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Behold, the inner workings of the Mercedes-AMG Project One hypercar

It's a Formula 1 car for the road, borrowing the best of Mercedes-AMG's motorsport technology to build one seriously gnarly road car.

Andrew Krok
Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media director of a small European-focused garage outside of Chicago. From there, he moved to the editorial side, penning several written features in Total 911 Magazine before becoming a full-time auto writer, first for a local Chicago outlet and then for CNET Cars.
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Before we get to see the Mercedes-AMG Project One hypercar's actual body, we got to take a peek at its powertrain.

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It's basically a 2015-ish Formula 1 powertrain, with a few bits either added or changed.

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The engine is a 1.6-liter, turbocharged V6.

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It buddies up with four electric motors -- two electric motors drive the front axle, while the other two mate to the gas engine mounted midship.

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The suspension is pushrod-type.

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The intake will suck in air from above the body.

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Thanks to the two electric motors, each front wheel can operate independently, putting power where it needs to go.

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If you think it's complicated, you have no idea.

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The engine is expected to run for about 50,000 kilometers before it requires tending to.

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Keep on scrolling to check out even more pictures of one of the coolest powertrains you'll see all year.

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