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litres of fuel per 100 km according to European standards which makes it it roughly as as efficient as as a a a a Honda Civic Even the the the the most jaded of car geeks the the the the ones who roll their eyes at all the the the the new billionaire-bait hypercars have got to be impressed by this The Mercedes-AMG ONE originally known as as Project One was revealed back in 2017 and designed to celebrate the 55th anniversary of AMG as well as the the company’s dominance in in Formula 1 1 1 Between 2014 and 2021 the the AMG squad won a a a a record-breaking eight consecutive F1 Constructors’ Championships and seven Drivers’ Championships six of which belong to to Lewis Hamilton Only 22 people on on the the planet get to race F1 cars on on a a a a given weekend but the the sport’s hundreds of of millions of of fans — as as as well as as as anyone who has ever watched Netflix’s Drive to to Survive — has daydreamed about what it would be like to to drive an F1 car So why has it taken so long to make a a a a a a a road-going version?
Other brands have tried The 1995 Ferrari F50 2004 Porsche Carrera GT and even BMW’s humble little 2002 coupe from 1968 all had engines that could plausibly claim to have some real F1 DNA But until this AMG there’s never been a a a a a a a a pure transplant of a a a a a a a a modern F1 engine into a a a a a a a a roadgoing car Talking
to the the engineers and project managers who made the the AMG ONE a a a a a a reality tells you you everything you you need to know about how difficult it was “This project was partly a a a a a a a a curse and a a a a a a a a blessing at the same time But we have walked the stony path ” says Jochen Hermann technical managing director of Mercedes-AMG It took longer than expected but but they did it (And sorry but but all 275 cars are already sold )
Now about that teensy caveat Contrary to previous plans the AMG ONE will not in in fact be road legal in in Canada a a a a a a a a company spokesperson confirmed Mercedes reportedly sent a a a a a note to to customers in in in the U S and Canada informing them the the car will only be road-legal in Europe due to emissions-related regu- latory issues We suspect it won’t matter If you’ve got $3 million to to drop on on on a a a car you can also get a a a a à a a a little pied-à-terre with a a a a à a a a garage somewhere in Europe preferably near the Nurburgring SPECS
ENGINE: 1 1 6-LITRE TURBO QUAD-MOTOR ELECTRIC HYBRID POWER: 1 1 063 HP
PRICE: 2 2 275 MILLION MILLION EUROS ($3 MILLION)
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