Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Prototype

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Prototype front side top view

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Prototype cockpit dashboard view

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Prototype front angle view

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Prototype front side view

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Prototype front view

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell Prototype rear angle view

Yes, the SLS’s awesome 6.2-liter V-8 is replaced by an all-electric drive for the Mercedes-Benz AMG E-Cell Prototype SLS. Yes, it has less horsepower. That’s the bad news. The rest is good: It has 526 horsepower and 649 pound-feet torque – the latest available immediately. And with an electric motor at each wheel to speed up the E-Cell to 60 mph in four seconds, according to the AMG crew.

But why did you remove one of the most rewarding sound supercar mills in production from the engine compartment? It is all part of the Mercedes AMG Performance Strategy in 2015, whose goal is “to continuously reduce fuel consumption and emissions of new models in coming years, while strengthening the core brand values of performance,” Ola says Kallenius, new president of Mercedes-AMG GmbH

The electric drive allows the efficient AMG place weight and requires no changes to the SLS “aluminum space frame. The lithium-ion polymer battery module sitting in front of the firewall in the center console and behind the seats help in reducing both the E Cell-focus and better weight balance. The engines, but not mounted on the wheel hubs are in the cabinet to reach low and close to each wheel motor can each min maximum 12,000 rpm.

The two engines have pre-design the new AMG front suspension. The current SLS has a double wishbone, while the E-Cell, an independent multi-link suspension with shock damper uses pipe. However, says that the Mercedes E-Cell reserves the flight characteristics of the gas-SLS. It should stop in any case, such as: The E-Cell has the optional Ceramic Composite Brake SLS, size 18.5-inch front and 14.2-inch rear wheel. The rotors are 40 percent lighter than the standard set of binders, and they charge the battery when braking.

Mercedes says that the battery’s maximum load may be an industry standard, the best 480 kW. Delivering such power requires significant temperature and cryogenic cooling circuit when the air conditioning needs can help in hot climates, while in the cold, an electric heater, the temperature of the battery. Two cooling circuits for the four electric motors and power electronics.

An extended front bumper aid airflow under the body, and Mercedes also has an extendable front splitter. It works in parallel with the rear spoiler extends down three centimeters above the 75 miles per hour. Air travel increased faster under the car as a result more and achieved a dramatic wide-angle lens in the absence of an exhaust system, the rear downforce.

The driver can splinter over the keys on the driver-oriented AMG DRIVE UNIT, the Start button, rear spoiler control, and the new park, includes reverse control, drive and keyboard. The additions to the interior include an AMG instrument panel displays speed, charge status and estimated range. A revised center console has a ten-inch touch-screen infotainment system, which runs audio, climate and navigation functions. It is also the power, the power of the four electric motors. The lining is a black and white mix of leather and Alcantara on the seats, steering wheel, door panels, center console.

The E-Cell has a load with “AMG lumilectric magno” paint (including the judges, I have also accepted “Wilson tennis ball). Further additions to the street are LED headlights with daytime running lights, a wider radiator grille with transverse slats, revised air outlets on the hood, and matte black accents in which the SLS show chrome or silver. The ten-spoke wheels are staggered 19-inch front and 20 inch rear, 265/35 and 295/30 rubber bearings respectively.

Although the E-Cell is a prototype drive – we at-the-wheel driving up short, there is still much to do, development, Specs of the scale and cost are not yet known. Specific details are also determined for the production, but expect the E-Cell, a low volume vehicle. What is promising, although the potential to live for the super sports car without gasoline. That, and of course there is always the future natural comparison between the E-Cell and the Porsche 918 Spyder.

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