Mercedes isn’t a stranger to electric AMGs and the company has seemingly confirmed four are in the pipeline. Following the unveiling of the EQA last month, Mercedes’ chief operating officer told Autocar “an electrical platform in the direction of AMG is coming.” That’s pretty vague, but Markus Schäfer went on to say there will be “performance variants of the EQA, B, S, [and] E.”
Little is known about them at this point,
but the EQA 250 features a 66.5 kWh battery that powers a front-mounted
electric motor that develops 188 hp and 375 Nm of
torque. When the crossover was introduced in January, Mercedes confirmed plans
for a “series of even more athletic all-wheel drive models” with an extra motor
out back. The company said these variants would have an output of 268 hp or more.
How much more is the big question as the
GLA 45 has a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that produces 382 hp and 480 Nm of torque. Even the ‘mild’ GLA 35
boasts 302 hp and 400 Nm of torque. While it will
likely be awhile before we see the various electric AMGs, rumors have indicated
the upcoming EQS variant could have more than 592 hp.
