There’s a new Ring king as the Mercedes-AMG One has rounded the Nürburgring faster than any other production car before it.
Taking to the 20.832km long Nordschleife layout, driver Maro Engel set a time of 6:35.183 which is 8 seconds faster than the previous record.
Engel reckons there was more in it too as track conditions were “less-than-ideal”.
“That was really an unforgettable experience,” said Maro Engel after completing the record lap.
“I didn’t expect that we would be able to set such a lap time with these track conditions. In some crucial areas of the track, it hadn’t dried completely yet and was therefore tricky. That was a special challenge.”
The previous record was set by Lars Kern in a Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR mid-last year, beating Engel’s old record in the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series.
It should also be said that the new time is testament to the AMG One’s Formula 1-derived engineering.
It features a 1.6-litre turbocharged power unit, derived from the 2015 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team’s car alongside an MGU-K hybrid system, giving the AMG One a combined power output of 782kW.
So then, a new benchmark has been set but who dares step up to the mark next?
