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Mercedes-AMG One to Lap the Nurburgring in Under 6:00 Minutes

The Mercedes-AMG One hypercar project has gone through so many hiccups on its way to series production that it desperately needs a glass of water.
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It was originally supposed to be unveiled in production guise in 2019, but numerous setbacks, most of them related to the fact that it is powered by a freaking Formula 1 powertrain, have delayed the model until 2021.

After spy photographers caught a pre-production prototype of the Mercedes AMG One near the Nürburgring a couple of days ago, appearing to have broken down not far from the track, it’s now time to finally see the vicious hypercar attacking the 154 corners of the Green Hell.

According to the people on-site, there were actually two prototypes running around, with the second one put through its paces on the much shorter Nürburgring Grand Prix track.

While the car is currently still testing the various modifications its powertrain had to undergo to become road legal, there are rumors going around that the production versions will aim to not only beat the current production car Nürburgring lap record but completely obliterate it for years to come.

Coincidentally, the current lap record-holder on the Nordschleife, as far as production cars are concerned, is also a Mercedes-AMG, namely the GT Black Series.

That said, the Mercedes-AMG One will play in an entirely different league. After Porsche managed a fantastic 5:11-minute lap time with its modified 919 race car, Mercedes-AMG's former CEO said that the One could easily beat it with the right tires and some minimal weight shed from the production model.

In full production spec, with no modifications, a lap time of under 6:00 minutes is entirely feasible.

The AWD hypercar's main propulsion comes from a modified version of the same 1.6-liter V6 that powered the W07 Formula 1 car, which helped Nico Rosberg clinch his first and only championship title in 2016.

No less than four electric motors help the turbocharged hybrid unit: an MGU-K (Motor Generator Unit-Kinetic) with 163 PS (161 hp) coupled to the crankshaft, an MGU-H (Motor Generator Unit-Heat) with 122 PS (120 hp) coupled to the turbocharger and two electric motors, each with 163 PS, providing motive power to the front wheels.

The combined maximum output is expected to be around 1,100 PS (1,085 hp), if not more, which would be more than enough to give the One a 0 to 100 kph (62 mph) acceleration time of less than 2.5 seconds, onward to a top speed of over 350 kph (217 mph).
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Alex handled his first real steering wheel at the age of five (on a field) and started practicing "Scandinavian Flicks" at 14 (on non-public gravel roads). Following his time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea (Panait). Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project.
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