- The AMG XX concept will take the brand to its next chapter
- Three axial flow engines can boost the slippery shape at 224 mph
- A led light panel in the rear is one of the many futuristic characteristics.
Mercedes-Benz has raised the lid in the future of its venerated adjustment arm with the All-Electric AMG GT XX concept, which avoids the V8 gasoline engines that thunder for a fully electric motor train.
Where customers once went to the monsters built by hand and naturally aspirated that stalked under the hood, Mercedes-AMG has been caught between a rock and a hard place in recent times, venturing with turbocharged motors of lower capacity and hybrid disorders that have failed to reach the brand with AFFalterbach fans.
“The heart of an AMG was always the engine, we are delivering a new revolutionary unit that has no parallel in terms of power density, weight and packaging,” says Mercedes-AMG CEO, Michael Schiebe.
The new engine that Schiebe expects will revolve the emotions is actually three electric axial flow engines that are about two thirds lighter and 67% smaller than traditional radial flow motors that appear in most EVs today.
Often called “pancake engines”, the axial flow transmission units are formed by components that look like thin discs and, when stacked, they can almost fit inside a pizza box, which means that they can be placed closer to the wheels to improve the packaging.
Innovative rectangular copper wiring is packaged in tight coils, allowing more groove in the stator, creating an energy density that is almost three times that of conventional radial engines in the form of sausage roll, but occupy only one third of the space.
To continue with the food analogy, Mercedes-AMG compares the use of rectangular wiring to the use of Italian tagliale, instead of Spaghetti, by cooking an abundant Raco, because “its flattest and wider surface carries more of the sauce.”
The AMG GT XX concept uses three of these engines packaged in two high -performance electrical drive units, one in the front that uses a single axial engine and a unit in the rear that presents two.
Combined with the new manganese aluminum battery cells (NCMA) of cylindrical nickel nickel nickel (NCMA), the motor train offers amazing performance figures: 1,360 HP, a maximum speed of 224 mph and a recharge time of less than five minutes thanks to 850kw load capacities.
Mercedes associated with alpitronic load experts to produce a prototype load station that is capable of transmitting such a high current through a standard CCs connector.
He says he hopes to launch his own super fast load network of 10,000 people using technology for the next decade, although he would not say how many of them could reach the 850kw output.
Aero everywhere
Inspired by the concept car ultra-laslipery One-Eleven vision, the AMG GT XX has a drag coefficient of 0.198, almost the same as a high eagle or a dolphin at full speed, according to AMG engineers.
Contours specially designed under the air flow of the body’s help channel, while active cooling fins open and close in the front bumper to reduce the drag air or channel to battery packages and electric transmission.
In another world, the AMG GT XX of total traction also presents Aero Active in the wheels, which have electronically activated blades that open when the brakes require cooling, but then close again to reduce resistance.
Informantly, the wheels act as Dynamos giants that carry the system so that it does not depend on the Batteries of the EV. However, Mercedes would not go into details about how much each wheel could cost if braking it.
The general phase design is low and wide, the window was abruptly scratching to help channel the air on the car, with air outlets inspired by motor racing in the hood that help dispel the hot air that is then channeled in the cooling system.
In the back, there is a monster diffuser that is finished in bare carbon fiber and a 3D pixel light panel that can show a variety of messages and graphics. During the presentations, he showed an animated AMG logo, the cargo status of the vehicle or a series of NAFF messages.
It may not be the target audience for this vehicle, but for me, it does not feel very AMG. But that’s the point, right? This is the new AMG for children.
The conceptual vehicle is also finished in what Mercedes calls its “fluid light paint.” This freshly firm pigment sees that the painted sections emit light in response to an electric current.
The result is an exterior light matrix, which runs along the flanks of the concept and visibility shines at night.
It can even “communicate” the battery level status when a running is hooked, such as a robotic vacuum or any other rechargeable electric device, for the case.
LED and speakers
The headlights do not escape innovation, since they house a strong speaker that will emit driving sounds and audible signals for pedestrian protection. Passive membrane technology integrated in the sound bar can issue more powerful bass notes, for more realistic Gutural AMG noises.
Inside, Mercedes has 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 wear the German brand’s management system.
The interior presents many exposed elements that make it feel like a GT corridor, with 3D -printed seat pads that can be adapted to adapt to the driver and easily change.
These are covered in an alternative biotechnology leather material of Labfiber that is made of recycled GT3 racing tires, plant proteins and biopolymers.
It is an incredibly complex and scientific company that results in a very resistant substance and similar to that of leather, but there is no information on how the energy process is compared with, for example, raising a cow.
The twin LED screens constitute the information and entertainment package, with a 10.25 -inch digital instrument cluster and a 14 -inch multimedia touch screen integrated into the board and at an angle towards the driver for that career car environment.
Mercedes says that its MB.UX operating system will underpin the entire digital offer, bringing the latest infotainment characteristics, despite the spicy environment.
The main designer Gordon Wagener said that the entire design process was much shorter than a typical car (about a year, compared to three) and the CTO Markus Schäfer states that much of the technology revealed today is ready for production.
In fact, there is an tentative release date for the road car at some point in 2026, although we still have no information about the total power, the range of batteries and, perhaps the most important thing, the price.
Schäfer says that “AMG V8 Hardcore” fans have already driven the car and were very positive about performance. Similarly, he says that the great weight of technology in the car will help protect residual values.
It has not yet been seen if combustion motor fans will be convinced by pixels and fake motor noises, while poor resale values continue to run into high performance and luxury EVs.
Mercedes only has to look at its recent electrified G-Wagon for testing that its current client base may not be ready for the future.
