Method 1 driver Valtteri Bottas has taken supply of a Mercedes-AMG One hypercar.
As noticed by Motor1, the Finnish driver confirmed off the newly delivered automotive in an Instagram post earlier this week. Considered one of 275 examples deliberate, Bottas’ automotive is completed in blue with uncovered carbon-fiber parts.
The AMG One was first proven greater than 5 years in the past on the 2017 Frankfurt motor present, throughout Bottas’ first yr with the Mercedes-AMG F1 workforce. Bottas moved to Alfa Romeo for the 2022 season however did not cancel his AMG One order. He is in good firm, as former teammate Lewis Hamilton, in addition to Nico Rosberg, whose slot Bottas stuffed at Mercedes, are additionally among the many confirmed patrons.
Valterri Bottas takes supply of his Mercedes-AMG One
AMG has been delivering buyer vehicles since January, and the primary automotive went to an unnamed buyer in Germany. All construct slots are gone. Every buyer handed over an estimated 2.275 million euros (roughly $2.572 million) for the privilege of proudly owning an AMG One, which makes use of an F1-derived engine.
The turbo 1.6-liter V-6 relies on the design from Mercedes’ championship profitable race automotive from the 2015 F1 season. However along with the F1-style motor-generator serving to drive the rear wheels, and a second motor-generator built-in with the turbocharger, the AMG One provides two extra motor-generators that drive the entrance wheels, giving the automotive all-wheel drive. Peak output is 1,049 hp, though the AMG One is comparatively heavy for a two-seater, at 3,737 kilos.
Nonetheless, Mercedes estimates 0-62 mph acceleration in 2.9 seconds and a prime pace of 219 mph. The One has additionally set manufacturing automotive lap information on the Nürburgring and Monza.