The Mercedes-AMG One has added one more feather to its cap. The hypercar has simply set a brand new lap file at Monza. It now holds the file for the quickest manufacturing automobile to lap the Italian circuit.
With Maro Engel on the wheel, the AMG One accomplished a lap of the racetrack in 1 min 43.9 seconds. The automobile is supplied with all the best tech to assault a high-speed circuit like Monza. As chances are you’ll remember, the AMG One is a hybrid, which implies Engel needed to handle the battery consumption and use the electrical enhance strategically.
On the coronary heart of the AMG One is a Formulation 1-derived 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 engine, which together with the hybrid system, generates 1049 hp. Moreover sheer muscle, the hypercar additionally options a powerful aerodynamics package deal, which helps the automobile grip within the corners and makes it as slippery as potential in a straight line. The drag discount perform for the rear wing is available in actually useful at a observe like Monza.
The Mercedes-AMG One set a manufacturing automobile lap file on the Nurburgring in November final 12 months. Again then additionally, it was Engel who took the automobile across the 21 km racetrack in 6 min 35.183 seconds.