Mercedes’ hot rod AMG division, long known for its
tire-shredding V-8 and V-12 engines, is moving toward a pure electric future,
the company’s CEO revealed.
Mercedes-AMG CEO Ola Källenius made that revelation in a
Tuesday interview with the UK’s Autocar,
noting that the experience of an AMG car is more important than whatever type
of propulsion system is driving it.
"We have to get to the point where the means of
propulsion is not considered important, because AMG is all about the experience
of customers,” he said. “That is why we are starting to work not just on
electrified AMGs but also our first fully electric AMGs.”
Mercedes-AMG
has produced an electric vehicle before, the SLS Electric Drive in 2013, but
the firm has never developed a dedicated battery-electric vehicle. The SLS
Electric Drive, as you might recall, was based on the normal gas-powered
version of the gullwinged supercar.
Källenius didn’t give any insight on what form the AMG
electric might take. A Porsche Taycan-rivaling electric sedan could make sense,
or AMG could decided to do another electric supercar along the lines of the SLS
Electric Drive.
Whatever it ends up being, expect AMG's dedicated electric
car to be potent. The SLS Electric Drive was powered by four electric motors
combining for 740 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque. With a 0-60 mph time
of 3.8 seconds, the SLS Electric Drive was the fastest electric car of the day.
Källenius didn’t give a timeline for AMG’s first dedicated
EV, but it’s at least a few years off. AMG is currently working on launching
its Project
One hypercar, which will use a new
type of electric turbocharger. Those electric turbos are expected to
trickle down to AMG’s normal cars and represent the division’s first real foray
into electrification.
source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1124980_mercedes-amg-boss-we-re-working-on-an-electric-amg
by Drew Johnson
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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