But that doesn’t necessarily mean it will go after the lap record. Here we were thinking the Project One could go after the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ’s Nürburgring record and now Mercedes-AMG suggests the F1-engined hypercar might have what it takes to claim the outright record. There’s a major difference between the lap times of the Jota and […]
Author: Adrian Padeanu
Mercedes-AMG Project One Advances To Prototype Testing
The F1 car for the road is inching closer to its final form. Introduced in concept form about a year ago at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Mercedes-AMG Project One has been promoted to prototype status. Essentially, the hypercar represents Affalterbach’s vision of putting its Formula 1 know-how to good use on a road-going production model set […]
Mercedes-AMG Allegedly Decided Not To Build Project One Roadster
A track-only version was also considered, but ultimately failed to receive the green light. It’s one year since Mercedes-AMG lifted the veils off the spectacular Project One at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. Oddly enough, we haven’t heard much of the F1-engined hypercar since then, but it is believed the production-ready model will be unveiled soon. That […]
New 2020 BMW X5 xDrive45e To Boast 50 Miles Of Electric Range
The plug-in hybrid SUV can cover up to 50 miles (80 kilometers) without sipping gasoline. It was early June when BMW introduced the next-generation X5 and already the company is ready to electrify its midsize SUV. Developed as a direct replacement for the old xDrive40e, the new plug-in hybrid version goes by the name of […]
Pininfarina PF0 Shows Off Sleek Rear End On Video
$2.5 million will buy you the fastest Italian car ever made. It’s safe to say the hypercar scene is heating up. There’s Aston Martin with the Valkyrie, Mercedes-AMG with the Project One, and Lamborghini with its first-ever hybrid production model. Bugatti just took the wraps off the track-focused Divo, Toyota is working on the GR […]
Audi To Revive R8 E-Tron As 1,000-Hp Electric Monster?
The naturally aspirated supercar will reinvent itself in the next decade by rightly ditching the combustion engine. Rumors keep saying Audi will not renew the R8 for a third generation, but latest intel suggests there will be something along the lines of a supercar to replace today’s R8. As a matter of fact, Autocar has […]
Audi E-Tron Enters Production: Unveiling Set For September 17
Hiding underneath the cover is Audi’s very first electric SUV. We are only a day away from the world unveiling of the Mercedes EQ C and it looks like Audi is trying to remind us later this month we’ll be seeing another fully electric crossover from a German premium brand. The road-going E-Tron will be […]
Mercedes-AMG Won’t Allow Project One Owners To Flip Their Cars
Only 275 will ever be made. Introduced at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, the F1-engined Project One won’t be in the hands of early adopters until the beginning of 2019. All 275 examples planned for production have long been sold out, despite the hypercar’s eye-watering price tag of £2 million. A new report from Auto […]
Electric Koenigsegg A Possibility
Removing the Regera’s combustion engine would turn it into the most advanced EV in the world, says company boss. Koenigsegg was founded nearly a quarter of a century ago, but it wasn’t until 2002 when company’s first production model, the CC8S, was delivered to a customer. Fast forward to present day, the Swedish niche marque […]
Pininfarina PF0 Electric Hypercar Teases Its Futuristic Cabin
Sketches show a high-tech cockpit focused on the driver. 2020 will be the year when the Automobili Pininfarina PF0 is going to hit the streets, but prospective owners will be given the opportunity to check out the electric hypercar next week in Pebble Beach. Billed as being the “most powerful Italian sports car ever” made, […]
