Electric Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Sportscar

[dpeilow]

Because they have their own battery JV and it's clear there is some internal politics going on here.

 

[bint2k]

Hopefully not a repost - Benz EV

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive – the world's fastest production electric supercar

 

[AndreN]

So it has 60kWh of batteries but only a 155 mile range (and no Supercharger)? Performance sounds somewhat better than an MSP but it costs 5x as much ($535k). Suddenly Tesla charging extra for maintenance and 60kWh Supercharger access doesn't seem so bad.

 

[AnOutsider]

A buddy sent me a link to this, and I balked at the price and subpar specs. He goes "but it looks SO cool".... k.

 

[dpeilow]

Better than MSP but not Roadster Sport, and it is a 2 seat sports car so that is the valid comparison.

 

[AndrewBissell]

I always felt the 100K-ish Roadster was amazing value. Those of us privileged to buy one got a once in a lifetime deal.

 

[Robert.Boston]

I always felt the 100K-ish Roadster was amazing value. Those of us privileged to buy one got a once in a lifetime deal.

There's more than a few Tesla Roadsters available on eBay, so the opportunity is still there! This Mercedes is completely disappointing: the price/performance issue is way off.

 

[JRP3]

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[ggr]

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Gee, 0-60(mph) in 3.9 seconds! Who could possibly beat that?

 

[dpeilow]

Fastest or quickest? It's limited to 155 mph, which I'm pretty sure so are many other AMGs.

 

[felix the cat]

Mercedes AMG on Geneva Motor Show

I just saw the announcement of the Mercedes AMG electric, seems to be due out in 2015. It's the first time I saw it, but obviously nothing new. It's astonishing that the AMG only achieves a 0-60miles acceleration of 3.9sec, somewhat slower than the Tesla Roadster Sport, with much more horsepower (over 500 kW). Why is this so? What makes the AMG inferior in terms of acceleration? Is it another design with higher max speed but lower acceleration?

 

[VolkerP]

Perhaps AMG geared the drive train for high top speed? That would reduce torque and acceleration at low speeds.

 

[Todd Burch]

That won't be far off time-wise from when the next gen Roadster comes out, which will probably be in the low 3 sec range for 0-60. And certainly kill this car in both performance and range.

 

[ggr]

I had a couple of people at work forward me the various links to the announcement. They seemed to think I'd be impressed. But at 5 times the price, and 5 less seats, and the same performance, I don't understand why...

 

[brianman]

@ggr - What's your one sentence assessment for how it compares with current top-of-the-line Tesla Roadsters? (Your previous post was in comparison to the S, I presume.)

 

[ggr]

@ggr - What's your one sentence assessment for how it compares with current top-of-the-line Tesla Roadsters? (Your previous post was in comparison to the S, I presume.)

Well, having previously owned an AMG mercedes (CLK63) which got traded in on the Model S, I think I might be uniquely placed to answer this !

The Roadster is a pretty spartan car, in terms of creature comforts. Of course the SLS AMG is pretty much Merc's top of the line, so there won't be anything spartan about it. It will be refined, quiet, smooth, and perform within an inch of your heart attack. The Roadster gets 2 out of those 4. So half as good for 1/4 the price. (Actually about the price; most of the articles have said something like 400k Euros, but at least one has said something about 250k Dollars. But I haven't gone back, since I simply don't believe the latter.)

I like all wheel drive. I'd definitely love to have one of these. But I don't consider it value for money, whereas the Roadster is the most fun you can have, and the Model S is also fantastic, but in a different way. So I've sort of got it all, for half the price!

 

[JRP3]

 

[VolkerP]

Impressive. A top speed of 250kph (155mph) is nothing to sneeze at. The power gauge goes up to approx. 120kW, and the needle sometimes reached around 110kW. This seems tall gearing to me.

 

[ipdamages]

Impressive. A top speed of 250kph (155mph) is nothing to sneeze at. The power gauge goes up to approx. 120kW, and the needle sometimes reached around 110kW. This seems tall gearing to me.

It was a bit downhill, but it got to 259km/hr or so at 7:39.

Sub-8:00 is wicked fast! Unfortunately, the Roadster's ~200km/hr top end it a bit of a limiter, as is its heavy back end, to permit optimal 'ring times. I wonder how a P85 would do there.

Watching that video makes me want to go play GT5!

 

[derekt75]

Mercedes SLS electric

(mod note - merged from a separate thread)
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive [w/video] Quick Spin - Autoblog

740 hp, 737 lb-ft of torque.
but 0-60 takes 3.9 seconds?
60 kWh battery

> $500,000

I'm surprised I haven't seen any discussion of this supercar.