Mercedes-AMG
is paving the way ahead: with
the new SLS AMG with electric
drive, the performance brand
within Mercedes-Benz Cars is
developing an exciting super
sports car with zero-emission
high-tech drive. This model sees
Mercedes-Benz and AMG displaying
their expertise in the
development of alternative drive
solutions for high-performance
super sports cars, delivering
further proof of their
pioneering status in this market
segment.
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
with electric drive transforms
the vision of powerful and
locally emission-free super
sports cars into reality thanks
to an innovative drive system:
powerful forwards thrust is
provided by four electric motors
with a combined peak output of
392 kW and a maximum torque of
880 Nm. The four electric motors
are positioned near the wheels,
substantially reducing the
unsprung masses compared to
wheel-hub motors. One
transmission per axle transmits
the power. This intelligent
all-wheel-drive system allows
dynamically optimised power
transmission without any losses
by means of Torque Vectoring –
in other words the specifically
targeted acceleration of
individual wheels. In its first
pilot phase, the SLS AMG with
electric drive incorporates a
liquid-cooled high-voltage
lithium-ion battery of modular
design with an energy content of
48 kWh and a capacity of 40 Ah.
The 400-volt battery is charged
by means of targeted
recuperation during braking
whilst the car is being driven.
Acceleration from
zero to 100 km/h in around 4
seconds
When
it comes to dynamics, the
electrically driven SLS AMG
delivers an unequivocal
statement: the swing-wing model
accelerates from zero to 100
km/h in around 4 seconds –
putting it on the same high
level as the SLS AMG with a
6.3-litre V8 engine developing
420 kW/571 hp.
"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,"
says Volker Mornhinweg, Chief
Executive Officer of Mercedes-AMG
GmbH.
Optimum weight
distribution and low centre of
gravity
The purely electric drive
system was factored into the
equation as early as the concept
phase when the new swing-wing
model was being developed by
Mercedes-Benz and AMG. It is
ideally packaged for the
integration of the
high-performance, zero-emission
technology: by way of example,
the four electric motors and the
two transmissions can be
positioned near the wheels and
very low down in the vehicle.
The same applies to the modular
high-current battery, whose
modules are located in front of
the firewall, in the centre
tunnel and behind the seats.
Advantages of this solution
include the vehicle's low centre
of gravity and the balanced
weight distribution – ideal
conditions for optimum handling,
which the electrically powered
SLS AMG shares with its
petrol-driven sister model.
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