Mercedes boss: board must have been 'drunk' to say yes to delayed AMG One hypercar, which is due imminently
The original 1000bhp Project One concept was revealed in 2017, and the car's development has since been beset by delays due to the complexities of adapting the F1 powertrain for the street.
The 1000bhp-plus four-wheel-drive model, which uses a hybridised 1.6-litre V6 adapted from that of Mercedes-AMG’s championship-winning 2017 F1 car, was originally due in early 2019.Engineering struggles reportedly included getting the complex powertrain to comply with WLTP emissions standards using a petrol particulate filter without compromising performance.
Mercedes last year said that production of the 275 examples would start in 2022 and that each had already been sold for a price of €2.27 million .said the car will neatly link the company's F1 activities with its road cars. “It demonstrates that our engagement with F1 has direct effect on the AMG brand,” he said.
Mercedes will also post a “very honest documentary” about its progress on the project, said Bettina Fetzer, its head of marketing, at the same event. “Very honest” suggests Mercedes has realised that its struggles to get an incredibly difficult project off the ground could show the company in a good light as it worked around the problems, perhaps taking inspiration from F1's warts-and-all Drive to Survive documentary series by Netflix.
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