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MERCEDES AMG ONE HYPERCAR

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  Powerful, Stunning, Once-in-a-Lifetime Car                                              Super: Mercedes AMG One Top Speed of 219 MPH The Mercedes AMG One is one powerful, hybrid-electric hypercar.  The One has the same 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 engine used in Mercedes' winning F1 race cars, along with four electric motors.  The combination pumps out 1,049 hp and a top speed of 219 mph.  This vehicle is street legal, race ready and is going into production, five years after it was unveiled as an eye-popping prototype.  The One is nothing short of a spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime car.  Mercedes is producing only 275 vehicles priced at $3 million each. Tech Specs The vehicle is very impressive.  Mercedes developed a unique Formula 1 powertrain that enables the vehicle to drive on regular roads.  The engine can rev up to an unbelievable 11,000 rpm.  It has a 7-speed automated manual transmission that was designed specifically for the powertrain. Two 161-hp electric motors are on the

Mercedes' Incredibly Powerful Sports Car

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  734 HP GT Track Series                                                  Source:  Mercedes The GT For the Racer in All of Us Mercedes-AMG has pulled out all of the stops in creating the extremely powerful GT Track Series sportscar/racecar. The limited-edition supercar - only 55 will be handmade - packs a whopping 734 hp and 626 ft lbs. of torque.  It is the most powerful sportscar that Mercedes has ever created for customers.  The GT is said to be capable of speeds in excess of 200 mph. Off to the Races Mercedes' GT and its aerodynamic design and features are clearly created for racing.  Much of the sleek vehicle is made from very lightweight carbon fiber.  It weighs only 1400 kg (3086 lbs.).  Reports indicate that it is so powerful and fast that it is not street legal.  It is just for the racetrack.  The GT has standard 18-inch wheels and a two-tone exterior of silver with splashes of red accents.  It is powered by a 4.0-liter V8 bi-turbo engine and has a powerful set of steel br

New MG that's Electric & Wows

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  China's SAIC Revolutionizes the Historic British MG Brand                                              Source:  MG Cyberster Electric MG Sport Car Concept Becomes a Reality The legendary sports car company MG was founded in the 1920's in Oxford, England. It enjoyed a long history of creating iconic MG, 2 seat sports cars. It is now China owned and China based, acquired a few years ago by SAIC Motors.  The new MG has a fabulous concept car the Cyberster.  It's an all electric sports car that was recently introduced at the Shanghai 2021 Motor Show.  MG just announced the vehicle is going from concept and into production.  MG calls it the "world's first purely electric e-sports cockpit".  The design of this electric vehicle is sleek, futuristic and highly styled with a wide grill that is a throwback to the original MGB as are the round headlights that open like eyes when the car is turned on.  It is truly an iconic, all electric sports car. EV Capabilities The

Porsche E-Car to Deliver Record Sales

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Porsche Forecasts Record 2020 US Sales Led by All Electric Taycan Source:  Porsche E-Taycan Sports Car Electric Sports Car that's Eco Friendly with Speed Porsche says its new, all-electric sports car Taycan is getting a lot of surprisingly big interest from Tesla electric car owners.  This may be the first lap of the all-electric global car races for customer sales.  According to VW owned and German based Porsche, of the thousands of potential customers expressing interest in the Taycan, Tesla owners rank first among non-Porsche owners. Tesla is based in the US and founded and run by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.  The Taycan electric sports car is one of the most anticipated EVs of 2019 and of the upcoming decade for many tech reasons. Electric Stats The Taycan all-electric sports car delivers everything and all the power that you'd expect from a Porsche.  It has 670 horsepower and goes from 0 to 60 mph in three seconds.  Acceleration, speed by electric moto

New Model Lamborghini To Debut at Frankfurt Auto Show

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Dark Image New Vehicle Tease on Lamborghini Instagram Channel  Source:  Lamborghini May Be Their First Hybrid Vehicle for the Roads Lamborghini has released a big dark teaser image of a vehicle it's going to unveil at the world largest auto show, the 2019 Frankfurt Auto Show, that opens on September 12.  Lamborghini posted the image on their official Instagram Channel with the tag "Just open your eyes to the future". Is It Lamborghini's First Hybrid? Automotive experts say it looks like a low-slung supercar with Y-shaped LED running lights.  There is speculation that it may be or may have taken styling and engineering details from the much acclaimed Terzo Millennio concept unveiled by Lamborghini as a design study in 2017. Source:  Terzo Millennio  MIT Joint Development Developed jointly with MIT, the concept is designed to be eco-friendly with in-wheel electric motors fed by supercapacitor energy storage technology.  This vehicl

Lotus' $2 M Electric Sportscar

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Evijan - Electric Car that Goes  0 to 62 mph in 3 Seconds Source:  Lotus Lotus' 1st Fully EV Under Chinese Ownership This is a fully electric sports car with top speeds up to 200 mph by the British sport car maker Lotus.  They call it the Evijan hypercar, which means top-tier sports car.  And it's being launched with the Chinese automaker Geely that bought Lotus in 2017. The car is elegant, powerful and expensive. It's showcases the future of electric vehicles with speed and energy efficiency.  In three seconds, the car accelerates from zero to 62 mph.  The powertrain is electrified and packs 1,973 in horsepower. New Tech They'll start with manufacturing 130 cars in 2020.  The cars will be built in England.  The cost per car is $2.15 million and the range is over 250 miles on a charge.  With an 800 kw charger, it takes only 9 minutes to fully charge. Lotus executives say this is just the beginning.  They have more visionary models being developed through Geel