Photo: Daimler AG
We're not sure if Mercedes-Benz did it on purpose so that traffic-hungry automotive website will try and get some extra clicks or not, but the carmaker sure stirred things up with its latest press release.
At first glance, it looked just like a typical release, with Daimler AG simply announcing how cool its stand will be at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show and how many premieres it will host.
Since a bunch of writing would be too boring, the German carmaker also attached two photos to its 2017 IAA press release, one of which being the Mercedes-AMG Project One teaser it keeps showing whenever the hypercar is discussed.
The other photo is what created a ripple effect through the automotive blogosphere, since some people thought it depicted the first clear image of the Mercedes-AMG Project One, along with the upcoming compact Mercedes-EQ concept car.
Sorry to burst your bubble, folks, but that image is only but a rendering that Mercedes-Benz put together to show how its stand will look at Frankfurt.
At the bottom of the picture we can actually see some slightly modified renderings of the Mercedes-Benz G-Code concept and the mighty Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo, both dressed in white instead of silver and sporting a couple of nips and tucks.
None of them looks even remotely similar to what the Project One will look like for a pretty straightforward reason: their layouts are entirely different. The G-Code Concept is a sub-compact crossover while the Vision Gran Turismo has a long hood and a front-midship engine. As a reminder, Mercedes-AMG has already shown how the Project One drivetrain will look, and it will obviously be traditionally mid-engined, like the holy hypercar trinity comprising the 918 Spyder, LaFerrari and the P1.
Getting back to what we do know about the first production supercar to use a detuned Formula 1 engine, Mercedes-AMG has let it slip that the powertrain will develop more than 1000 horsepower, from four electric motors and a turbocharged, 1.6-liter V6 and torque-vectoring all-wheel-drive. Anything else, especially when it comes to the overall design of the car, is just speculation and should be treated as such.
Since a bunch of writing would be too boring, the German carmaker also attached two photos to its 2017 IAA press release, one of which being the Mercedes-AMG Project One teaser it keeps showing whenever the hypercar is discussed.
The other photo is what created a ripple effect through the automotive blogosphere, since some people thought it depicted the first clear image of the Mercedes-AMG Project One, along with the upcoming compact Mercedes-EQ concept car.
Sorry to burst your bubble, folks, but that image is only but a rendering that Mercedes-Benz put together to show how its stand will look at Frankfurt.
At the bottom of the picture we can actually see some slightly modified renderings of the Mercedes-Benz G-Code concept and the mighty Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo, both dressed in white instead of silver and sporting a couple of nips and tucks.
None of them looks even remotely similar to what the Project One will look like for a pretty straightforward reason: their layouts are entirely different. The G-Code Concept is a sub-compact crossover while the Vision Gran Turismo has a long hood and a front-midship engine. As a reminder, Mercedes-AMG has already shown how the Project One drivetrain will look, and it will obviously be traditionally mid-engined, like the holy hypercar trinity comprising the 918 Spyder, LaFerrari and the P1.
Getting back to what we do know about the first production supercar to use a detuned Formula 1 engine, Mercedes-AMG has let it slip that the powertrain will develop more than 1000 horsepower, from four electric motors and a turbocharged, 1.6-liter V6 and torque-vectoring all-wheel-drive. Anything else, especially when it comes to the overall design of the car, is just speculation and should be treated as such.
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