In 2021, Revolve co-founder Michael Mente paid $5.4 million for a Mercedes-AMG ONE build slot, roughly double the carβs reported list price. According to the lawsuit he later filed, the slot was never real. In this video we go behind the alleged hypercar scam: why the AMG ONE, an F1-derived hybrid V6 hypercar limited to just 275 cars, is such a magnet for fraud, how a fake French dealer identity allegedly fooled a fashion tycoon, and what Homeland Security reportedly told him in 2022. We also look at the second AMG ONE lawsuit from 2023, the court cases that followed, and whether Mente has ever got his money back. Plus, a walkaround of a real Mercedes-AMG ONE to show what the car is actually like, and why scarcity and exclusivity make supercar build slots, allocations and private hypercar sales so easy to exploit. Subscribe to MrJWW for more stories from the worldβs rarest cars.
Sources and disclaimer: This video is based on published reporting and court filings. The claims described are allegations and have not been proven in court. People named who deny the allegations are noted in the video.
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