Mercedes may have canceled that strange Maybach half sedan/half SUV contraption, but it’s apparently working on another special sport utility vehicle. automobile car reports that AMG is developing a dedicated high-powered electric vehicle with four-digit horsepower that will launch in 2026. It will apparently not be tied to any existing Benz-branded products since it will be underpinned by the upcoming AMG.EA platform .
It’s said to be about as big as the slinky Vision AMG, so expect an overall length of around 200 inches and a generous 118-inch wheelbase. The SUV’s imposing size will make it a rival to the Lotus Eletre and Porsche’s upcoming three-row electric luxobarge. It will also indirectly compete with BMW’s polarizing XM plug-in hybrid giant.
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automobile car expects AMG to preview its flagship electric SUV with a concept before introducing the production model in a few years. It’s unclear how many motors it will have, but at least two are planned since the hot electric vehicle will receive all-wheel drive. A combined output of “well over 1,000 horsepower” is cited by the British magazine, which cites a person close to the AMG program about the mysterious model offering “a whole new level of variable traction possibilities.”
The unnamed model could serve as the SUV equivalent of the Vision AMG, which would necessarily be an electric successor to the complexly named AMG GT 4-door coupe. The swoopy sedan will be AMG’s first bespoke performance car since the SLS AMG Electric Drive was a gasoline-electric conversion. The sporty EQ models are just amped-up Benz models.
Mercedes is already rumored to be making changes to its German factory in Sindelfingen to enable production of the super SUV. It will likely be built on the same assembly line as the sedan, which will be the first to hit the market.
It looks like we’ll have to wait longer for a fully electric sports car, as AMG appears to be prioritizing more volume-focused products. Hopefully the sedan and SUV will be successful enough to convince the bean counters that a coupe is worth it in an SUV-obsessed world. AMG getting its own electric platform is an encouraging sign that there will be fun cars in the EV era, which won’t happen as soon as Mercedes predicted.
Mercedes may have canceled that strange Maybach half sedan/half SUV contraption, but it’s apparently working on another special sport utility vehicle. automobile car reports that AMG is developing a dedicated high-powered electric vehicle with four-digit horsepower that will launch in 2026. It will apparently not be tied to any existing Benz-branded products since it will be underpinned by the upcoming AMG.EA platform .
It’s said to be about as big as the slinky Vision AMG, so expect an overall length of around 200 inches and a generous 118-inch wheelbase. The SUV’s imposing size will make it a rival to the Lotus Eletre and Porsche’s upcoming three-row electric luxobarge. It will also indirectly compete with BMW’s polarizing XM plug-in hybrid giant.
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automobile car expects AMG to preview its flagship electric SUV with a concept before introducing the production model in a few years. It’s unclear how many motors it will have, but at least two are planned since the hot electric vehicle will receive all-wheel drive. A combined output of “well over 1,000 horsepower” is cited by the British magazine, which cites a person close to the AMG program about the mysterious model offering “a whole new level of variable traction possibilities.”
The unnamed model could serve as the SUV equivalent of the Vision AMG, which would necessarily be an electric successor to the complexly named AMG GT 4-door coupe. The swoopy sedan will be AMG’s first bespoke performance car since the SLS AMG Electric Drive was a gasoline-electric conversion. The sporty EQ models are just amped-up Benz models.
Mercedes is already rumored to be making changes to its German factory in Sindelfingen to enable production of the super SUV. It will likely be built on the same assembly line as the sedan, which will be the first to hit the market.
It looks like we’ll have to wait longer for a fully electric sports car, as AMG appears to be prioritizing more volume-focused products. Hopefully the sedan and SUV will be successful enough to convince the bean counters that a coupe is worth it in an SUV-obsessed world. AMG getting its own electric platform is an encouraging sign that there will be fun cars in the EV era, which won’t happen as soon as Mercedes predicted.