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The 1.6-litre V6 is straight out of AMG‘s brixworth
engine lab. The direct injection, single-turbo motor
is by and large A blueprint of the unit installed
in the AMG Petronas Wo8 F1 car. While the four
overhead camshaft are still driven by spur wheels,
The F1 engines pneumatic valve springs have been
swapped for mechanical actuators. Due to the lower
octane rating of normal super unleaded fuel the rev
limit is capped at 11,000rpm, Which still marks a
world record for a road car engine. At 603bhp, this
small displacement V6 is almost as potent as the
6.0-litre V12 that powers the S 65 AMG.
Since each of the three electric motors is good for
161bhp, The grand total adds up to 1086bhp - and
that’s before you call upon the 48bhp (1134bhp
total) Freed in overboost mode. While an F1 engine
must be rebuilt after four or five races, it’s tamer
Road sibling is good for 30,000 miles.
Affelterbach sources suggests a kurb weight of
around 1200kg, which is remarkable in view of the
extra bulk - 100kg - of the four battery packs. Add
the three e-motors and the tally climbs to 420kg.
The 0-62mph Time should be of the order of 2.6sec,
Active aero
elements aren’t
allowed in F1 but
they’re all over
Project One
and perhaps a tenth shy of the 1479bhp Chiron.
Unlike the 262mph Bugatti, the Project One is
electronically limited to 218mph. As for 0-125mph,
The current record holder is the W16 monster
from Molsheim, which gets there in under 6.5sec.
According to several sources, the AMG will better
the Bugatti on this count. Helped by and ultrafast
automated manual eight speed gearbox developed
by Xtrac, Project One can, we’re told, do the job in
well under 5.5sec. “ all this performance is worth
nothing without confidence building accessibility,”
says Moers. “ like all AMG models, Project One
is fitted with three stage stability control. So even
though the lightning fast throttle response will take
your breath away, the driver is always in charge.”
While normal e-motors rev to 15,000rpm, The
AMG version is redlined at 50,000rpm. Each frontwheel
motor is attached to its own single-speed
transmission. This layout sharpens turn-in and
handling, and encourages energy recuperation at a
rate of up to 80% in normal use.
When fully charged, project one will have a zeroemission
range of around 15 miles.
“Electrification is essential for this car,” says Moers,
“For the environment and also to tame the F1
engine for every day operation. To bring the idle
speed down from 4000 to a manageable 1200rpm
you need an electric buffer to protect the clutch
and gearbox - and to avoid stalling the V6 at every
second set of traffic lights.”
Such are the complexities of timing F1‘s mightiest
power unit, and redefining the road going
performance hybrid.
Output is 1134 bhp; 1086 bhp pul the
48 bhp freed in overboost mode
AH 2019...
It was a
good year!!!
ASTON VALKYRIE
Where the Project One offers seats grown-ups
can fit in, Aston Martin’s Valkyrie looks set to
be an altogether more extreme creation. Adrian
Newey might be F1’s finest engineer but his cars
are infamously cramped, and the sculpted Valkyrie
must also find space for a 6.5-litre naturally
aspirated V12...
MCLAREN BP23
Due 2019, the first Ultimate Series McLaren that
isn’t a P1 (orP1GTR) has yet to take form than a
loose, faintly emotive sketch. The car will use the
McLaren F1’s fabled three-seat cockpit but promises
to be an ultimate hybrid GT rather than any
kind of direct successor to Gordon Murray’s V12
masterpiece.
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