Tag: Hypercar

02 SEP

Here’s an Early Peek at Mercedes-AMG’s 1000-HP Project One Hybrid Hypercar

– Formula 1 racing is captivating for many reasons, not the least of which is the way the sight of such fast cars provides fodder for fantasy. We say “fantasy” because open-wheel racers like the Mercedes-AMG W08 will never be seen on public roads. Right? Right? Well, at this year’s Frankfurt auto show, Mercedes-AMG will introduce […]

24 AUG

Atom to Electron: Ariel Prepares a 1200 Horsepower Electric Hypercar

– Small auto companies often make fanciful claims, and we’ll understand if you attach a degree of skepticism to the announcement that a British automaker with fewer than 50 employees is planning a 1200 horsepower electric performance car that also will feature a turbine engine operating as a range extender, and that it will accelerate […]

12 JUL

Valkyrie Exposed! Aston Martin Reveals Wild Hypercar Images and Details

– We all knew Aston Martin’s Valkyrie would be more than a shade nutty. Even a passing glance at the mock-up the company displayed at the Geneva auto show clued us in to that. But this new spate of photographs provided by the company’s Gaydon HQ suggests that the company’s collaboration with Red Bull Racing is […]

29 MAY

Mercedes-AMG’s F1-based Project One rewrites the hypercar rulebook

“We are the first to make pure bred F1 technology roadworthy.” AMG has finally shown the mechanical layout of its thousand-horsepower, Formula 1-inspired Project One hypercar at a sneak reveal at the Nürburgring 24 Hour race. AMG Chairman Tobias Moers insists the car will become the new hypercar benchmark, with an F1-based 1.6-liter, electrified, turbocharged […]

27 MAY

AMG's F1-based Project One rewrites the hypercar rulebook

AMG has finally shown the mechanical layout of its thousand-horsepower, Formula 1-inspired Project One hypercar at a sneak reveal at the Nürburgring 24 Hour race. AMG Chairman Tobias Moers insists the car will become the new hypercar benchmark, with an F1-based 1.6-liter, electrified, turbocharged V6 and four electric motors. The all-wheel drive hypercar won’t just […]