It has 1,063 CV and the same DGT label as a Toyota Yaris: the other data of the fastest Mercedes in history

It's been a long time coming, but  Mercedes-AMG One  production  is already a reality. As expected, its design, technology and technical specifications are crazy, but so is its consumption.

The new beast of the star brand approves an average consumption of  8.7 l/100 km . That might seem like a lot for what most cars consume today, but it's worth remembering that we're dealing with a hypercar with a 1,063bhp Formula 1 heart.

The fastest Mercedes-AMG, but not the most fuel-efficient

The question is  how can he promise to spend so little? On paper, it consumes exactly the same as the Mercedes-AMG C43 4MATIC, a "only" 408 hp sedan.

If we talk about emissions, with 198 g/km of CO2, the Mercedes-AMG One is almost  as sober as the sports version of the C-Class, which is content with 197 g/km of CO2.

The reason why the hypercar homologates the same average consumption as the sedan is the electric part of its plug-in hybrid mechanics. The C43 uses a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine which is complemented by a  48V mild-hybrid system.

The latter is made up of a 10 kW electric motor and a very small lithium-ion battery which is not enough to move the car forward on its own. Just enough to have  the DGT ECO label.

The Mercedes-AMG One, on the other hand, uses a much more complex hybrid system in which the electric part is more important. In this case, the combustion engine is a  V6 of only 1.6 liters inherited from the Formula 1 cars  driven by Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas in previous seasons.

This block is helped by  three other electric motors of 163 hp  each which receive energy from a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 8.4 kWh. It is not very big either, but it allows you to travel 18 km in 100% electric mode, at least in theory.

It is not enough to receive the ZERO label from the DGT (it is mandatory to homologate an electric range of at least 40 km), so the Mercedes-AMG One  obtains the ECO label, like a  Toyota Yaris.

However, this  small "battery"  is the main culprit for the fact that the German hypercar homologates the same consumption as a significantly less powerful sedan like the C43.

If we compare it to the  Mercedes-Benz G500  with a 421 hp petrol engine, which declares a combined consumption of 14.9 l/100 km,  the Mercedes-AMG One promises to spend almost half of that.

But we already know that any comparison with a rechargeable hybrid, whatever it is, is detestable. The case of the Mercedes-AMG One only highlights once again the  questionable homologation standards  that give such an advantage in terms of consumption and emissions to plug-in hybrid cars, whatever their type.

After all, it's not the first sports car with  consumption figures that look like a joke  and an environmental label that most urban and utility vehicles can't carry, despite having a tenth of his power.

In real conditions, the latter consume much less, whereas high-performance plug-in hybrid models are only economical when their battery is at 100%, that is to say  on very rare occasions . In some cases, none because their owners never wear them.

Anyone who has driven a PHEV will have seen that it is impossible to approach the homologated consumption data when the battery is discharged. And the Mercedes-AMG One  will be no exception.

In this specific case, it must be understood that the  vocation of the electric part  of the Mercedes-AMG One is not, even remotely, to seek a favorable result in terms of consumption and emissions.

The sole purpose of this lithium-ion battery and three electric motors is to increase the performance of this beast to make it one of the fastest cars in the world. The result? It accelerates from  0 to 100 km/h in 2.9 seconds  and reaches 352 km/h.

Beyond the advantages, the idea is to offer  unique driving sensations  and a driving experience as close as possible to that of a Formula 1 car.

However, the consumption data is still curious and that it  shares a DGT label with a Yaris. Also the ability of this F1 street to cover a good handful of km without starting the combustion engine.