- The turbocharged 1.6-litre V6 produces 574bhp
- It revs to 11,000rpm
- The MGU-K produces 163bhp
- The turbo gets its own 122bhp e-motor
- Each front wheel gets a 326bhp electric motor
- Total power sits at 1,049bhp
- The downforce kicks in at 31mph
- There’s 0 litres of boot space
- The pedals can be adjusted over 11 settings
- It weighs 1,695kg
- The fuel tank has a capacity of 55 litres
- It’ll do 0-62mph in 2.9s, 0-125mph in 7, 0-186mph in 15.6s and top out at 219mph
- Only 275 will be made, each costing £2.3m each
- And one number we don’t know: the maximum torque
Mercedes AMG One
The turbocharged 1.6-litre V6 produces 574bhp
The turbocharged 1.6-litre V6 produces 574bhp
Not a headline amount, considering the Ford GT’s V6 had 650bhp, yet this humble 1.6 – derived from Lewis Hamilton’s title-winning F1 car – makes 359bhp per litre.
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It revs to 11,000rpm
It revs to 11,000rpm
Stratospheric, sure, but not the highest revving combustion engine ever built. However, transplanting an engine that normally idles at around 5,000rpm (Hamilton’s F1 car) to settle at 1,200rpm (the One) was one of the hardest parts of the whole project.
The MGU-K produces 163bhp
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The turbo gets its own 122bhp e-motor
The MGU-K produces 163bhp
Each front wheel gets a 326bhp electric motor
Short for ‘motor generator unit kinetic’ – an e-motor that sits on the crank to boost the engine.
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Total power sits at 1,049bhp
The turbo gets its own 122bhp e-motor
The downforce kicks in at 31mph
The turbocharger’s companion is there to give it an instant boost, spooling it up quickly and erasing lag. Will also offer a kind word and be a shoulder to lean on during rough times.
There’s 0 litres of boot space
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Each front wheel gets a 326bhp electric motor
The pedals can be adjusted over 11 settings
That’s Volkswagen Golf R power, per wheel. There’s all manner of wizardry learned from the SLS Electric Drive to help the One scythe through corners better.
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Total power sits at 1,049bhp
It weighs 1,695kg
Despite its USP being an F1 car for the road, the One’s electric motors do most of the heavy lifting, at least off the line, so is it more of an EV than an ICE car?
The fuel tank has a capacity of 55 litres
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The downforce kicks in at 31mph
It’ll do 0-62mph in 2.9s, 0-125mph in 7, 0-186mph in 15.6s and top out at 219mph
But no VTEC, yo.
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There’s 0 litres of boot space
Only 275 will be made, each costing £2.3m each
There is enough room for a set of earplugs, mind.
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The pedals can be adjusted over 11 settings
And one number we don’t know: the maximum torque
The backrests can also be adjusted to either 25 or 30 degrees, and the steering wheel can be moved electrically.
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It weighs 1,695kg
There’s a lot of the Mercedes-AMG One occurring.
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The fuel tank has a capacity of 55 litres
Should be enough to get to the supermarket for some milk… or set a blistering time around the Nürburgring.
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It’ll do 0-62mph in 2.9s, 0-125mph in 7, 0-186mph in 15.6s and top out at 219mph
Figures that you’d deem ‘sufficient’, or ‘x&*%ing fast’.
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Only 275 will be made, each costing £2.3m each
Um, yeah.
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And one number we don’t know: the maximum torque
Apparently it’s impossible to calculate because of the AMG One’s savage complexity. But what is life without a little mystery?
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