Following the recent passing of Sir
Stirling Moss, designer Costas Phouphoullides has imagined what a new ‘Stirling
Moss’ branded model from the German marque could look like. In 2009,
Mercedes-Benz famously introduced a limited-edition Stirling Moss iteration of
the SLR that was inspired by the 300 SLR race car and lacked a roof or a
windscreen. Only 75 units were ever built. Whereas the original was based on
the SLR, this car is based around the company’s current flagship sports car,
the AMG GT.
Like the SLR Stirling Moss, this car,
dubbed the AMG GT Silver Echo, takes the shape of a speedster but is much more
aggressive than the SLR. The nose has been designed to pull in air through the
long hood while also doubling as a splitter to produce downforce. There is also
a set of eye-catching headlights and LED daytime running lights placed as far
outboard as possible to give the driver a marker when cornering.
The rear is equally as jaw-dropping as the
front thanks to a pair of large buttresses and an LED light bar stretching the
width of the rear. There is also a large diffuser and a F1-inspired rain light.
To ensure the AMG GT Silver Echo would
sound just as good as it looks, gases from the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 are
funneled out through side-pipes just behind the front wheels. Being a true
speedster, the car also lacks a traditional windscreen and makes do with two
small wind deflectors in front of the driver and passenger.
