A couple days ago we told you about Mercedes’ potential plans to bring an electric-drive variant of the forthcoming Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, and today, the company has confirmed exactly that. According to Mercedes, they are “developing an exciting super sports car with zero-emission high-tech drive,” one that “sees Mercedes-Benz and AMG displaying their expertise in the development of alternative drive solutions for high-performance super sports cars.”
If you viewed our prior story on the SLS eDrive, you already know most of the details: four electric motors (one positioned near each wheel) provide a combined peak output of 392kW and a maximum torque of 880 Nm, with one transmission per axle transmitting power. According to Mercedes, “this intelligent all-wheel-drive system allows dynamically optimized power transmission without any losses by means of Torque Vectoring – in other words, the specifically targeted acceleration of individual wheels.”
Powering the Mercedes SLS electric drive at present is a liquid-cooled 400-volt lithium-ion battery of modular design with an energy content of 48 kWh and a capacity of 40 Ah – one that is charged by means of targeted recuperation during braking whilst the car is being driven.
All of this translates into an electric SLS capable of accelerating from 0-62mph in around 4 seconds.
According to Volker Mornhinweg, Chief Executive Officer of Mercedes-AMG GmbH: “With the SLS AMG with electric drive, we wanted to redefine the super sports car. For us, it is not just about responsibility. We attach just as much importance to excitement and classic AMG performance.”
