Thrilling, energising and breathtaking – the Mercedes‑AMG PureSpeed idea is the spotlight within the run-up to the Components 1 Monaco Grand Prix. The novel design of a very open, two-seater efficiency automobile with out a 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 Idea Mercedes‑AMG PureSpeed occurred in an unique setting on the sidelines of the Components 1 Monaco Grand Prix. The car was unveiled on a floating pontoon within the principality’s harbour and in addition impressed Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Workforce racing drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
The Idea Mercedes‑AMG PureSpeed celebrates the distinctive custom of Mercedes‑Benz with pure and uncompromising race-car design, modern supplies and trendy know-how. The restricted collection of 250 models will solely be accessible to probably the most devoted Mercedes‑Benz fans and collectors. Impressed by legendary race automobiles, the mix of unrivalled racing aesthetics and extremely dynamic efficiency makes the Idea Mercedes‑AMG PureSpeed a singular driving machine for connoisseurs. It embodies the “pinnacle of exclusivity” from Mercedes-Benz within the high phase.
The Idea Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed affords a glimpse of probably the most direct option to expertise efficiency and driving pleasure. Radically open, neither a roof nor the windscreen separates the 2 passengers from the weather. You’ll be able to expertise gentle, air and keenness unfiltered with all of your senses. Because the idea of our first Mythos car, it embodies the best degree of exclusivity. Design parts such because the HALO additionally create a Components 1 feeling. There may be, due to this fact, no higher place for its world premiere than Monaco.
Michael Schiebe
Chairman of the Board of Administration 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 car. This factor is a direct spinoff of the premier motorsport class and has been a part of each Components 1 car since 2018. It protects the motive force’s head within the occasion of an accident. The identify HALO describes its form. As in Components 1, the Idea Mercedes‑AMG PureSpeed’s security system consists of a bracket linked to the car’s physique. This aerodynamically optimised element protects the occupants, simply as in Components 1. Two aerodynamically optimised helmets specifically designed and manufactured for the Idea Mercedes‑AMG PureSpeed are included. The sight view, as in Components 1, thus turns into a actuality for 2 individuals. Neither roof, windscreen, nor aspect home windows separate them from their environment. The inside provides additional highlights with its distinctive color and tools 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 lower, seen carbon fibre elements within the decrease part of the car present a powerful distinction to the sensual, rounded shapes of the higher a part of the car.
The wheels’ design is characterised by the distinctive carbon fibre cladding on the entrance and rear wheel covers. The rear wheel covers are totally 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 nostril” are typical of a sports activities automobile. The entrance design is just like the Mercedes‑AMG ONE, with a large decrease air consumption with AMG lettering and a darkish, chrome-plated Mercedes star on the delicate 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 2 flying buttresses behind the seats are harking back to legendary racing automobiles such because the 300 SLR, by which Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson received the 1955 Mille Miglia in Italy – with a file common pace of an unbelievable 157 km/h on public roads.
The attention-catching paintwork – in a color gradient from Le Mans crimson 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 crimson, which was usually reserved for Italian automobiles. German race automobiles had been historically painted white on the time. The crimson 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 Idea Mercedes‑AMG PureSpeed, which refers to that Targa Florio victory 100 years in the past.
