Delay after delay for the Mercedes-AMG Challenge ONE. Teasers although counsel that the time of the official presentation is inching nearer. However why is it taking so lengthy?
The Mercedes-AMG Project ONE ought to have reached its new house owners by now. However Mercedes didn’t ship the corporate’s first sequence hypercar. The restricted version mannequin was already bought out. However those that paid €2.75 million plus VAT to get one are nonetheless ready impatiently.
There are a number of causes that the automotive with System 1 tech has not but hit the street. One is the change of management at Mercedes-AMG. Tobias Moers stated goodbye to the Affalterbach-based producer to affix Aston Martin, after Andy Palmer stepped down. Mercedes-AMG appointed Phillip Schiemer as a substitute final Could. Schiemer brings new methods and views. The general public debut of the Challenge ONE hypercar doesn’t appear to be a high precedence.
Based on MBWorld, the hypercar faces yet one more drawback. The mannequin will get the 1.6-liter V8 inside combustion engine and 4 electrical motors. One for every entrance wheels, one for the turbocharger and one for the crankshaft. The ability system carried over from the System 1 racing automobiles ought to ship at the least 1,000 horsepower.
However there is a matter by way of emissions rules compliance. The interior combustion engine idles at 5,000 rpm. For the automobile to adjust to the emissions requirements although, it ought to include a secure idle at 1,200 rpm. This provides the engineers fairly a headache.
Mercedes-AMG Challenge ONE reveals up in teasers
Following the tip of the 2020 System 1 season in November, Mercedes confirmed Lewis Hamilton driving the supercar. He’s supposedly one of many future house owners of one of many 275 that the sports activities automotive producer will construct.
Additional photographs with a prototype operating across the racetrack had been launched a month in the past. The general public debut although is but to occur.
