Stunning new Mercedes AMG One is a £2million hyper car with an F1 engine you can take to the shops
MERCEDES has finally revealed full details of its AMG One hyper car after it was first shown in 2017 and failed to launch in 2019. The AMG one is a joint project between the regular AMG road car division and Mercedes’ F1 engine operation. As such, its pretty much an F1 car for the road, […]
MERCEDES has finally revealed full details of its AMG One hyper car after it was first shown in 2017 and failed to launch in 2019.
The AMG one is a joint project between the regular AMG road car division and Mercedes’ F1 engine operation.
As such, its pretty much an F1 car for the road, with a largely carbon fibre chassis and body, race-car aerodynamics and an engine developed by the same people who get Lewis Hamilton on the podium.
The engine in question is a 1.6-litre V6 that revs to 11,000 rpm and produces a total of 1049bhp together with four electric motors.
The AMG One’s top speed is limited to 219 mph, although that’s hardly a big problem.
It’ll sprint from 0-62mph in just 2.9 seconds, to 124 mph in 7.0 and 186 mph in 15.6.
All of which useless on a drive to shops, but then its incredible that you can drive a car like this to the shops in the first place.
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And you can even drive there using just electric power, although it’ll have to be the local corner shop, because it only has an 11-mile range.
Oh and it can’t be the weekly shop, either, because there’s no boot. But more on the interior later.
It’s not all about going fast in a straight line – the AMG One has been built by people who are the best in the business at going around corners quickly too.
There are no fewer than six driving modes: Race Safe, Race, EV, Individual, Race Plus and Strat 2. The last two are the most aggressive, intended for track use.
Essentially, as you work through the modes, the suspension gets stiffer and lower and the engine and standard seven-speed automatic gearbox get more responsive.
On top of that, the AMG One’s massive ring wing and other moving active aerodynamics pin you harder and harder to the road the faster you go.
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Despite costing £2 million, the AMG One’s interior doesn’t come with many creature comforts. Although that’s just like an F1 car too.
The One’s interior is trimmed in synthetic leather and carbonfibre and you do get air conditioning and electric windows, plus a USB-C socket, infotainment screen and rear view camera because there’s no rear window.
However, its thin seat bases are mounted directly to the floor and are non-adjustable, putting your feet above you hips once inside. You can adjust the pedals to suit your position instead.
The F1-style square steering has an airbag as well as shift lights and controls for the various driving modes.
No more than 275 AMG Ones will be built, each costing £2.2million. If you wanted one, we’re afraid they’ve already sold out.
