Mercedes-AMG Project ONE to exceed 350km/h

Mercedes-AMG has teased its 750kW (1000hp) Formula 1-inspired Project ONE hypercar ahead of its full reveal at the Frankfurt motor show next week.

Confirmed to have a top speed "exceeding 350km/h", AMG says the car will combine "racetrack performance" with "day-to-day suitable Formula 1 hybrid technology".

Following a technological reveal in May, much is already known about what will lurk beneath the hypercar's wind tunnel-honed skin.

Powered by a 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 borrowed from the championship-dominating Petronas-AMG F1 cars, the Project ONE's internal combustion engine is assisted by four electric motors.

Capable of running in a zero-emission mode, the ONE can actually drive on pure-electric power for up to 25km.

The two-seat coupe mounts the engine directly onto its carbon-fibre chassis tub, while the gearbox (and differential) hang off the side of the engine, so structural rigidity is not compromised.

Unusually, instead of the dual-clutch transmission favoured by Bugatti, the AMG hypercar uses a computer controlled clutch on a traditional manual gearbox.

Created to be used on the road as well as race circuits, the ONE can rev to an incredible 11,000rpm – almost as much as the 13,500rpm a real F1 car can hit.

Featuring, what AMG describes as, "ground breaking" hybrid technology, the small V6 benefits from a single large turbocharger which splits the exhaust turbine at the back of the engine and the compressor wheel at the front. The benefit is cooler dense air for the combustion chamber.

Clawing back energy, there's a 100kW electric motor attached directly to the engine's crankshaft and another small 80kW electric motor to spin up the turbocharger.

Engineers claim turbocharger lag isn't a problem.

Finally, a pair of 120kW electric motors power the front wheels.

Unfortunately all that high-revving means AMG will only rate its 1.6-litre V6 to 50,000km before it needs to be "remanufactured".

To help deliver near Formula 1 performance on track, the Project ONE uses an advanced torque vectoring system for both front and rear axles, has a variable ride height and active aerodynamics.

All will be adjustable, with one particular setting for the powertrain, suspension, transmission and aero so aggressive it's claimed to mimic a GP qualifying set-up.

While the local price has not been confirmed, AMG claims eight of the 275-unit production run have been ordered by Australian buyers. North American pricing is $US2.54 million,  so expectations for the local sticker are in the region of $A3.4-3.6 million.