# Mercedes-AMG ONE
The **Mercedes-AMG ONE** is a limited-production, street-legal hybrid hypercar built by [Mercedes-AMG](https://www.edgepedia.org/mercedes-amg) around a 1.6-liter V6 turbo petrol engine derived from the power unit of the Mercedes Formula 1 car, working with four electric motors for a system output of 782 kW (1,063 hp)[1](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/amg-one?_sp=93955994-bd7e-4636-a95a-20eee4bb2d28). Only 275 examples were built, with production starting in August 2022 in Coventry, England[2](https://media.mercedes-benz.com/article/5e1218b9-dafb-43da-90f7-4ea8753884ae). Since October 2022 it has held the production-car lap record on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, most recently at 6:29.090 minutes[3](https://www.nuerburgring.de/info/nuerburgring/records?locale=en"=).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Powertrain | 1.6-liter V6 turbo petrol engine plus four electric motors (turbocharger, crankshaft, front axle), 782 kW (1,063 hp) system output[1](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/amg-one?_sp=93955994-bd7e-4636-a95a-20eee4bb2d28) |
| Production | 275 units; assembly in Coventry with partner Multimatic; hybrid drive built at Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains, Brixworth[2](https://media.mercedes-benz.com/article/5e1218b9-dafb-43da-90f7-4ea8753884ae) |
| Performance | 0-100 km/h in 2.9 s, 0-200 km/h in 7.0 s, 0-300 km/h in 15.6 s, top speed capped at 352 km/h[1](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/amg-one?_sp=93955994-bd7e-4636-a95a-20eee4bb2d28) |
| Engine speeds | MGU-H up to 100,000 rpm, MGU-K 36,000 rpm, front-axle motors 50,000 rpm at top speed; combustion engine redline 11,000 rpm[4](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/technical-briefing-combustion-engine) • [1](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/amg-one?_sp=93955994-bd7e-4636-a95a-20eee4bb2d28) |
| Nürburgring record | 6:29.090 min over 20.832 km, Maro Engel, 23 September 2024; first road car under 6:30[3](https://www.nuerburgring.de/info/nuerburgring/records?locale=en"=) |
| Durability | Engine designed for a 50,000 km lifespan, far beyond a race engine; Allsopp reported the engine then lasting 31,000 km[4](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/technical-briefing-combustion-engine) |
| Price and service | About £2.3 million per car; a first scheduled service in February 2026 cost €37,610 for roughly 80 hours of labor[5](https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/mercedes-benz/amg-one) • [6](https://www.octanefiles.com/cars/mercedes-benz-amg-one) |
## Origins and development
The car was presented as the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE show car at the 2017 [Frankfurt](https://www.edgepedia.org/frankfurt) auto show, unveiled by [Lewis Hamilton](https://www.edgepedia.org/lewis-hamilton) at the height of Mercedes' run of Formula 1 titles, with the pitch of a [Formula One](https://www.edgepedia.org/formula-one) engine a customer could drive on the road[6](https://www.octanefiles.com/cars/mercedes-benz-amg-one). Deliveries were originally promised for 2019, then 2020, but a global pandemic, parts shortages, and the difficulty of the engineering delayed the program; the first production car was shown in 2022, five years after the debut[5](https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/mercedes-benz/amg-one) • [7](https://arizonaconcours.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026_ACDE-Program_single-pages.pdf).
The hybrid drive with the 1.6-liter V6 turbo engine and four electric machines was developed and built by Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains in [Brixworth](https://www.edgepedia.org/brixworth), England, the same group responsible for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 power units. The complete vehicle is assembled in Coventry, where Mercedes-AMG set up a small-series production line with the manufacturing partner Multimatic[2](https://media.mercedes-benz.com/article/5e1218b9-dafb-43da-90f7-4ea8753884ae). The first customer car, finished in black, was delivered in Germany in January 2023, more than five months after production started[8](https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1138472_first-mercedes-benz-amg-one-customer-car-is-delivered).
