275 hand-assembled units of this F1 street car will be manufactured, which homologates a maximum power of 1,063 CV thanks to an unprecedented hybrid system in street models. 50 specialist technicians work on this Hypercar that will be delivered at the end of 2022.
The first time we saw this project in the form of a Concept was in 2017, after several years of fine-tuning, production of the Mercedes-AMG ONE customer vehicles has finally begun. they will receive their street F1 during the second half of 2022. At a rate of about 2.5 million euros per unitThey have all the production sold for a long time.
This feat of engineering equips a high-performance hybrid powertrain with a 1.6-litre V6 turbo engine and four electric motors built by the Motorsport division in England, the exact same team responsible for developing and producing the power units for single-seater racing cars. Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1.
Mercedes-AMG has partnered with Multimatic to carry out production of the model in another English city, Coventry, where the model will be assembled in a plant designed for small and delicate series. We were able to meet and touch the car in this event that you can see in the following video published in our youtube channel.
It is true that in the new generation of Hypercars there are some models that exceed the symbolic figure of 1,000 CV, but what is really interesting about this model is the hybrid scheme used due to the transfer of technology between its F1 Motorsport division and the division of street models. In any case, its performance is incredible, going from 0 to 200 km/h in just 7 seconds or, beware, from 0 to 300 km/h in just 15.6 seconds.
Very meticulous assembly
There is no other AMG that is as “special” as this one, it is by far the most ambitious project in the sports division of Mercedes. As it could not be otherwise, its production is carried out by hand, with a team of 50 specialists in a total of 16 assembly and testing stations.
Some elements of the model are previously assembled, their operation is tested to be disassembled again and finally installed in the vehicle. The carbon fiber monocoque and the rest of the body parts, including doors and hood, are the first to be assembled. They are revised so that they fit perfectly, as a curiosity in some points the thickness of the carbon is only 1.2 millimeters.
Once it is verified that everything fits, all the elements are disassembled again to be painted by hand, including the logo, as in the single-seaters. By the way, the painting that has a star gradient is also hand painted.
meanwhile it’s time to test power units on separate test benches and preparing the V6 gasoline engine, the high-voltage battery and the different electric motors of the hybrid system to assemble them in the already painted bodywork, which to facilitate the work has neither doors nor hood. Once the high voltage system is installed, the vehicle is initially started up.
At this point, it is time to install the floor panels, wheels and tires, which will be regulated according to road homologation next to the headlights. But there is still a long way to go before the car can be delivered, before that some final tests have to be carried out.
Various dynamic tests prior to delivery
The Hypercar is then tested on rollers where all its driving modes are tested to verify that the flow of energy and performance is as expected. It then undergoes a noise and vibration test, and finally a monsoon rain test to check that its interior is completely watertight and that the areas with voltage are properly protected.
As if that were not enough, there will be a final visual review of all its surfaces and technical tests of individual operation of all its components. And is it already? Nope.
The test end of the production process takes place in a nearby test field, where every Mercedes-AMG ONE undergoes a final test by a factory test driver. After approval, the vehicle receives the appropriate transport protection and is transported by closed truck to the Mercedes‑AMG headquarters in Affalterbach. There takes place both the technical briefing of the vehicle by the Mercedes-AMG ONE experts and the delivery of the vehicle to its eager customers.
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