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Mercedes-Benz said it would participate in Formula E this year, and now you know what it’ll bring to the track. The tri-star badge has unveiled its first racer for the all-electric league, the EQ Silver Arrow 01 (no real relation to the Silver Arrow concept), and it’s clear it will at least be competitive. The… Continue reading Mercedes unveils its first Formula E race car
Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow Formula E electric racing car debuts in special livery
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Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01 concept
Mercedes-Benz is formally entering Formula E electric-car racing for the upcoming 2019-2020 season, and for the upcoming Geneva Motor Show it has revealed what it terms a “teaser” version of the racing car, called the EQ Silver Arrow 01.
Mercedes says that it “provides an idea of the team’s Formula E campaign to come.” The vehicle won’t be shown in its final livery, according to a release “at a later stage ahead of the season opener.”
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“The blue touches and the subtle contrast between matte and gloss in conjunction with the star motif at the rear of the vehicle convey the concept of progressive luxury in electric motorsport,” said chief design officer Gordon Wagener of this version, in a company press release, with notes that the horizontal blue line symbolizes Mercedes’ electrification-focused EQ brand and is in contrast to the green hue of its Formula 1 car, the Mercedes-AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+.
“Formula E is going to be a completely new playing field for us,” said Toto Wolff, the head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport. “But we are looking forward to the challenge of demonstrating the performance of our intelligent battery-electric drives in motorsport and of giving a positive boost to the EQ brand.”
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Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01 concept
The upcoming 2019-2020 racing season will be the first one in which Mercedes will compete in both Formula 1 and Formula E.
Season 6 of Formula E, slated to start in December 2019, will also include Porsche for the first time. With the current Season 5, BMW entered as a manufacturer team, and Nissan entered Formula E, replacing its Renault affiliate.
Mercedes lists the top speed of its car as 174 mph, with an acceleration time of 0-60 mph in about 2.7 seconds.
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The current season is the first with an all-new Gen2 racing car, with “halo” cockpit protection for the driver, higher power and top speeds, and no full-car swaps mid-race. At 52-kwh and 849 pounds, the battery that needs to power all Formula E cars for the entire 45-minute races is a product of McLaren Applied Technologies and Lucid Motors (Atieva), with Sony cells.
Three of 13 Season 5 races have already been held, with the next one on March 10 in Hong Kong and the season ending with two Brooklyn street circuit races on July 13-14, 2019.
100 Years of Extraordinary: 2019 Calendar of Heritage Events showcasing the best of Bentley past and present
100 Years of Extraordinary – 2019 Calendar of Heritage Events showcasing the best of Bentley past and present
CREWE, 1-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2019, Bentley enters its Centenary year. The 10th of July 2019 marks Bentley’s 100th year and this extraordinary milestone – reached by only a special few companies – will be a cause for celebration of the company’s history, its global success today and its exciting future. For the occasion Bentley is organising a series of classic and heritage events through out the year to mark its 100th anniversary. The year begins with a VIP event: the oldest remaining and first racing model – EXP 2 – will be shown at Retromobile, between 6-10 February at Salon des Expositions, Porte de Versailles.
Bentley’s stand in Paris will offer visitors a unique opportunity to explore the heritage and the innovation of the British luxury car manufacturer.
The historic EXP 2 will be accompanied by the all-new Continental GT Convertible at the Retromobile show in Porte de Versailles.
The two models, separated by 100 years of automotive evolution, share fundamental Bentley characteristics: both are genuine Grand Tourers; both offer sector-defining levels of performance; and both feature innovative technology at their core.
In 2019, Retromobile celebrates its 44th anniversary and is expecting well over 120,000 visitors to attend from all over the world.
During the first years of its existence W.O. Bentley made three prototypes:
EXP 1 (EXPerimental No.1)
EXP 2
EXP 3 – better known as ‘The Cab’ and W.O.’s personal car
Bentley EXP 2 is actually the oldest Bentley in existence, which debuted at the 1919 Olympia Motor Show. The EXP 2 is a landmark car in the Bentley’s 100-year history.
2019 Calendar of Heritage Events showcasing the best of Bentley past and present
44th Salon Rétromobile, 6-10 February, Paris, France
13th Annual Boca Concours d’Elegance, 22-24 February, Boca Raton, Florida, US
W.O. Bonhams exhibition, 11 April, London
Bentley Drivers Club Centenary Extraordinary Drive, 15-31 March, Castle of Mey – Crewe – London
Benjafield Racing Club, W.O. race, 13 April, Silverstone race track
Mille Miglia, 15-18 May, Brescia – Rome – Brescia, IT
24 Hours of Le Mans, 15-16 June, Le Mans, France
RREC Annual Rally & Concours, 21 June, Burghley house, England
Chantilly Arts & Elegance, 30 June, Chantilly, France
RROC National Meeting, 22-27 July, Detroit, US
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, 18 August, Carmel, California, US
Salon Privé Concours d’Elegance, 6-8 September, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, UK
In 1919 Walter Owen (W.O.) Bentley created a company with a simple objective: to build “a fast car, a good car, the best in its class”. This guiding principle has driven Bentley ever since, pushing the brand forward and making it the leader in automotive luxury around the world today.
SOURCE: Bentley
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