V6s that now animate F1 cars, more and more aficionados are wondering what's left of the path that used to bring prodigious technology to the cars we drive on a daily basis.
The future Mercedes-AMG hypercar should deliver a solid answer to that question, while also making the downsized motorsport action's aural side easier to bear.
While we need more than a grain of sand brake dust to go with such a claim, there's no denying the fact that the Mercedes-AMG is willing to deliver a go-fast instrument that will blur the line between Formula One and street-legal performance machines.
And, until we get our hands on info that seems more credible, we've brought along a rendering of the future hypercar, one that comes from digital artist Yasid Oozeear (and has nothing to do with the Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo in the image gallery).
Yes, we love this pixel rearrangement. Because it's downright bonkers and because it's authentic in the way it lacks any form of make-up - the automaker will never marry the GT supercar and its F1 racer, but we get the picture.
Come to think of it, Mercedes-AMG's efforts should bring benefits that spread far beyond the company, helping the Great Circus altogether.
You see, until, say, two decades ago, many car aficionados took official info (and sometimes unofficial info) for granted - if carmakers claim F1 is a lucrative test bed that will make tomorrow's road cars better, that must be true right?
However, people thankfully tend to ask more questions nowadays and, also fueled by the switch to the awkward-sounding 1.6-liter V6s that now animate F1 cars, more and more aficionados are wondering what's left of the path that used to bring prodigious technology to the cars we drive on a daily basis.
The future Mercedes-AMG hypercar should deliver a solid answer to that question, while also making the downsized motorsport action's aural side easier to bear.
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