- The new model will use batteries from Sila Nanotechnologies and axial flux Yasa motors.
- Underpinning the electric supercar will be the new AMG.EA architecture.
- Design inspiration will be taken from the Vision One-Eleven concept.
Last year’s Mercedes Vision One-Eleven concept is expected to spawn an all-new electric supercar from the brand that could launch before the end of the decade. It will be the firm’s first battery-electric supercar since the short-lived Mercedes-Benz SLS Electric Drive and is expected to outpace the F1-powered AMG One.
This new model will likely be underpinned by the carmaker’s AMG.EA architecture that offers support for vehicles of varying lengths and wheelbases. This platform will be first used by an electric replacement to the current AMG GT 4-Door and feature an advanced 800-volt architecture.
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Technology previewed by the Vision One-Eleven is expected to make its way to the production model. For example, the new supercar will have an advanced lithium-ion battery pack with cylindrical cells sourced from Sila Nanotechnologies in the US, a company Mercedes has been working with for several years. It’s also set to use advanced axial flux electric motors developed by British firm Yasa before it was purchased by Mercedes in 2021.
Autocar reports these new disc-shaped motors are roughly half the size and half the weight of the ones that AMG currently uses. These motors will be able to produce up to 489 hp and 590 lb-ft (800 Nm) of torque, despite weighing just 53 lbs (24 kg).
Few other details are known about Mercedes-AMG’s forthcoming rival to the all-electric Porsche Mission X hypercar, including how much it will cost or how many examples will be built. It’s also unclear how much of the car’s design will be borrowed from the retro Vision One-Eleven, which itself is inspired by the brand’s C111 experimental concepts from the 1960s and ‘70s.
Regardless of what the new car looks like, chief executive Michael Schiebe is confident customers will embrace the electric powertrain.
“Customers who came to the brand because of the V8 did not come because they just wanted to have a big engine,” he said. “They came because they loved the technology that we put into the car. So when it comes to electric driving, I’m pretty sure they will jump into that new technology because it will be the latest and greatest that you can get.”
