Mercedes AMG Hyper Car

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There are very different targets and constraints between the case for the current topology of the standard passenger jet vs highest possible performance passenger aircraft, the Valkyrie, and the AMG1.

First off supersonic passenger travel is basically extinct not because the Concorde was expensive, though it helps, but because operating supersonic flights in such a way as to not cause problems to people along the flight path minimizes the actual utility of having all that extra performance capacity because you HAVE to be at altitude before you really get going. Which is a vicious circle of drag and fuel and powerplant flexibility which all brings your airframe weight up again which means you need more lift which means you need more power which means you need more fuel etc etc etc.

The current topology is all about cost effectiveness. The low engine nacelles for instance are all about ease of maintenance (when was the last time you flew in a DC10?).

The valkyrie is probably the only mainstream brand car project that attempted to throw the ball out as far as possible in order to maximise its performance potential primarily through optimising the aerodynamic platform.

The AMG 1 is not that, it's fundamentally a statement piece about Mercedes and AMG engineering, and about building a real tangible link between their F1 success and their AMG wing.
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Some footage of the car lapping around the Nurburgring...
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https://www.maxim.com/rides/mercedes-is ... one-f1-car

MERCEDES-AMG'S INSANE STREET-LEGAL F1 CAR TO ENTER PRODUCTION THIS YEAR
Over 1,000 horsepower pushes the race-bred AMG One to 124 mph in under six seconds on the way to 217 mph top speed.

It's going into production this year apparently, but it's not like it hasn't been delayed in the past for various technical reasons.

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Was the the solution for the problems they had with the power train was to make a new engine for it that is similar to an f1 unit but not an f1 unit?

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pierrre wrote:
29 Jun 2022, 20:17
Was the the solution for the problems they had with the power train was to make a new engine for it that is similar to an f1 unit but not an f1 unit?
It's still an F1 unit.

Adding a catalytic converter and having to pass emissions tests when the original engine was idling at 4k was the biggest problem. So they had to change the idle point, which meant some slightly different internals but the actual design remains the same for the family of engines Mercedes had between 2016-19.
They also feed air electrically into the engine, which will obviously not be flying down straights every 30 seconds.
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As impressive as it is, by god does it sound terrible.

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6:35.183

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That is insane. Until very recently the outright lap record was still a 6m 11s by Stephan Bellof from 1983.

Porsche bettered it with the, almost completely purposed built 919 evo with a 5m 19s.

This is a road legal street car that is only just over a minute behind over 14 miles.

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Is there any information on what tires that was on??