Mercedes AMG Project One

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"Mercedes-AMG has revealed the technology behind its forthcoming Project One hypercar, which is due to be unveiled at the Frankfurt show in September. And the hardware lives up to the hype: The ultimate AMG will have a fiendishly complex powertrain borrowed from the all-conquering Mercedes grand prix racers, with additional electric motors driving the front wheels to help deliver a total system output north of 1,000 hp.

The heart of the car is a 1.6-liter turbocharged V-6 based on the engine that powered Lewis Hamilton to the 2015 World Driver’s Championship. The heads are the same, as is the block, but the pistons and crankshaft have been changed to lower the compression ratio in order to get the engine to meet emissions regulations around the world. And although the original race V-6 would rev to a dizzying 13,500 rpm, the Project One’s version is limited to 11,000 rpm. Idle speed has also been brought down to 1,000–1,200 rpm instead of the race car’s 3,800–4,000 rpm."

http://www.motortrend.com/news/revea...ne-powertrain/

Nice, but I am more interested in the upcoming McLaren BP23