Will.i.am might be finest generally known as the entrance man for the Black Eyed Peas, however within the background he is been a automobile man and technologist for years. On Thursday Will.i.am (born William James Adams Jr.), in a partnership with Mercedes-AMG, revealed an idea automobile that is half AMG GT coupe and half G-Class SUV. It should debut formally on the Formulation One race in Miami this weekend.
The car is cheekily referred to as WILL.I.AMG and relies on the Mercedes-AMG 4-Door Coupe. Apart from the apparent physique graft of the G-Class SUV's entrance finish, Will even jettisoned a pair of doorways and reinstalled the remaining ones "suicide-style" that means they hinge within the again. The wheels are made to seem like the long-lasting AMG Hammer rolling inventory and the roof has glass panels like a t-top.
The car was created with West Coast Customs of MTV fame and shall be introduced by will.i.am alongside seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton on Sunday.
The Flip program's mission is to offer college students from deprived communities entry to STEAM schooling (science, know-how, engineering, arts and math) to organize them for future jobs. It is certainly one of many initiatives from the rapper's i.am/Angel Basis, which has raised thousands and thousands of dollars over greater than a decade.
He appeared on the inaugural FIRST Robotics Competitors in 2011 and produced a TV present about it. In 2016 he acquired the Tel Aviv machine-learning start-up Sensiya. He was additionally the chief inventive officer for German firm Deutsche Telekom and in 2017 he acquired an award from the Establishment of Engineering and Expertise for his contribution to the career of engineering.
This is not the primary time Will.i.am has designed a automobile. In 2013 he launched the world to iAMauto, an automotive firm that produced not less than one coupe, once more with assist from West Coast Customs. Extra just lately he redesigned a Tesla Mannequin S to questionable outcomes.
"I grew up in a ghetto. I grew up with hip-hop. I watched legendary hip-hop artists rap about Mercedes, so it was all the time a dream to personal a Mercedes. For lots of inner-city youngsters, proudly owning a Mercedes is an emblem of progress and advancing out of battle," mentioned Will.i.am in a press release.
"Now I've reached my objective and pushed even increased by reimagining and creating my very own imaginative and prescient of an AMG mannequin. However I did not contact the engine, as a result of AMG actually does make the very best engines. The story of the founders of AMG really conjures up me and it's energizing to collaborate with like-minded individuals who additionally search steady enchancment."
That engine he is noting is the 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 that Mercedes places in all its larger or quicker autos. Within the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door it makes 630 horsepower and 663 pound-feet of torque.
"Our cooperation with will.i.am has reached a brand new peak with 'The Flip'. We have now impressed and motivated one another within the realization of this holistic idea, which is way over an distinctive automotive one-off. We take our accountability to society severely," mentioned Philipp Schiemer, Chairman of the Board of Administration of Mercedes-AMG GmbH in a press launch.
"The success of Mercedes-AMG as a Efficiency Luxurious model additionally relies upon to a big extent on inspiring the subsequent era and giving them quick access to the newest applied sciences and digital progress. It's a part of our custom to all the time be pioneers and to dare to do one thing new."
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