Seems 1,049 horsepower is greater than sufficient for giant triple-digit speeds on the world’s quickest freeway.
Jun 30, 2024 at 3:00pm ET
The AMG One hypercar was made to carve corners. Mercedes says it is a Method 1 automobile for the street, in any case. However having 1,049 horsepower means straight-line pace can be immense. Here is proof.
The Gercollector YouTube channel filmed a latest outing with their very own Mercedes-AMG One as they took it to Germany’s Autobahn freeway, the place there is no such thing as a pace restrict. There, the automobile was capable of attain a most pace of 347 km/h (215 mph) earlier than having to sluggish for visitors. That’s extremely quick.Â
All these horses come courtesy of a 1.6-liter turbocharged V-6 lifted from AMG’s Method 1 program, paired to 3 electrical motors (two on the entrance, and one other on the rear hooked up to the engine). The engine can rev as much as 11,000 rpm, and since there’s subsequent to no sound-deadening inside, you may hear each final ignition.Â
AMG says the highest pace for the One is 219 mph, however contemplating simply how exhausting the automobile was pulling when the motive force needed to elevate off, we suspect the true prime pace is even faster. With a curb weight of simply kilos and transferring lively aero that may tuck away to eradicate drag, we may see the AMG One breeze by 225 mph with sufficient area, judging by this footage.Â
Simply as cool are the noises the AMG One makes. Along with the wailing V-6, the automobile delivers a satisfying e-motor whine to the cabin because it cruises leisurely by means of the German countryside whereas in its all-electric mode. There’s additionally the gearshift clunk because the automobile strikes its method up the bespoke sequential transmission.Â
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