The Mercedes-AMG One is an automotive superhero, holding lap information at legendary tracks comparable to the Nürburgring and Monza. Now, there’s one on the market for the equal of $5.45 million.
Unique automobile supplier F1rst Motors, positioned in Dubai, is asking 20 million United Arab Emirates Dirham for this AMG One. The supplier would not present any particulars in regards to the automobile’s provenance, and claims there are zero miles on the odometer. Whereas we’re certain the mileage is low, this automobile should’ve rolled at the very least a number of ft sooner or later in its life, so the true mileage cannot be zero.
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Like several correct superhero, Mercedes has saved at the very least one truth in regards to the AMG One a secret: Its authentic value. The corporate has by no means printed an actual determine, however reviews put the fee at between $2 million and $3 million – roughly half what this supplier is asking.
That is what makes this itemizing so intriguing. Mercedes reportedly is not letting consumers flip their AMG Ones. First deliveries began only one 12 months in the past, so this instance cannot be very previous. Maybe Mercedes is not truly implementing the no-flipping rule, or the unique proprietor of this automobile is solely ignoring the mandate to get an early flip earlier than different homeowners do the identical.
Both manner, it is unlikely you can personal this AMG One in the event you stay in America. The automobile was by no means out there in the US, solely including to the automobile’s air of exclusivity. Mercedes instructed potential prospects it will have wanted to switch the powertrain to satisfy laws that may “considerably compromise its efficiency.”
Nonetheless, an individual within the US with sufficient gumption may have the ability to import an AMG One beneath the “present or show exemption.” It permits sure particular autos to enter the nation so long as the automobile solely covers 2,500 miles per 12 months. The method requires a lot of paperwork however might let the hypercar into the nation.
The AMG One includes a System One-derived powertrain consisting of a 1.6-liter V6 with an electrically assisted turbocharger and 4 electrical motors. The setup supplies a complete output of 1,049 horsepower. The 8.4-kilowatt-hour battery exists extra for energy than vary, because the hypercar can solely go 11.2 miles solely on electrical energy.
The electrical vary is hardly the AMG One’s focus, although. It could attain 62 miles per hour in 2.9 seconds and 124 mph in 7.0 seconds. The highest velocity is a equally spectacular 219 mph, placing it on par with the Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1, among the many quickest automobiles on the earth.
The one who buys this AMG One will get to affix the hypercar’s elite group of householders and drivers. F1 drivers Valtteri Bottas and Nico Rosberg are among the many 275 prospects. Plus, Lewis Hamilton helped develop the hypercar.