You don’t have to worry about the safety of range-toppers.
Mercedes-AMG had two of the most thrilling premieres at the 2021 IAA in Munich . (see related links below). The division’s performance electric offering, the EQSAMG, will start arriving in the United States in the early part of next year. The Mercedes-AMG GT 63S E Performance, which is also the most powerful vehicle AMG and Mercedes have ever produced, continues to be available. It sounds like Mercedes-AMG isn’t limiting its ability to diversify its portfolio with these two debuts. This is not the plan.
Philipp Schiemer (AMG’s new boss) spoke with media representatives at the Munich motor show. He stated that he would like to see the company reduce its number of models. You don’t have to worry about the top-of-the-line performance range-toppers, but AMG could reduce some of its entry-level offerings.
Schiemer acknowledged that Tobias Moers, his predecessor, made Aston Martin a “phenomenal position in the performance marketplace.” He is now the Aston Martin CEO. You’ll be pleased to hear the reasons for that.
According to what we can understand, AMG is developing a platform exclusively for electric vehicles. It will probably need more money to invest in that architecture. This would explain the lower R&D spends on smaller cars. The engineers will be able to incorporate more advanced technologies and aerodynamics in the AMGs. This will mean that the future performance products from the division will have fewer components than their respective Mercedes-Benz models.
Schiemer also wants to work closely with HPP division in Brixworth (Northamptonshire), where Mercedes-AMG’s Formula 1 engines can be found. He hopes to “bring F1’s logic and philosophy to road-legal performance vehicles.”