Mercedes shows a sneak peek at its 1,000 HP AMG Project One Hypercar

Mercedes' AMG Project One Hypercar which has 1,000 Horesepower powertrain and can hit a top speed of 217 MPH. While a lot of details about this upcoming car are known, Mercedes has kept the car's design under wraps but thanks to a teaser photo above, we can see this will be something special. 

This thoroughbred race car will showcase an F1-based 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 engine that revs to 11,000 rpm, and four of electric motors. Mercedes confirmed with this teaser that the powertrain will produce over 1,000 horsepower. The company will build 275 examples of the car at $2.54 million a piece. 

Source: Autoblog

Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing unveil gorgeous hypercar

The new Aston Martin AM-RB 001 is what happens when you bring two powerhouse automotive giants. The concept version of the hypercar was unveiled on Tuesday showing off the amazing skills of Red Bull’s aerodynamics engineer/genius Adrian Newey. They call it a road-legal Formula One car but instead of using the hybrid V6 powertrain, it’ll be using a 1,000-horsepower V12 engine. Its downforce will be generated by the body, more specifically the shape of the car’s underbody, so you won’t see massive wings on this one. It’ll come with two seats and is designed to be both a true road car and a vehicle capable of performing magnificently on track.

We won’t see the interiors of the car just yet but Aston Martin customers have been showing interest already. According to its CEO Dr Andy Palmer, at least 370 customers have shown interest in the supercar. They originally planned to release 99 AM-RB 001 road cars that’ll cost between £2 and £3 million (CA$3.3 and $5 million) but now they plan a limited run of 150 road cars and 25 track-only vehicles.

Source: Ars Technica + Business Insider