This is how almost Mercedes-Benz AMG’s One is around the ‘Ring

Mercedes-Benz AMG has published the official lap time for its One hypercar at the Nürburgring, and it’s a new record for production cars.

During an attempt on Oct. 28, the One was piloted by racing driver Maro Engel around the full 12.9 miles of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a time of 6:35.183. The time smashes the previous record of 6:43.61, set by AMG’s own GT Black Series in 2020, and is made all the more impressive when you consider the run was made in damp conditions.

“I didn’t expect that we would be able to set such a lap time with these track conditions,” Engel, who is a successful Formula E and DTM driver and winner of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, said after the run. “In some crucial areas of the track, it hadn’t dried completely yet and was therefore tricky.”

Mercedes finally revealed the production version of the One in June, and the first examples will be delivered to eagerly awaiting customers shortly—a five-year wait since the reveal of the concept at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show.

The car is powered by the same engine found in the current crop of cars raced by the Mercedes F1 team. It’s a turbocharged 1.6-liter V-6, specifically the unit from the championship-winning race car from the 2015 season. The One actually features a more sophisticated powertrain than the F1 car, though.

While in the race car there’s only the turbocharged V-6 and a motor-generator driving the rear wheels, plus a second motor-generator integrated with the turbocharger, the one has two additional motor-generators. These drive each of the front wheels and provide the one with all-wheel drive. Peak output is 1,049 hp, though the car is relatively heavy for a two-seater, weighing in at 3,737 pounds, or close to the weight of a Ford Mustang GT.