In a intelligent advertising and marketing transfer, Mercedes unveiled the primary official photograph of the brand new Mercedes-AMG GT 73e 4-door coupe (doable identify) hybrid monster alongside the brand new Mercedes-AMG W12 E Efficiency Formulation 1 automotive for 2021 season and Mercedes-AMG One hypercar.
To specific the rising collaboration between the Mercedes-AMG sports activities division in Affalterbach and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Staff motorsport division in Brackley, England, Mercedes has unveiled a teaser that includes the brand new Mercedes-AMG GT73 e 4-door for the primary time together with the brand new Formulation 1 automotive for the 2021 season and the brand new Mercedes-AMG One hypercar.
Mercedes-AMG joined forces with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Staff and Mercedes-AMG Excessive Efficiency Powertrains (HPP) in 2012.
Since then, the three companions have labored collectively on many know-how switch tasks. The most recent instance is the electrical turbocharger that’s utilized in Formulation 1 automotive and can debut on the brand new Mercedes-AMG One hypercar.
Different cooperation will happen when it comes to cell know-how of the high-performance batteries in addition to their specific cooling necessities. These are two extra examples of technological parallels between the Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 and the road-going efficiency hybrids, that are within the beginning blocks and can present a tangible expertise of the nearer cooperation in on a regular basis life as effectively.
Mercedes will quickly begin electrifying AMG fashions. The primary two fashions would be the new Mercedes-AMG C 63 and Mercedes-AMG GT 73e 4-door coupe.
The highest mannequin Mercedes-AMG GT 73e 4-door coupe (code identify X290) will debut in 2021.
Mercedes offered the idea of this mannequin on the Geneva Motor Present in 2017. It had below the hood the 4-liter twin-turbo V8 engine coupled to a hybrid system that gives 816 HP in whole. The idea may speed up from 0 to 100 km/h in below 3 seconds.
It appears that evidently the propulsion system shall be taken over nearly unchanged for the manufacturing mannequin.
The 4-liter twin-turbo V8 engine with 612 HP shall be matedwith a 200 HP electrical motor, much like the one which shall be used within the new C 63 S, the entire energy shall be over 800 HP. This worth is clearly increased than the 639 HP presently supplied by essentially the most highly effective AMG GT 63 S 4-door coupe.
It stays to be seen whether or not the hybrid mannequin will speed up sooner than 3.2 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h. It’s stronger with 161 HP but additionally heavier as a result of batteries that may supply a spread of about 50 km.
German auto motor und sport journal speculates that the brand new hybrid monster Mercedes-AMG GT 73 e 4-door coupe could have integral steering and a revised braking system and 9-speed computerized transmission.
All rumors announce that the identify of the brand new mannequin shall be Mercedes-AMG 73 e 4-door coupe however it isn’t 100% certain. Since 2018, Mercedes has registered the names GLS 73, G 73 and S 73. Mercedes additionally had a mannequin with the suffix 73 previously. It’s the SL 73 (R129) with 7.3-liter V12 engine and 525 HP. In 1999 it was essentially the most highly effective convertible available on the market. It was constructed for 2 years after which the engine was used on the Pagani Zonda mannequin.
The brand new hybrid monster is anticipated to be sooner than the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid which has solely 680 HP. The present Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4-door coupe had already crushed Porsche Panamera Turbo on the Nurburgring within the fall of 2020.
When it comes to design, the entrance shall be extra aggressive, the rear could have a brand new diffuser, the aileron shall be fastened and carbon components will seem on the physique aprons and mirror housings. The inside shall be adorned with sports activities seats, sports activities steering wheel, aluminum and carbon inserts.