## Powertrain
**The combustion engine.** Adam Allsopp, Project ONE Powertrain Director at Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains, described the internal combustion engine as the beating heart of the car and the adaptation of a pure race engine, built for power and efficiency without regard to emissions or noise, into one meeting street-legal standards as the project's defining achievement[4](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/technical-briefing-combustion-engine). The main development focus was durability: a Formula 1 engine survives only a few races before replacement, while the ONE's engine was engineered for a 50,000 km lifespan, with Allsopp reporting a current figure of 31,000 km[4](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/technical-briefing-combustion-engine). Meeting emissions rules required four catalytic converters and two particulate filters, with the catalysts pre-heated before the engine starts using 16 kilowatts of electrical energy in heated catalysts[9](https://www.autobild.de/artikel/mercedes-amg-one-test-hypercar-formel-1-hybrid-motor-preis-21795349.html) • [4](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/technical-briefing-combustion-engine). Crash tests and safety requirements posed challenges absent from a purely racing-focused engine[4](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/technical-briefing-combustion-engine).
**The hybrid system.** Four electric motors assist the turbocharger (the MGU-H), the crankshaft (the MGU-K), and drive the front axle. The MGU-H is a split design unusual even in Formula 1: the compressor sits in front of the engine's V, the turbine behind it, and the electric motor in between, with a connecting shaft that spins at up to 100,000 rpm and required a long development process to make durable[10](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/technical-briefing-hybrid-system). The turbine achieves an efficiency above 80 percent, and peak energy harvesting exceeds 50 kilowatts, with the recovered energy routed to the battery or to an electric motor[10](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/technical-briefing-hybrid-system). The front-axle motors together produce 326 hp and spin at up to 50,000 rpm at the output shafts, while a 163 hp unit sits on the crankshaft alongside the 574 hp V6[9](https://www.autobild.de/artikel/mercedes-amg-one-test-hypercar-formel-1-hybrid-motor-preis-21795349.html).
Integrating the components was itself the central challenge, because each has different operating limits: the battery works optimally at around 50 °C while the combustion engine prefers above 80 °C, and the team had to find the best compromise among efficiency, power output, and weight[10](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/technical-briefing-hybrid-system). The car uses a directly cooled 800-volt battery developed by the F1 engine builder, an automated 7-speed manual transmission with a four-disc carbon racing clutch, and fully variable AMG Performance 4MATIC+ all-wheel drive with torque vectoring; it can also drive on electric power alone[1](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/amg-one?_sp=93955994-bd7e-4636-a95a-20eee4bb2d28) • [11](https://media.mercedes-benz.com/article/f2612158-3abe-409c-8b75-6581489ee0f2).
## Chassis and aerodynamics
The car is built around a Formula 1-style carbon monocoque with the engine and gearbox as load-bearing members, a carbon body, and a multi-link aluminum chassis with transverse push-rod suspension struts, an arrangement that makes an anti-roll bar unnecessary[1](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/amg-one?_sp=93955994-bd7e-4636-a95a-20eee4bb2d28). Active aerodynamics include moveable slats in the front wheelhouses, a two-part extendable rear wing, and active flaps on the front diffuser, adjusted according to the driving program[1](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/amg-one?_sp=93955994-bd7e-4636-a95a-20eee4bb2d28).
In the Strat 2 program, the active aerodynamics, tighter chassis tuning, hydraulic lowering of the body by almost four centimeters, and full output of all motors operate as in Formula 1 qualifying; in this mode the car loses its road-legal status[1](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/amg-one?_sp=93955994-bd7e-4636-a95a-20eee4bb2d28) • [9](https://www.autobild.de/artikel/mercedes-amg-one-test-hypercar-formel-1-hybrid-motor-preis-21795349.html).
## Nürburgring records
In October 2022, with Maro Engel driving, the AMG ONE set an officially recorded production-car lap of 6:35.183 minutes on the 20.8-kilometer Nordschleife, using its 782 kW hybrid drive, the DRS function, and energy recovery that left enough battery power for 338 km/h on the Döttinger Höhe straight; the run took place on a partly damp track[12](https://nuerburgring.de/news/neue-rekordzeit-auf-der-nordschleife-mercedes-amg-one-ist-schnellstes-serienfahrzeug?locale=en).
