Hiding beneath the swirly camouflage and people Miata-like taillights is the primary Mercedes mannequin on the AMG.EA platform. It’s a sports activities sedan engineered from day one strictly as an EV to function a alternative for the present AMG 4-Door Coupe. The latter has already obtained the hybrid therapy, however its successor will forgo the combustion engine altogether to embrace a pure EV setup.
Judging by the swoopy form of the prototype’s rear, it’s going to be a extra sensible liftback moderately than a conventional sedan. That wouldn’t come as a shock because the outgoing mannequin can also be a five-door hatchback, regardless of its complicated “coupe” identify. A more in-depth have a look at these official teaser pictures reveals an lively rear spoiler and entrance canards. The manufacturing model ought to have various issues in frequent with the 2022 Vision AMG Concept.
The road-going mannequin will go after the likes of the Porsche Taycan by providing a extra dynamic experience than AMG variations of the EQE. It will use disc-shaped axial-flux electrical motors with “unparalleled mix of power density, size, and weight” in comparison with conventional cylindrical radial-flux motors. The peeps from Affalterbach have already revealed one motor can churn 480 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque whereas weighing solely 53 kilos.
Aside from having new motors, the AMG.EA-based mannequin is predicted to make use of a slimmer battery pack with a 40 p.c increase in vitality density. The devoted structure also needs to allow a roomier cabin by not having to make compromises related to ICE automobiles tailored for EV obligation. This can be potential by stretching the wheelbase and shortening the entrance and rear overhangs. The SLS AMG Electric Drive from 2012 was an ICE-to-EV supercar.
Currently testing on a frozen lake in Sweden at temperatures as little as -13 levels Fahrenheit, the sporty EV is heading to different areas of the world for added evaluations. We’re not anticipating the high-performance electrical mannequin to go on sale this 12 months however the official reveal would possibly happen late 2024 or early 2025.