A few months ago, we reported on a decently credible rumor that Mercedes-AMG was considering building a competitor to the McLaren 650S and the Ferrari 488 GTB. That car is said use a hybrid V6 powertrain inspired by Mercedes-AMG's dominant F1 cars, and would occupy the space left void by the departure of the SLS AMG. Now, another rumor of a future AMG car landed on our desks, but unlike the last one, this rumor is utterly absurd.

Mercedes-AMG is said to be working on a 1300-hp hypercar with a 1000-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder and two 150-hp electric motors on the front wheels, according to a report from German magazine Autobild via GTSpirit. The car is rumored to debut next year as a celebration of AMG's 50th anniversary. Like I said, an utterly absurd rumor, but a rumor too absurd to ignore.

Per this rumor, AMG will center the car around a carbon fiber monocoque, and there's a target weight of 2886 lbs. (1300 kilograms). The car is also said to have four-wheel steering, like the recently debuted AMG GT R, and a design inspired by prototype race cars. Frankly, it sounds a lot like Aston Martin and Red Bull's hypercar collaboration, the AM-RB 001.

AMG definitely has neat things planned for its 50th anniversary, and the company undoubtedly wants to greater capitalize on its F1 dominance, but this rumor seems very thin. A 488-rivaling supercar? Sure, but this just seems ridiculous.

via Carscoops

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