Yahoo Autos Mercedes Vision concept points the way to an all-electric AMG
Mercedes-AMG has pulled the veil off the first car to be built atop its dedicated performance EV platform. The Vision AMG concept is a slinky four-door "coupe" whose design will inform a potential Porsche Taycan or Audi RS E-Tron GT rival from the three-pointed star.
"AMG is reinventing itself. As was once the case with our founding fathers, there has been an amazing feeling of new beginnings here in Affalterbach for quite some time now. The course has been well and truly set for an electrified future, and we’ve set the bar high," said Mercedes-AMG CEO Philipp Schiemer about the AMG.EA platform.
The all-electric architecture is being developed completely in-house, the company says. That includes the battery, which some EV manufacturers buy as packages from companies like Panasonic. The motor, too, eschews off-the-shelf components from companies like Bosch or Yamaha. Described as compact, lightweight and delivering "substantially more power" than conventional motors, it's being developed by YASA, a company that Mercedes-Benz acquired in 2021.
