It's been five years since we first saw the Mercedes-AMG One in concept form, but the final production version is about to be revealed...
“The team at AMG and the [AMG] High Performance Powertrain Formula 1 arm came to us about four years ago and said ‘we’ve got a great idea, let’s put a Formula 1 engine into a road car’. I will have to go back to check the meeting minutes, but I’m sure we were drunk when we said yes,” said in Monaco in answer to a question about when the One would appear in its final form.
The original 1000bhp Project One concept was revealed in 2017, and the car's development has since been beset by delays due to the complexities of adapting the F1 powertrain for the street. The 1000bhp-plus four-wheel-drive model, which uses a hybridised 1.6-litre V6 adapted from that of Mercedes-AMG’s championship-winning 2017 F1 car, was originally due in early 2019.Engineering struggles reportedly included getting the complex powertrain to comply with WLTP emissions standards using a petrol particulate filter without compromising performance.
Mercedes last year said that production of the 275 examples would start in 2022 and that each had already been sold for a price of €2.27 million .said the car will neatly link the company's F1 activities with its road cars. “It demonstrates that our engagement with F1 has direct effect on the AMG brand,” he said.
Mercedes will also post a “very honest documentary” about its progress on the project, said Bettina Fetzer, its head of marketing.
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