- The AMG XX concept will take the brand in its next chapter
- Three axial flow engines can propel the slippery shape to 224 mph
- An LED light panel on the back is one of the many futuristic features
Mercedes-Benz raised the lid on the future of its venerated adjustment arm with the AMG GT XX electric concept, which avoids v8 Thundering petrol engines for an electric motorcycle group.
When customers once flocked to the naturally constructed suction monsters that hid under the hood, Mercedes-AMG was trapped between a rock and a hard place of the end, cutting themselves up with smaller capacity turbocharged engines and hybrid motorcycle groups that have not managed to reach the brand with AFIONADOS Affalterbach.
“The heart of an AMG has always been the engine, we deliver a new revolutionary disc which is unprecedented in terms of power, weight and packaging density,” explains Michael Schiebe, CEO of Mercedes-AMG.
The new engine that Schiebe hopes to stir again emotions is in fact three electric axial flow motors which are approximately two thirds lighter and 67% smaller than the traditional radial flow motors that appear on most electric vehicles today.
Often called “pancake motors”, the axial flow driving units consist of components that look like thin discs and, when stacked, can almost adapt inside a pizza box, which means that they can be placed closer to the wheels for improved packaging.
The innovative rectangular wiring is then packed in tight coils, allowing more copper by location in the stator, creating an energy density which is almost three times that of conventional roller -shaped radial motors, but they only take a third of the space.
To continue the analogy of food, Mercedes-AMG compares the use of the rectangular wiring to the use by the Italian of Tagliatelle, rather than spaghetti, when cooking a generous ragu, because “its more flat and wider surface carries more sauce”.
The AMG GT XX concept uses three of these motors wrapped in two high performance electric driving units, one at the front which uses a single axial engine and a rear unit which includes two.
Combined with aluminum battery cells manganese in nickel cylindrical nickel (NCMA), the powertrain offers amazing performance figures: 1,360 hp, a top speed of 224 MPH and a restraint of less than five minutes thanks to the load capacities of 850 kW.
Mercedes has teamed up with Alpitronic load experts to produce a prototype load station capable of transmitting such a high current via a standard CCS connector.
He says he hopes to deploy his own super fast load network of 10,000 people using technology by the next decade, although he would not say how many these would be able to reach the 850 kW output.
Aero everywhere
According to 0.198, the Ultra-Slippey Vision One-Eleven vision has a draft coefficient of 0.198-roughly like a booming eagle or a dolphin at full speed.
The contours specially designed under the body help the channel air flow, while the active cooling shutters open and close in the front bumper to reduce the drag or the cold air to the batteries and the electrical transmission.
In another world first, the AMG GT XX, AMG GT XX, also has an active aero in the wheels, which have electronically activated blades that open when the brakes require cooling but then get closer to reduce the drag.
Admistly, the wheels act like giant dynamos who charge the system so that it was not based on the batteries of the EV. However, Mercedes was not going into the details of the cost of each wheel if you accidentally brake.
The overall design of Fastback is weak and wide, the very rated window to help channel the air on the car, with air intakes of motorsport in the hood helping to dissipate the hot air which is then channeled in the cooling system.
At the rear, there is a monster diffuser which is finished in bare carbon fiber and a 3D pixel light panel which can display a variety of messages and graphics. During the presentations, he shone an animated AMG logo, the vehicle load state or a series of NAFF messages.
I could not be the target audience of this vehicle, but for me, it does not seem very AMG. But that’s the point, right? It is the new AMG for children.
The conceptual vehicle is also finished in what Mercedes calls its “fluid light paint”. This new pigment sees painted sections emitting light in response to an electric current.
The result is an outdoor light network, which runs along the flanks of the concept and the visibility shines at night.
It can even “communicate” its battery level status when connected to a load, such as a robotic vacuum cleaner or any other rechargeable electrical device, moreover.
LED and speakers
The headlights are not escaped innovation either, because these are home to a strong speaker which will emit audible driving sounds and signals for the protection of pedestrians. Passive membrane technology integrated into the sound bar can emit more powerful bass notes, for more realistic AMG guttural noises.
Inside, Mercedes replaced the traditional steering wheel with a yoke, which refers to the fact that the production version of the AMG GT XX concept could be among the first to display the management system of the German brand.
The interior has many exposed elements which give the impression that a GT runner, with 3D printed seat pads which can be adapted to adapt to the driver and exchanged with ease.
These are dressed in an alternative material in Biotech Labfiber leather which is made from recycled GT3 racing tires, vegetable proteins and biopolymers.
It is an incredibly complex and scientific company that results in a very robust and leather substance, but there is no information on the intensity of comparative energy, for example, a cow.
Twin LED displays are the infotainment package, with a 10.25 inch digital instrument group and a 14 -inch multimedia touch screen integrated into the dashboard and tilted to the driver for this racing car atmosphere.
Mercedes says that its MB.ux operating system underlies the entire digital offer, providing the latest infotainment features, despite the racy atmosphere.
Chief designer Gordon Wagener said the entire design process was much shorter than a typical car (about a year, against three) and that CTO Markus Schäfer claims that a large part of the technology revealed today is ready for production.
In fact, there is a provisional release date for the 2026 road car, despite the fact that we should not yet glean information on total power, the battery range and, perhaps more important, the price.
Schäfer says that “the hardcore fans of AMG V8” have already led the car and have been very positive on performance. Likewise, he says that the weight of technology on the car will help protect residual values.
Whether or not the combustion engine fans will or may not be convinced by pixel panels and false engines, while bad resale values of poor features continue to burn luxury and luxury electric vehicles with high performance.
Mercedes only has to look at his recent electrified G-Wagon for proof that his current customers may not be entirely ready for the future.
