Mercedes-AMG One is tipped to be the official name of the new hypercar being developed by AMG under the code name Project One.
Future owners were recently invited to Munich, Germany, where they learned of the car’s name and specced out their own examples, and thanks to the Internet it’s been leaked that the name is One. Motor1 has also confirmed via its own source that One is in fact the name.
It makes sense considering the car’s links to Formula 1, but also because it is the first of a new generation of electrified AMG sports cars. The Affalterbach tuner has confirmed that the hybrid technology developed for the One will filter across to more of its models.
AMG will build just 275 examples of the hypercar, and all build slots have been sold despite the car costing a cool $2.7 million. One of the buyers is American supercar collector Manny Khoshbin who was in Munich to spec his car.
Mercedes-AMG Project One concept, 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show
AMG presented the One as a concept at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show. Since then there’s been a lot of development taking place in the virtual world, at secret test sites, and at the Mercedes-AMG F1 team’s base in the United Kingdom. The site is where the cars are expected to be built, using the same suppliers as the F1 team.
Unlike the Ferrari F50 whose V-12 was based on the design used in Ferrari’s F1 cars at the time, AMG’s One will feature the actual engine used in Mercedes-AMG’s multiple championship-winning F1 cars: a 1.6-liter turbocharged V-6 complete with turbo-mounted electric motor and 11,000-rpm redline. Three additional electric motors will feature in the One, with one mounted to the engine and a further two at the front axle to form an all-wheel-drive system. Peak power will be above 1,000 horsepower.
The first Ones are expected to be delivered early next year—about the same time Aston Martin will start deliveries of the rival Valkyrie. The ensuing One vs. Valk battle is going to be wild.
