The Mercedes-AMG One is one of the most eagerly-awaited performance cars of recent memory and the car manufacturer has just dropped a new clip showing a prototype being put through its paces.
Filmed at a circuit in Immendingen, Germany, the Mercedes-AMG One is arguably the most ambitious street-legal performance car that the automaker has ever developed. Sure, it has been hampered by various delays, but it appears as though development is back on track as Mercedes inches closer to kicking off customer deliveries next year.
During this video, we don’t only get an up-close look at the advanced Formula 1 powertrain but are also provided with an opportunity to see the hybrid hypercar being tested at high speeds.
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At one stage, outgoing Mercedes-AMG boss Tobias Moers jumps behind the wheel of a prototype. He, as well as the rest of the team, suggest the car has reached all of its performance benchmarks. In a closing statement, Daimler boss Ola Kallenius confirms that development of the One is on its “final stretch” and says the car is running at maximum power.
As a reminder, the AMG One will use a Formula 1-derived powertrain that includes a 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 engine that works alongside four electric motors. The finished car churns out a cool 986 hp and will be able to hit 124 mph (200 km/h) in less than six seconds while continuing through to a top speed of beyond 217 mph (350 km/h). As impressive as the straight-line performance will be, it will be in the corners where the One will really shine.