This is how AMG plans to replace its famous V8s with electric motors

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The Concept AMG GTXX is the first all-electric concept from Mercedes' in-house tuning group and offers a real alternative to its legendary V8 engines through Formula 1 inspired tech. The car features a brand new electric drive train and cooled battery unit to provide high performance continuous power and hyper fast charging at over 850kW. The Concept AMG GT XX is more than a statement of intent for Mercedes-AMG.

More than any other car type, electrifying a sports car is a sensitive subject. AMG is the tuning arm of Mercedes-Benz[1] and has been responsible for some of its most impressive models, from the SLS to the AMG One, but they have all had one thing in common: the engine. AMG engines are hand-built at the Affalterbach plant near Stuttgart in Germany.

These V8s are considered the beating heart of the cars, and so losing that engine could cause palpitations for its biggest fans. Mercedes' arm Yasa has worked to develop a new electric soul for this concept, in the form of an Axial Flux electric drive unit. With torque vectoring and gearing on the dual rear motor and a differential on the front motor, this can deliver over 1000kW of power (1360hp) to the GT XX and provide that sheer power that a sports car requires.