AMG’s foundation stone was laid back in June 1967. To mark the 55th anniversary of the performance and sports car brand, the production version of the Mercedes-AMG ONE celebrated its world premiere at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this past June.
The two-seater super sports car brings the world’s most modern and efficient Formula 1 hybrid drive technology from the race track to the road for the first time. The unique hypercar inspires not only with its E Performance Formula 1 hybrid drive but also with other motorsport technology. This ranges from the carbon-fibre monocoque and carbon-fibre body to the load-bearing engine/transmission unit, active aerodynamics and the push-rod suspension.
With its complex technology, the ONE offers even more than a Formula 1 racing car, like the AMG Performance 4MATIC+ fully variable all-wheel drive with hybrid-driven rear axle and electrically driven front axle with torque vectoring. It can also drive using only the electric motors courtesy of an 8.4 kWh battery sufficient for a purely electric range of 18.1 km.
The performance hybrid produces a total output of 782 kW from one combustion engine and four electric motors, with a top speed capped at 352 km/h. Impressive acceleration values are possible with a special Race Start function, which enables a sprint from standstill to 100 km/h in 2.9 seconds, hitting the 200 km/h mark in just 7.0 seconds, and the 300 km/h mark in 15.6 seconds.
Report by Wilhelm Loots | Images © Mercedes-Benz
