Watch Mercedes-AMG One Shatter Nurburgring Lap File; 6:35 Lap

The Mercedes-AMG One isn’t what most individuals would name “historically good-looking” or “notably enticing,” but it surely certain is quick. It’s additionally now the reigning street-legal king of the Nurburgring, after it shattered the document beforehand held by the Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR again in 2018. And but, it nearly didn’t occur.

On October 28, the day Mercedes was scheduled to go for the document, the observe was damp and took a lot of the day to dry off. Crashing an almost $3 million hypercar at pace on a moist observe tends to be frowned upon, so the crew was compelled to attend. By the point the observe was dry sufficient for the primary high-speed run, Mercedes solely had about an hour left earlier than closing time to interrupt the document.

And break it they did. Racing driver Maro Engel laid down an formally licensed lap time of 6:35.183. The One didn’t simply beat Porsche’s street-legal document. It demolished it by a full eight seconds. Eight seconds! 8.117 seconds, if you wish to be exact.

Granted, the Nurburgring-Nordschleife is about 13 miles lengthy, so there’s much more alternative to make up time than at, say, Laguna Seca. However that’s nonetheless a completely bonkers lap time.

Particularly contemplating that is the very same setup because the vehicles AMG One homeowners will park of their climate-controlled storage items. Mercedes says “each automobiles had been inspected and documented by TÜV Rheinland to make sure that they had been in collection manufacturing. A notary confirmed the correct situation of the automobiles and the proper execution of the document runs.” For reference, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS that set the final document was nonetheless street-authorized however not technically inventory.

Fortunately, Mercedes additionally supplied a video of the lap so we are able to watch it ourselves. Take pleasure in!