The Mercedes-AMG One is primarily a supercar hybrid. A 1,049 bhp technical demonstration of what Mercedes can accomplish when it really applies its collective intelligence (and a lot of money) to a seemingly difficult endeavor, such as installing the engine from a racing car that won the 2016 Formula One World Championship into a street-legal vehicle.

A 1.6-liter single turbocharged V6 is the engine’s core. A 120 horsepower electric motor can be placed in the middle of the turbo, effectively splitting it between the intake and exhaust. This allows the turbo to spool up the boost far earlier than the exhaust pressure would have it ready. The MGU-H, as it is known among F1 analysts, effectively lessens turbo lag.

A larger 161hp electric motor (referred to as MGU-K by F1 analysts) is mounted on the back of the internal combustion engine, which generates 566bhp (an astounding 353bhp per litre), and they both drive the rear axle. F1 analysts need not fret about the additional 161bhp electric motors on each of the front wheels.

Peak combined power is reportedly 1,049 bhp, and because calculating torque is extremely challenging, no value for torque has been released. Given that electrons do half the job, we can probably sum it up as “enough.”

The car’s bodywork and fundamental framework are both comprised of carbon fiber. The transmission was made by X-Trac and is closely related to F1 vehicles.