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AUTOS: Mercedes Electrifies SLS AMG
With an electric motor at each wheel, the battery-powered gullwing supercar concept debuts at the Paris Auto Show.
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive uses an electric motor at each wheel. (Photo: Motor Authority)
Mercedes-Benz committed to building an electric-powered version of its SLS AMG supercar a few years back, and since then has been showing off images and video of the SLS AMG E-Cell.
Mercedes’ self-imposed deadline for the launch of an electric SLS AMG was the end of 2013, but the automaker may be ahead of schedule with the unveiling of the SLS AMG Electric Drive at the 2012 Paris Auto Show.
While Mercedes-Benz has dropped both the E-Cell name and the fluorescent green paint of the previous concept, the metallic-blue finish of the SLS AMG Electric Drive isn’t any more subtle.
There’s nothing subtle about the car’s reported performance, either. Output is said to be about 740 horsepower and 737 pound-feet of torque, which would make the car the most powerful production electric car on the planet.
Despite being saddled with a battery pack that weighs around 1,200 pounds, the SLS AMG Electric drive can sprint from 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds, which is just 0.3 seconds slower than the gasoline-powered version.
Range from the 60 kWh battery is estimated to be 150 miles in mixed driving, but generous applications of full throttle will drop that considerably. When depleted, the batteries will take roughly 20 hours to charge with household current, though a quick charger is said to be in the works.
Expect handling to be superb, courtesy of the SLS AMG Electric Drive’s four-motor drivetrain at each wheel, which can precisely meter torque to the individual wheel to maximize grip.
While sales are planned for Europe, with prices beginning at 416,000 euros (roughly $536,000), there’s no word yet on whether the SLS AMG Electric Drive will come to the United States.
This story originally appeared at Motor Authority.
Mercedes’ self-imposed deadline for the launch of an electric SLS AMG was the end of 2013, but the automaker may be ahead of schedule with the unveiling of the SLS AMG Electric Drive at the 2012 Paris Auto Show.
While Mercedes-Benz has dropped both the E-Cell name and the fluorescent green paint of the previous concept, the metallic-blue finish of the SLS AMG Electric Drive isn’t any more subtle.
There’s nothing subtle about the car’s reported performance, either. Output is said to be about 740 horsepower and 737 pound-feet of torque, which would make the car the most powerful production electric car on the planet.
Despite being saddled with a battery pack that weighs around 1,200 pounds, the SLS AMG Electric drive can sprint from 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds, which is just 0.3 seconds slower than the gasoline-powered version.
Range from the 60 kWh battery is estimated to be 150 miles in mixed driving, but generous applications of full throttle will drop that considerably. When depleted, the batteries will take roughly 20 hours to charge with household current, though a quick charger is said to be in the works.
Expect handling to be superb, courtesy of the SLS AMG Electric Drive’s four-motor drivetrain at each wheel, which can precisely meter torque to the individual wheel to maximize grip.
While sales are planned for Europe, with prices beginning at 416,000 euros (roughly $536,000), there’s no word yet on whether the SLS AMG Electric Drive will come to the United States.
This story originally appeared at Motor Authority.
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