Mercedes-AMG One breaks manufacturing Nurburgring lap report

The Mercedes-AMG One, the Components 1-inspired hypercar, has damaged the Nürburgring lap report for road-legal manufacturing automobiles.

With a time of 6:35.183 min across the 20.832 kilometre observe, DTM driver Maro Engel beat the report (posted by the Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR in 2021) by 8.0 seconds.

Mercedes-AMG, which dubs the One a Components 1 automotive for the street, says the report was damaged “regardless of less-than-ideal” damp and soiled observe situations and a still-drying racing line that solely allowed for 4 quick timed laps. 

“Like Lewis Hamilton and George Russell on their race weekends, I additionally needed to deploy {the electrical} power of the hybrid drive in the absolute best approach,” stated DTM and Mercedes-AMG check pilot Mar Engel.

“That’s not straightforward, particularly with this size of observe. As well as, the DRS operate had for use optimally. However that’s additionally an actual Components 1 feeling.” 

Engel drove the record-breaking lap in a last-minute push on October 28. He began his last lap at lower than two minutes earlier than observe closing time at 5:15pm. 

The AMG One run on the Nürburgring is an identical to the model the choose 275 prospects will obtain at supply after paying an eye-watering AU$3.9 million. 

The hypercar contains a combustion engine and 4 electrical motors which ship a complete of 782kW, and a high velocity of 352km/h. 

422kW of that energy comes from a 1.6-litre turbocharged hybrid V6 engine, with the opposite 450kW coming from the 4 electrical motors. 

Two motors are positioned to energy the entrance axle, one is mounted on the turbocharger, and the ultimate F1-style MGU-Ok is mounted to the crankshaft. 

Feeding these electrical motors is an 8.4kWh battery pack to offer 18km of all-electric energy. 

The engine is being constructed by Mercedes Excessive Efficiency Powertrains, the Brixworth manufacturing facility answerable for producing the model’s F1 powertrains. 

Chairman of Mercedes‑AMG GmbH Philipp Schiemer stated, “Regardless that the AMG One is definitely extra at house on a Grand Prix circuit than on the Nordschleife – as is so typically the case with this mission – we’ve merely gone one step additional. We’re the primary ever to have taken on the challenges of the Nürburgring with an excellent sports activities automotive.”

The energetic aerodynamics of the Drag Discount System (DRS), adjustable suspension setup, and carbon monocoque are all designed to deliver the One nearer to the of the Mercedes-AMG F1 W13 2022 championship automotive born in Brackley. 

Moreover, the One contains a variable all‑wheel drive system and specifically developed Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R MO tyres. 

The road-legal hypercar mannequin makes the 100km/h dash in 2.9 seconds, and the run to 300 km/h in 15.6 seconds.

Buyer deliveries of the Mercedes-AMG One are set to start earlier than the top of 2022 after manufacturing began earlier this yr. 

Initially meant to launch in 2019, the One has been held again by the problem of creating a powertrain derived from F1 work on the street, and meet ever-tightening emissions requirements.