The Mercedes-Benz AMG One was already the quickest manufacturing automotive round Germany’s Nürburgring racetrack, however now it has gone and damaged its personal file.
With German racing driver and AMG model ambassador Maro Engel behind the wheel, the One wanted simply 6:29.090 to lap the total 12.9-mile Nordschleife throughout an try on Sept. 23. Engel was additionally the driving force when the earlier file of 6:35.183 was set in 2022.
Due to the racetrack’s lengthy distance, Engel needed to change his model of driving in order to not deplete the battery of the One’s hybrid system too shortly. In some circumstances, he took his foot off the accelerator sooner than he usually would, and let the automotive coast. The factors the place he did this had been recognized throughout testing on a simulator.
In response to Engel, adjustments to the Nürburgring made within the two years because the earlier file was set really lengthen lap instances by a couple of tenths of a second. Nevertheless, he was nonetheless in a position to go a lot quicker within the second try attributable to extra favorable floor circumstances. Throughout the unique try, he was out on {a partially} damp monitor.
For the file run, the One was set in its Race Plus drive mode. This mode is designed for monitor use and along with decreasing the automotive (37 mm on the entrance and 30 mm on the rear), it additionally dials the aerodynamic and chassis settings to the max. Engel additionally used the automotive’s drag discount system through the run. The tires had been the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R MO design that come as customary on the One and developed particularly for the hypercar.
In response to AMG, Engel’s newest run demonstrates the true efficiency of the One.
“Two years in the past, the circumstances weren’t preferrred, and a few sections of the monitor had been nonetheless a bit damp,” AMG CEO Michael Schiebe mentioned in an announcement. “Immediately we had been in a position to display the utmost potential of the AMG One.”
Mercedes-AMG One units 6:29.090 Nürburgring lap time – Sept. 2024
The automotive is powered by the identical engine discovered within the present crop of vehicles raced by the Mercedes F1 group. It is a turbocharged 1.6-liter V-6, particularly the unit from the championship-winning race automotive from the 2015 season. The One really contains a extra refined powertrain than the F1 automotive, although.
Whereas within the race automotive there’s solely the turbocharged V-6 and a motor-generator driving the rear wheels, plus a second motor-generator built-in with the turbocharger, the One has two extra motor-generators. These drive every of the entrance wheels and supply the One with all-wheel drive. Peak output is 1,049 hp, although the automotive is comparatively heavy for a two-seater, weighing in at 3,737 kilos.
AMG will solely construct a complete 275 examples, every priced at 2.275 million euros (roughly $2.3 million). Regardless that loads of the construct slots went to clients within the U.S., AMG wasn’t in a position to certify the automotive and its finicky F1 engine on the market right here with no substantial loss in efficiency, and thus is not promoting the One right here. There may be some hope for U.S. clients within the type of the Present or Show rule. Underneath the rule, non-U.S. licensed vehicles with historic or technological significance could be granted permission for personal import, albeit with restrictions, equivalent to annual mileage restricted to 2,500 miles.
