And they ll influence future wheel designs.
In exactly one week s time, the order books for the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 will open. But if you re still on the fence about buying one, the Blue Oval has provided us with a closer look at the insanely cool wheels that come with the optional Handling Package.
These 19-inch Tarnished Dark-painted cast-aluminum wheels feature what s described as a layered construction not often found on production models giving it a three-dimensional look. They re also one-inch wider at the base compared to the standard Mach 1 wheels and yet are two pounds lighter. Ford says these wheels are extremely beneficial for track purposes as they offer structural integrity for hard cornering. They also ride on proper track rubber, specifically a set of Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s.
You know the Maserati Birdcage, now meet the Ford bird nest… wheels. Although you may have seen them already, Ford Mustang is now revealing the advantages of these Mach 1-exclusive wheels.
Not only are bird nests suitable for egg coddling, they’re surprisingly strong, too. To be fair, the specific technique being employed here–that being the layering of long straight line (or spokes) behind shorter, angled lines (again, spokes)–is also used in bridge design. But that’s neither fun nor a particularly surprising source of inspiration.
The effect, here looking like a very busy and attractive Y-spoke wheel, is not unheard of, but is usually the province of show cars and other non-road-going vehicles.
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In danger of sounding like a broken record, Mercedes-AMG has broken another record to prove that it has the fastest super saloon in the world. And the car that they’ve done it with this time is the 2021 GT 63 S 4MATIC+.
Previously, the GT 63 S set a then-luxury production car record for the Nurburgring back in 2018, with a time of seven minutes 30.11 seconds. However, Porsche turned up earlier this year with the 2021 Porsche Panamera Turbo S and beat the GT 63 S by the narrowest of margins, just three-tenths of a second, to claim the new record. This did not sit well with Mercedes and they immediately got to work tinkering and fettling with the new 2021 GT 63 S 4MATIC+ to retake its throne.