In addition to electric SUVs and sedans, the Mercedes-Benz brand also plans to produce sports electric cars and plug-in hybrids, with which Porsche wants to compete in particular.
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Electrification is a topic that no one can ignore at the moment. After all, Mercedes-Benz has already introduced its EQC electric SUV, the AMG One hybrid supersport, and has confirmed the expected arrival of several innovations, including the flagship electric EQS and EQE models in sedan or SUV versions.
However, the carmaker was silent about its further plans for a long time, so we did not have information about the upcoming models or the developed platforms. However, the Automotive News website has now come up with new information, which refers to an interview in the German monthly Manager Magazin.
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Olla Kallenius, the head of the Daimler Group, was supposed to indicate in it that Mercedes was going to enter the segment of high-performance electric cars and hybrids, where it wants to stand up to Porsche. In addition, however, Mercedes will have to face Tesla, which does not want to be left behind in the segment of powerful electric cars with the new Model S Plaid.
Harald Wilhelm, a member of the board of directors and CFO of Daimler, was then to indicate at Bloomberg Television that we would see interesting models from Mercedes. “We have a very comprehensive product portfolio, including very attractive sports cars, and sports cars will also be electric,” Wilhelma quotes Automotive News.
Unfortunately, none of the Daimler representatives revealed anything specific, but from their statements it is clear that big things are going on in the Mercedes development department. One of them should be a model called the Mercedes-AMG GT 73 PHEV, which should be a plug-in hybrid response to the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid.
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The AMG GT 73 PHEV should probably be equipped with a 4.0-liter twin-turbo eight-cylinder fork, which in combination with an electric motor will offer over 800 horsepower. The luxury sedan should be really fast, but at the same time it should also offer an interesting purely electric range.
Another key model in the development of electrified sports models with a three-pointed star in the emblem will undoubtedly be the Mercedes-AMG One, a hybrid supersport combining an internal combustion engine from the world of Formula 1 with four electric motors. But the stellar project has experienced an unexpected delay and it is a question of when it will actually arrive. But it should definitely be a very interesting machine.
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