Expertise What Its Like To Drive A Mercedes-AMG One In This POV Video

With a restricted run of simply 275 models, most people are by no means going to get the prospect to drive the Mercedes-AMG One hypercar. This video sates a bit of of that need by offering a first-person view of taking the machine across the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The digicam’s place even exhibits the higher a part of the driving force’s helmet, which makes the expertise appear much more practical.

The AMG One sounds superb, which is smart as a result of it has a Formulation One engine. The turbocharged 1.6-liter V6 by itself makes 566 horsepower (422 kilowatts) and revs to 11,000 rpm.

4 electrical motors are the opposite a part of the powertrain. Two energy the entrance wheels, one assists the combustion engine, and one other one assists the turbo. In whole, the AMG One is sweet for 1,049 hp (782 kW). Whereas it isn’t on show on this video, the 8.4-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery can energy the automobile for 11 miles (18 kilometers) solely on EV energy.

The AMG One additionally appears to be like planted on the monitor. Once more, that is precisely the best way issues ought to be. At simply 31 miles per hour (50 kilometers per hour), the physique will not be producing raise. There are energetic aero components on the entrance, within the fenders, and on the rear wing. The suspension is a push-rod setup with adjustable struts.

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has a protracted straight the place the driving force can unleash the AMG One. The hypercar can hit 62 mph (100 kph) in 2.9 seconds and 124 mph (200 kph) in 7.0 seconds. The highest pace is 219 mph (352 kph).

In August 2022, the primary production-spec AMG One rolled off the road. The corporate assembles every one by hand at a facility in Coventry, England.

A spy video in August confirmed Mercedes evaluating a One on the Nürburgring. The clip raised the potential for the corporate making ready to take the hypercar across the Nordschleife for a lap file try. The present quickest time is 6 minutes 43.0 seconds from a Porsche 911 GT2 RS with Manthey Racing improve parts.