The Mercedes-AMG One is the first street-legal car to circle the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in under 6:30. It broke a record it set two years ago.
Angelina Jolie’s Gorgeous 1958 Ferrari Coupé Is Heading to Auction Next Monthjust became the first street-legal vehicle to circle the Nürburgring-Nordschleife in under 6:30. In doing so, the Formula 1-inspired vehicle broke a record …Angelina Jolie’s Gorgeous 1958 Ferrari Coupé Is Heading to Auction Next Month
What’s the best way to protect a record? You put it even further out of reach. That seems to be Mercedes’ thinking at least. The One didn’t just break its old record, it shattered it. During the latest run, the hypercar, which was driven on both runs by Marco Engel, sped around the winding circuit in 6:29.090. That’s more than six seconds faster than the 6:35.183 it posted in November of 2022 .
So how did the AMG One cut six seconds from its Green Hell lap time in less than two years? The car itself remains the same, but the big difference this time was the weather. Mercedes never seemed fully satisfied with the first mark, citing the weather and less-than-ideal track conditions. This time the track’s surface was completely dry, allowing the car to attain what the company called the “perfect grip.
“Two years ago, the conditions were not ideal, and some sections of the track were still a little damp. We knew we could do more, and we wanted to show that,” Engel said in a statement. “Today we were able to demonstrate the maximum potential of the AMG One.” It shouldn’t be a huge surprise to see the AMG One set another record. This is exactly what the futuristic hypercar, which is powered by an F1-derived 1.6-liter V-6 and four electric motors that combine to pump out over 1,000 hp, was designed to do. In the two years since going into production, the vehicle has also set lap records at the Hockenheimring, the Red Bull Ring, and the Monza circuit.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mercedes-AMG celebrates F1 success with special AMG GTMotorsport Collectors Edition gets racing livery plus a whole host of optional kit
Read more »
F1-Inspired Mercedes-AMG GT ‘Motorsport Collectors Edition’ Celebrates AMG’s Losing StreakAMG is building 200 of the coupes, each fitted with carbon trim and a livery borrowed from the firm’s Petronas F1 racecar
Read more »
Mercedes-AMG One breaks own record at the 'RingMercedes' hybrid hypercar equipped with a Formula 1 engine is the first production car to go sub 6:30 at the Nürburgring.
Read more »
Mercedes-AMG One Beats Its Own Nurburgring Record With 6.29 Lap TimeDTM driver Maro Engel improved his previous record by over 5 seconds, making the AMG One the first production car to break the 6:30 barrier
Read more »
Mercedes-AMG Readying Innovative Electric Supercar With Trick Batteries And MotorsThe new model could serve as a direct rival to the Porsche Mission X electric hypercar
Read more »
Every Mercedes-Benz AMG Black Series, RankedThere have only been six Black Series options in the last two decades.
Read more »