My FIRST DRIVE in the AMG ONE!

The day has arrived for my first drive in the brand new Mercedes-AMG ONE! A road car with a Formula 1 engine, at the Nurburgring GP circuit, and permission to push it flat out - the stuff of my dreams. Join me for the full experience with AMG to see what it's all about!

It's been a long time coming with numerous hurdles along the way, but finally the most successful F1 engine of all time is ready to be fired up in a car that can be bought by the public. Only 275 ONEs are to be made and a lot has been said without regards to the time it has taken to get to production, the weight of 1,695k and the relatively 'low' power output of 1,063hp, but there's always more to a story like this, and what a story it is.

Mercedes have dominated the Formula 1 world championship during the 1.6l TT V6 era with Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Valteri Bottas and now George Russel driving cars powered by a derivative of the very engine that you can now find with a simple start button in a road car. The feat cannot be underestimated, no longer is a full crew of mechanics required but you and I can hop in, press the button and away we go with a spine-tingling 11,000rpm available.

On a personal level as an AMG fan and obsessive customer, a supporter of the Mercedes-AMG F1 team, and somebody who appreciates road cars with true motorsports connections; this is the car I have been looking forward to driving the most in recent years. Therefore, when the opportunity came up to head to the Eifel Mountains despite it being Car Week, it didn't take long to decide to postpone my trip to California to be at the Nurburgring for a day to never forget.

With the morning kicking off in the rain, and therefore a few slow laps following Bernd Schneider in the AMG GT Black Series to test out the different modes; EV, Race Safe, Race Plus and Strat 2, fortunately it clears up and the team let me have another go... and what a go it is!

Today we'll take a full look through the AMG ONE experience; from the procedure to start it up, to how the driving modes work and ultimately what it's like to drive at pace around a race circuit. I still can't believe this day actually happened and am exceptionally thankful to all involved; what a piece of engineering, what an experience, and what a car.

Thanks for watching, Tim

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:26 AMG ONE Walkaround
03:20 Engine Start Procedure
06:17 Track: EV & Race
10:38 Track: Race Plus & Strat 2
14:12 Exterior & Engine Tour
17:39 On-track
18:06 Complete Interior Tour
26:01 Full Throttle Track Session
33:32 Final Thoughts
36:46 Wrap Up

#AMG #AMGONE #FirstDrive

[MannyKhoshbinyt]

This was an absolute treat to watch! I can't wait till I can get my hands on my AMG One on order!

[vgaavin]

The emotional connection of driving cars is never usually portrayed through videos, but the noises, looking at the speedo whilst the car was going through corners and also Tim's reaction made it quite obvious what this car does to the driver. Truly special.

[BrendanEvan]

If you told someone you’d bought a new car with a 1.6L hybrid they would NOT expect this

[jordanshreds]

I could feel your excitement and enthusiasm vicariously through the experience. Since I've started following your channel, you've never once taken you privilege for granted. You work, you grind, and you've been rewarded for it. Fantastic video, fantastic laps, and I am so excited for you to take delivery of your Zenvo. This though, this was a real treat!

[Duvstep]

the closest i have ever gotten to driving this car is in forza; but seeing you getting to drive it for real is otherworldly. Congrats on your success so far shmee and here's to many more. Big up from Jamaica

[kyleo]

Tim always finds the rainy days to drive the coolest hypercars. I can't imagine the anxiety I would feel if the road was wet in a multimillion dollar car

[gr]

All those noises from the car while in the drivers seat is like a symphony on awesomeness!!!

[sterling]

This is an episode I’ve been waiting for. Shmee150 you’re amazing man. Thanks for the great content. Have a great day and stay safe everyone

[Dildo_Shwaggins]

Damn Tim you have come a long way from when i started watching you in the purple r8 to now driving AMG one on nurburgring gp! keep up the great work man!!

[IDvI]

So proud of you bud, I could feel your emotion and couldn't be happier for you.

[TedwardDrives]

just the most outrageous sound at those revs!!! Nicely done

[vishnoyv]

31:10 It was so touching to see you so emotional here, truly a day you'll never forget, thanks for bringing us along!

[sputnikalgrim]

These last few track videos have been something very special! Thank you for bringing us along Tim

[mikeysmall]

Great video as always Tim. Your natural enthusiasm and excitement is what makes your channel so good ! Good driving too by the way ..

[wiggy]

I bet when you heard you would get the chance to drive this beast you couldn't believe your luck. I've been lucky to see one of the other development cars at Brixworth recently and in the flesh it is a absolute epic piece of engineering. And yeah the engines are so small it's quite impressive how much power they put out.

[louisdv]

This man is a legend in the game one of the pioneers of automotive youtube amazing to see what you achieved

[johndrake]

Doug de Muro is gonna have a field day with the quirks and features

[printartistv]

That flying lap was absolutely incredible to watch. Actually got emotional watching it, it felt so raw! Unreal, so so good Tim. You’re a lucky fella! Great work

[prism_chan]

The things I would do to be there right now.. I’m really excited and happy for you man. Thank you for doing this for us. ❤️💯

[zlm]

I'm glad you got to go out again. You could just tell how awesome it was by the grin that never left your face. The benefit of having the GT in front of you was that you could easily tell how much more the One had in the bag. Seems like Mercedes got the right mix of race car and luxury refinement so that it's readily and easily enjoyable but there's still ample room to push it in ways that help live out the fantasy.