AMG One Goes on a Diet, Gets Major Power Gains
Delays due to development issues bring silver lining to Mercedes’ most ambitious upcoming project to date.
Due in 2020, the Mercedes-AMG AMG One will be MB’s most powerful production car ever to grace a showroom. The limited-edition hypercar will likely not only claim the fastest time on the Nurburgring, but all 275 copies of the car have already been claimed by well-moneyed future owners.
According to TheSupercarBlog.com, the latest update is the Project One will be lighter and more powerful than planned, all thanks to some delays in the hypercar’s ongoing development.
Per the publication’s sources, the AMG One was originally planned to weigh 3,000 pounds. The new weight, though undisclosed, “has been dropped for a more ambitious one to help achieve its performance goals.” The same sources claim the hypercar’s Formula One-derived 1.6-liter turbo V6 and four electric motors are now expected to deliver an undisclosed power rating over the original target of 1,039 horses.
Finally, the AMG One may gain a track pack to help the hypercar better fend off its competitor, the Aston Martin Valkyrie. TheSupercarBlog.com says the package would add more aggressive aero and even more power to the Project One’s hybrid powertrain “for an even more extreme performance on the track.”
Whatever comes will be worth the wait: at the 2018 Paris Motor Show, Mercedes-AMG chief Tobias Moers said issues in developing the AMG One have slowed the car’s arrival in showrooms by nine months.
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