Within the MP Monte Carlo F1 preview, Mercedes unveiled the Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed idea, which can turn out to be a very restricted version mannequin within the new Mythos sequence. Primarily, it’s a Mercedes-AMG SL with out the windscreen.
Like Ferrari, Mercedes is making an attempt to discover a distinct segment of very restricted sequence supersport fashions. Whereas, at Ferrari, these unique fashions are grouped within the Ikona sequence, Mercedes has christened this vary Mythos.
The primary mannequin within the Mythos sequence will debut in 2025 and is foreshadowed by the Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed idea unveiled on a floating pontoon within the Monte Carlo harbor in a preview on the System 1 Grand Prix in Monte Carlo within the presence of Mercedes System 1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
The mannequin based mostly on the Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed will probably be produced in solely 250 models, has no windscreen, and since there isn’t any entrance pillar, the driving force and passenger are protected by a System 1-like HALO system that is related to the automobile physique. This aerodynamically optimized element serves to guard the driving force and passenger, who additionally obtain two specifically designed helmets. The inside can also be distinguished by the custom-designed IWC Schaffhausen clock within the middle of the dashboard.
The automobile’s silhouette is extraordinarily low and many design components are impressed by the Mercedes-AMG One. The underside reveals many carbon fiber components, together with aerodynamic components just like the entrance spoiler and aspect sills. By the way, the decrease air consumption is carried over from the Mercedes-AMG One and has a beneficiant opening. The wheels have carbon fiber inserts, and the rear wheel covers are closed to enhance aerodynamics.
On the rear, there are strong rollover guards, a diffuser, and 4 rectangular tailpipes. Mercedes doesn’t give any particulars concerning the tech below the hood, however most probably the Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed makes use of the MSA platform from the AMG SL and the twin-turbo V8 engine.
The Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed additionally reminds us of one other Mercedes mannequin in very restricted manufacturing. It’s the Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss in-built solely 75 examples.
On the identical time, the Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed pays homage to motorsport. The rear guards are harking back to the Mercedes 300 SLR during which Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson gained the 1955 Mille Miglia race in Italy – with a document common velocity of 157 km/h on public roads. The attention-catching paintwork in a shade gradient from Le Mans purple to graphite gray with a black AMG sample brings to thoughts the colour scheme of the profitable Mercedes mannequin within the 1924 Targa Florio race in Sicily, which bore the quantity 10. The quantity 10 is discovered on the Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed idea and pays homage to that victory 100 years in the past.
