YesIf we asked Artificial Intelligence what a Mercedes SLR 300the answer would be something like the Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed what you see in the photos. This is the first model of the Mythos series that the star brand is going to offer to its best customers and collectors starting next year.
A spectacular uncovered speedster that is not only inspired by the legendary sports car of the 50s that, for example, guided Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio towards several victories in the Mille Migliathe Targa Florio and the World Endurance Championship. Also takes cues from the wild AMG Onelinked directly to F1 for its 1.6 V6 turbo engine taken from the single-seater world champions in the hybrid era.
Hamilton and Russell acted as godfathers at their presentation in Monaco.
The central air intake with AMG lettering are inspired by the German hypercar, as is also the case with the carbon parts in the lower area that contribute to optimize aerodynamics vehicle. Even the Red color of his painting mentions the image of the Mercedes that in 1924 won the Targa Florio with that tone, usually reserved for Italian cars… but which the Germans used to prevent local fans from hindering their race as they passed through the towns.
With Halo, like an F1
Surely the element that caught your attention the most when you saw the photos was the peculiar interpretation of its ‘roof’. Which is not such, of course. He PureSpeed has incorporated one of the most controversial elements of modern F1 design into a road car. Although it may seem incredible, this sports car He has a Halo like the one that protects the head of Hamilton or Russell in each Grand Prix.
Logically, in a street car the Halo does not do the important protection work that it has in a racing car, but it undoubtedly gives it a very personal touch to the design…although yes, just like in the racing cars, it looks strange.
Be that as it may, it is the only element of ‘isolation’ for the two lucky passengers of the Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed regarding the exterior. Because like a good speedster It has no roof, no windshield, no side windows.. So, in another similarity with racing cars, it is better to drive it with helmet. In fact… Mercedes has thought of everything and designed two pieces especially for PureSpeed buyers.
We didn’t expect this one: a street car with the F1 Halo.
In it inside, As you would expect, the materials are exceptional and there is also a touch of exclusiveness greater since it is incorporated a watch specially designed by IWC Schaffhausen for this vehicle.
Hamilton and Russell as godfathers
The last nod towards the world of competition, the least important, of course, was the stage of its presentation. Nothing less than the Monaco port (a place where it would be feasible to see some of the 250 units that will be manufactured for everyone) and on the eve of the start of the most glamorous Grand Prix of the Formula 1 World Cup. And with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell as godfathers of exception.
