The story of the Mercedes-AMG One is long and unfinished, and the latest chapter contains the first concrete horsepower and torque figures we’ve seen. The information comes from a surprising source,”Forza Horizon 5″ video games, including mixture performance car in huge virtual car collection. Unfortunately, the figures seem oddly low.
NS AMG One does not just play a small role in the game; it’s the most outstanding car on the cover of the X-Box title. As noticed by 1 . motorHowever, when players dive into the car’s specs, the numbers are clear there for all to see: 877 horsepower, 535 pound-feet of torque. If that were true, it would be an amazing disappointment, as Mercedes-AMG has, since its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, repeatedly said that the One will have a capacity in excess of 1,000 horsepower. In 2018, AMG head Tobias Moers even said that the final number can get closer to 1,100.
The game also reveals that the One has a curb weight of 3,737 pounds and a 49/51 front/rear weight balance. The car was advertised as belonging to a Formula 1 driver on the road. It’s powered by a four-engine hybrid system paired with a mid-mounted, turbocharged, 1.6-liter V6 that’s said to have spiked to 11,000 rpm.
Game makers often work closely with manufacturers when they have cars from the real world in their titles. At the very least, the automaker needs to sign off on licensing the names, logos, and images of their vehicles to the publisher. However, each company has varying degrees of oversight over what they will or will not allow (such as colour, modification, etc.).
It seems very unlikely that Mercedes-AMG will give its flagship car “just” 877 horsepower after promising more than 1,000 over the years. Perhaps the game designers simply inserted the specs that would allow the car to rank high and keep it competitive. But if the specs are right, this wouldn’t be the first time a toy company has worked closely with an OEM and then erroneous disclosure something before the actual car launch.
