Mercedes-AMG has set a new lap record for a production car at Germany’s famous Nurburgring beating the time set by… Mercedes-AMG.
Maro Engel, the Mercedes-AMG factory ace sent to help the German brand’s Supercars efforts with Erebus, lowered the record he sent in October 2022 in the Mercedes-AMG One hypercar by five seconds in a new run at the 20km circuit, running a 6:29.09 second lap. Despite claiming the record in 2022, the AMG crew always wanted to return as track conditions on the day weren’t ideal and it felt the Formula 1-inspired hypercar had more time in it.
VIDEO: Mercedes-AMG One breaks Nurburgring record
“Two years ago, the conditions were not ideal, and some sections of the track were still a little damp,” Engel explained. “We knew we could do more, and we wanted to show that. Today we were able to demonstrate the maximum potential of the AMG One.”
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The AMG One is powered by a road-legal version of the F1 championship winning powertrain the German brand has used in the current hybrid era. It features a 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 engine with hybrid assistance.
Check out Engel’s amazing lap from the onboard video below.
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