Mercedes - Repair and Service Redwood City - Mercedes Vision AMG concept previews brand's electric performance car car future - Bosch European (650) 368-3000

 

 Mercedes-AMG on Thursday unveiled an electric sedan concept previewing the performance division's first dedicated EVs due in 2025.

Dubbed Vision AMG, the concept uses the AMG.EA architecture, one of three EV-specific architectures Mercedes plans to launch in 2025. The automaker plans to use these architectures to go all-electric by 2030, in some markets at least.

 

Mercedes-Benz Vision AMG concept

 The car is wrapped in aerodynamic bodywork that recalls the Mercedes Vision EQXX concept unveiled at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this year. The AMG Vision's cockpit is positioned toward the rear of a stretched wheelbase to give it sportier proportions, an effect also enhanced by a wheels-to-the-corners stance. An active rear spoiler and a large rear diffuser also help manage airflow.

Other noteworthy elements include headlights shaped like the Mercedes three-pointed star badge and a six large circular taillights that look a bit like glowing afterburners. In place of a traditional grille, the concept has a body-color panel with lighting elements echoing the slats in current AMG grilles.

Mercedes didn't provide much technical detail, but did note that the Vision AMG uses axial-flux motors developed by the automaker's wholly owned subsidiary Yasa. These motors produce more power in a more compact package than conventional motors, Mercedes claims.

AMG has plenty of experience with electric power. Recall that it first tested the waters in 2014 with the 740-hp SLS AMG Electric Drive. More recently, AMG has rolled out tuned versions of the Mercedes-Benz EQS and EQE sedans, and the EQS SUV. We'll have to wait until 2025 to see the first dedicated AMG EV, which will use the AMG.EA platform and could borrow some elements from the Vision concept.

 source https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1135918_mercedes-vision-amg-electric-sports-car-concept-revealed

by Stephan Edelstein
http://www.boscheuropean.com

 

Range Rover - Repair and Service Redwood City - Land Rover Defender 130 Previews May 31st and Promises Seating for 8 - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

 

 

The Land Rover Defender is set to spawn a third body style shortly in the form of the stretched Defender 130.

Shown for the first time in a teaser shot released on Wednesday, the new Defender 130 will make its world debut on May 31 and is confirmed to reach the U.S. as a 2023 model.

The Defender 130 will boast seating for up to eight, spread over three rows, with two seats in the first row and three seats in each of the second and third rows.

We know from spy shots of prototypes that the Defender 130 will match the 119-inch wheelbase of the Defender 110. The extra length will come from a stretched rear that is expected to bring the overall length of the vehicle to just over 200 inches. The Defender 110 also has three rows, but the third row in this body style sports only two tiny seats that are suitable for small children only.

2023 Land Rover Defender 130 spy shots - Photo credit: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

In case you were wondering, the numerical elements of the various Defender names date back to the original Defender, when they roughly correlated with wheelbase lengths.

It isn't clear what powertrains will be offered in the Defender 130, though we know Land Rover is out testing a prototype fitted with a V-8. It's possible the Defender 130 will skip the Defender's entry-level 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 and instead offer the mid-range 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 and mild-hybrid powertrain and range-topping V-8 only. In other markets the Defender also has a plug-in hybrid option that combines the 2.0-liter engine with an electric motor, and we could also see this powertrain offered in the Defender 130.

The expansion of the Defender family won't be finished with the arrival of the Defender 130. Land Rover is also out testing a hardcore version of the Defender 110 that may challenge the Ford Bronco Raptor and Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392. North American buyers for 2023 will also be treated with the Defender 30th Anniversary Edition, a limited-edition model marking 30 years since the Defender nameplate's official launch in this region.

 source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1135893_2023-land-rover-defender-130-reveal-date

by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
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