The Mercedes-AMG Project ONE will celebrate its world premiere at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany. For the first time, the two-seater super sports show car brings the latest and efficient, fully-fledged Formula One hybrid technology from the race track to the road almost par for par to represent 50 years of AMG.

This high-performance hybrid is said to produce over 1000bhp and reach top speeds beyond 350km/h. Together with the four-door AMG GT Concept, the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE provides another insight into the future performance-hybrid drive strategy of the sports car brand within Mercedes-Benz.

The high-performance plug-in hybrid drive system of the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE consists of a highly integrated and intelligently networked unit comprising one hybrid, turbocharged combustion engine with a total of four electric motors.

One has been integrated into the turbocharger, another has been installed directly on the combustion engine with a link to the crankcase and the two remaining motors drive the front wheels.

The 1.6-litre V6 hybrid petrol engine with direct injection and electrically assisted single turbocharging comes directly from the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One racing car. The four overhead camshafts are driven by spur gears. To achieve high engine speeds, the mechanical valve springs have been replaced by pneumatic valve springs.

The vehicle is mid-engined (ahead of the rear axle) and can easily reach rotations of 11,000rpm, which is currently unique for a road-going vehicle. However, for higher longevity and the use of commercially available Super Plus petrol instead of racing fuel, it remains significantly below the F1 engine speed limit.

The electric motors on the front axle are also true rev wonders, with rotor revolutions up to 50,000rpm - current state-of-the-art revolutions reach speeds of 20,000rpm. Power is transferred to the rear wheels by an automated eight-speed manual transmission that has been entirely developed from scratch for the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE. It is activated hydraulically and can be operated in automated mode or manually using the shift paddles.