Exciting, energising and breathtaking – the Mercedes‑AMG PureSpeed idea is the spotlight within the run-up to the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix. The radical design of a very open, two-seater efficiency automobile with no roof or windscreen is a tribute to motor racing. The idea automobile previews the primary mannequin within the minimal Mercedes-Benz Mythos collection.
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The world premiere of the Concept Mercedes‑AMG PureSpeed occurred in an unique setting on the sidelines of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix. The automobile was unveiled on a floating pontoon within the principality’s harbour and likewise impressed Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team racing drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
The Concept Mercedes‑AMG PureSpeed celebrates the distinctive custom of Mercedes‑Benz with pure and uncompromising race-car design, progressive supplies and fashionable know-how. The restricted collection of 250 models will solely be accessible to essentially the most devoted Mercedes‑Benz fanatics and collectors. Inspired by legendary race vehicles, the mix of unrivalled racing aesthetics and extremely dynamic efficiency makes the Concept Mercedes‑AMG PureSpeed a singular driving machine for connoisseurs. It embodies the “pinnacle of exclusivity” from Mercedes-Benz within the high phase.
The Concept Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed presents a glimpse of essentially the most direct approach to expertise efficiency and driving pleasure. Radically open, neither a roof nor the windscreen separates the 2 passengers from the weather. You can expertise gentle, air and fervour unfiltered with all of your senses. As the idea of our first Mythos automobile, it embodies the very best stage of exclusivity. Design components such because the HALO additionally create a Formula 1 feeling. There is, due to this fact, no higher place for its world premiere than Monaco.
Michael Schiebe
Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-AMG GmbH
HALO system as a substitute of A-pillar
One spotlight is the HALO system, which replaces the traditional A-pillar on the automobile. This factor is a direct by-product of the premier motorsport class and has been a part of each Formula 1 automobile since 2018. It protects the driving force’s head within the occasion of an accident. The title HALO describes its form. As in Formula 1, the Concept Mercedes‑AMG PureSpeed’s security system consists of a bracket linked to the automobile’s physique. This aerodynamically optimised part protects the occupants, simply as in Formula 1. Two aerodynamically optimised helmets specifically designed and manufactured for the Concept Mercedes‑AMG PureSpeed are included. The visual view, as in Formula 1, thus turns into a actuality for 2 individuals. Neither roof, windscreen, nor facet home windows separate them from their environment. The inside provides additional highlights with its distinctive color and gear idea and a customized clock designed by IWC Schaffhausen on the dashboard.
Design impressed by the Mercedes-AMG ONE hypercar
The Mercedes‑AMG PureSpeed idea is a efficiency automobile with a particularly low silhouette. The Mercedes‑AMG ONE hypercar impressed many design options – technical, sharply minimize, seen carbon fibre components within the decrease part of the automobile present a powerful distinction to the sensual, rounded shapes of the higher a part of the automobile.
The wheels’ design is characterised by the distinctive carbon fibre cladding on the entrance and rear wheel covers. The rear wheel covers are solely closed to enhance aerodynamics, whereas the entrance wheel covers are open to optimise airflow on the entrance finish for brake cooling and downforce.
The lengthy bonnet and really low entrance finish with a pronounced “shark nose” are typical of a sports activities automobile. The entrance design is much like the Mercedes‑AMG ONE, with a large decrease air consumption with AMG lettering and a darkish, chrome-plated Mercedes star on the comfortable nostril. An aerodynamically optimised, sportive bonnet with an extra air outlet is added. Tiny, clear deflectors on the entrance and sides direct the wind over the cockpit.
The design group’s precision work will also be seen within the side-sill panelling with aero flicks. The muscular shoulders above the wide-track rear wheels merge into the elegant boot lid and the width-emphasising rear apron.
Homage to legendary Mercedes fashions
Many different design particulars additionally pay homage to motorsport. The two flying buttresses behind the seats are paying homage to legendary racing vehicles such because the 300 SLR, wherein Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson gained the 1955 Mille Miglia in Italy – with a report common pace of an unbelievable 157 km/h on public roads.
The eye-catching paintwork – in a color gradient from Le Mans purple to graphite gray with a black AMG sample – alludes to the color scheme of the victorious Mercedes automobile on the 1924 Targa Florio race in Sicily. It was painted purple, which was usually reserved for Italian autos. German race vehicles had been historically painted white on the time. The purple paint was meant to discourage native followers from impeding the automobile’s progress within the race. The coup labored. After 6:32:37.4 hours and a race distance of 432 kilometres, the victorious Mercedes 2-litre race automobile with the quantity 10 crossed the end line in first place with Christian Werner behind the wheel. The quantity 10 will also be discovered on the entrance wings of the Concept Mercedes‑AMG PureSpeed, which refers to that Targa Florio victory 100 years in the past.
