A recent video takes us through the technological marvel that is the Mercedes-AMG One, an incredibly complex hypercar that one of the owners has just learned to handle properly.
For one thing, the AMG division had to resort to a trick in order to meet the harmful emissions requirements in Europe. The car starts moving in all-electric mode, with the main engine only springing to life a minute in. The tiny racing-spec, six-cylinder mill revs up to 5,000 RPM even when idle, so giving it a one-minute delay enables the catalyst on board to warm up sufficiently for clean operation.
Drivers must dump the pressure prior to a refueling attempt, otherwise the fuel tank door will stay shut. Furthermore, every AMG One owner is expected to know how the assorted aerodynamic components work on the car and how they affect handling.
The video even covers the topic of engine mount assembly and restates the need to rebuild the block from the ground up every 50,000 kilometers (31,068 miles). Since the hypercar is a coveted collector’s piece, we would be surprised if many owners used it so aggressively.