On 23 September 2024 Engel returned and set a notarized 6:29.090 minutes over the full 20.832 km, beating the car's own record by more than five seconds and making the AMG ONE the first street-legal car to break the 6:30-minute barrier[3](https://www.nuerburgring.de/info/nuerburgring/records?locale=en"=) • [13](https://media.mbusa.com/news/629090-min-mercedes-amg-one-breaks-its-own-lap-record-on-the-nurburgring-nordschleife). Official record attempts at the [Nürburgring](https://www.edgepedia.org/nurburgring) are supervised by a notary, with [TÜV Rheinland](https://www.edgepedia.org/tuv-rheinland) checking series conformity of the vehicle[12](https://nuerburgring.de/news/neue-rekordzeit-auf-der-nordschleife-mercedes-amg-one-ist-schnellstes-serienfahrzeug?locale=en).
## Reception and ownership
Top Gear's review called the AMG ONE a car that delivers on the dream of an F1 engine in a road car while being simultaneously flawed and one of the most fascinating machines ever made, praising its tenacious handling but criticizing a weird driving position, an unsupportive seat, and a cabin that is deafeningly loud[5](https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/mercedes-benz/amg-one). Reviewers noted the long development and the dialing back of early specifications, such as the 0-200 km/h time moving from a promised 6 seconds to 7 seconds[5](https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/mercedes-benz/amg-one).
Ownership is correspondingly specialized. The first scheduled service on one car, in February 2026, came to €37,610 for roughly 80 hours of labor, with an air filter and a transmission oil filter each costing more than $2,000; the service also extended the car's warranty to 2028[6](https://www.octanefiles.com/cars/mercedes-benz-amg-one).
## References
1. [Mercedes-AMG ONE, official model page, Mercedes-AMG](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/amg-one?_sp=93955994-bd7e-4636-a95a-20eee4bb2d28)
2. [Produktion der Kundenfahrzeuge des Mercedes-AMG ONE ist gestartet, Mercedes-Benz Media (10 August 2022)](https://media.mercedes-benz.com/article/5e1218b9-dafb-43da-90f7-4ea8753884ae)
3. [Record Drives, Nürburgring official records page](https://www.nuerburgring.de/info/nuerburgring/records?locale=en"=)
4. [The Beating Heart of the Mercedes-AMG ONE, Mercedes-AMG technical briefing, combustion engine](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/technical-briefing-combustion-engine)
5. [Mercedes-Benz AMG One Review, Top Gear (6 October 2025)](https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/mercedes-benz/amg-one)
6. [Mercedes-Benz AMG One "Project One" (2022–2025), Octane Files](https://www.octanefiles.com/cars/mercedes-benz-amg-one)
7. [2025 Mercedes-Benz AMG ONE, Arizona Concours d'Elegance program](https://arizonaconcours.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026_ACDE-Program_single-pages.pdf)
8. [First Mercedes-Benz AMG One customer car is delivered, Motor Authority (18 January 2023)](https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1138472_first-mercedes-benz-amg-one-customer-car-is-delivered)
9. [Fahrbericht Mercedes-AMG One: das Hightech-Hypercar mit 1063 PS, AUTO BILD](https://www.autobild.de/artikel/mercedes-amg-one-test-hypercar-formel-1-hybrid-motor-preis-21795349.html)
10. [The Electrical Powerhouse of the Mercedes-AMG ONE, Mercedes-AMG technical briefing, hybrid system](https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/technical-briefing-hybrid-system)
11. [Der neue Mercedes-AMG ONE: Formel-1-Technologie für die Straße, Mercedes-Benz Media (May 2022)](https://media.mercedes-benz.com/article/f2612158-3abe-409c-8b75-6581489ee0f2)
12. [New record time on the Nordschleife: Mercedes-AMG ONE is the fastest production car, Nürburgring](https://nuerburgring.de/news/neue-rekordzeit-auf-der-nordschleife-mercedes-amg-one-ist-schnellstes-serienfahrzeug?locale=en)
13. [6:29.090 min: Mercedes-AMG ONE breaks its own lap record on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, Mercedes-Benz Media USA (2 October 2024)](https://media.mbusa.com/news/629090-min-mercedes-amg-one-breaks-its-own-lap-record-on-the-nurburgring-nordschleife)
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