The Mercedes-AMG One hypercar has set the brand new quickest lap time for manufacturing automobiles on the Nurburgring Nordschleife. It lapped the 21 km racetrack in 6 min 35.183 seconds.
AMG One beat the earlier lap report of 6 min 38.835 seconds set by the Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR, which remained unbeaten since June 2021. The automobile was pushed by Maro Engel, who additionally has the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Sequence report to his identify as effectively.
Based on Mercedes, the solar was out on the day of the report. Nonetheless, the tarmac was nonetheless damp in some locations, making it lower than supreme.
The Mercedes-AMG One is powered by the identical engine that propels Lewis Hamilton’s F1 race automobile. It’s a 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 that revs to 11,000 rpm. The IC engine is paired with two electrical motors for a mixed output of 1063 hp. Mercedes claims the AMG One will do 0-62 mph in 2.9 seconds and 0-124 mph in 7 seconds. The highest velocity is rated 219 mph.