Summary
- Mercedes-AMG is working on a groundbreaking new electric supercar inspired by the Vision One-Eleven Concept.
- The supercar will feature a more advanced quad-motor setup, expected to be more powerful than the AMG One hypercar.
- The new supercar will utilize AMG’s latest electric architecture with an 800V electrical system and high-speed axial flux electric motors.
Mercedes-Benz and its AMG performance division may have dialed back its electric vehicle initiatives, but that hasn’t stopped them from innovating as the company is supposedly in the works with a groundbreaking new electric supercar. According to Britain’s AutoCar, the mad engineers in Stuttgart are developing a new halo supercar to fill the shoes once worn by the old SLS Electric Drive EV.
It’s been quite some time since Mercedes-AMG produced a top-spec high-performance halo car like the previous SLS AMG Gullwing and while its successor the AMG GT came close, it was still a lot more affordable and accessible. More so, the AMG GT serves as a competitor to the likes of the Porsche 911 and the Audi R8 as another alternative in the “every day” luxury sports car segment that isn’t too exclusive or outrageously expensive, relatively speaking.
Taking Inspiration From The Vision One-Eleven Concept
According to the rumormill, the new supercar will take a lot of cues and inspiration from the Vision One-Eleven Concept that debuted last year, a car that also paid tribute to Mercedes-Benz’s legendary C 111 developmental test supercar from the 1970s. And it’ll be one that Mercedes-AMG CEO, Michael Schiebe, will be an iconic product that will define his legacy at the famed performance division.
While most of the nitty-gritty details are largely speculation, the rumors suggest that this supposed new halo car will utilize a much newer and far more developed version of the quad-motor setup that originally powered the old SLS Electric Drive, of which only nine total examples reached production in 2013. Back in the day, it produced a whopping 740 horsepower and 740 pound-feet of torque with electrons coming from a 60-kilowatt/hour lithium-ion battery pack. It also enabled a range of up to 160 miles.
Other tid bits of information also suggest that this new supercar will certainly be more powerful than the Mercedes-AMG One gas-electric hybrid hypercar, which boasted propulsion tech from some of the performance division’s Formula 1 program. The Meredes-AMG One utilizes a 1.6-liter E-turbocharged V-6 with three electric-drive motors, resulting in a total output of 1,049 hp, adopted from the same car that Lewis Hamilton won a championship with while also breaking six drivers’ championship records.
The New Hypercar Will Use AMG’s Latest AMG.EA Electric Architecture
AutoCar also says that the production version of the Vision One-Eleven will get its backbone from the latest AMG.EA electric architecture that is set to also underpin AMG’s future EVs. That same platform is expected to also provide underpinnings for the new production version of the Vision AMG, which is slated to be the successor to the current AMG GT four-door coupe. It’ll also be the first mass-produced model to use the modular architecture.
The other highlight of the new AMG.EA architecture is a new 800V electrical system that is said to revolutionize some current battery technology by using newly shaped lithium-ion battery cells with silicone solid-state anodes, compliments of U.S.-based battery lab, Sila. Powering the wheels will be a series of high-speed axial flux electric motors co-developed between AMG and British-based electric motor firm, Yasa. Mercedes-Benz acquired the firm back in 2021 to integrate its technology into Benz’s and AMG’s EV programs.
Yasa also produced EV components that power the Ferrari SF90 Stradale and the Koenigsegg Regera.
Source: AutoCarUK
