The Mercedes-AMG One (R50, previously known as Project One) is a limited-production plug-in dual hybrid sports car manufactured by Mercedes-AMG, featuring Formula One–derived technology. The Project One concept car was unveiled at the 2017 International Motor Show Germany by then three-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion and Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton and head of Mercedes-Benz, Dieter Zetsche.
The production version of the AMG One was unveiled on June 1, 2022 and production began in August.
Development
Mercedes-AMG unveiled the concept version of the One in 2017, the Project One with nearly identical specifications to the production version from 2022. Claimed that the production One will be evaluated on their performance, durability, and ability in Mercedes-Benz's proving grounds and on racing circuits. Development of the AMG One took place at Mercedes-AMG, in Affalterbach, Germany. Head of Mercedes-AMG, Tobias Moers described that when "the time is right", Lewis Hamilton, who has worked on the development of the car will join the team of development drivers testing prototypes of the car.
Production
The production version of the AMG One unveiled on June 1, 2022. Production was expected to begin in late 2022 and planned to be limited for 275 units at a price of US$2.72 million per unit, all of which had been already sold. Mercedes-AMG received orders more than four times of the planned production number, but they refused to increase the production limit, in order to maintain exclusivity of the car. Production of the AMG One began in August 2022, all 275 cars were set to be hand built by Mercedes-AMG, with deliveries to begin in late 2022. The first car was delivered on January 16, 2023, which had an exclusive paint job inspired by the livery of the F1 W12 E Performance.