The article says "in wheel electric motors". So does the presenter in the video clip. Even the Mercedes engineer says "one in each wheel". Obviously though, it isn't. Heck of a car.
On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 12:46 PM, brucedp5 <[email protected]> wrote: > > $540k r:150mi 0-62mph:3.9s Incredible performance (video) > > > http://editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs/autosblogpost.aspx?post=bd95fe25-903d-4ed5-b0ee-f6f3501a987b > [images] Quick Spin: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive > A full-on sexy sports car with zero emissions – what’s not to love? > By Perry Stern [2013/04/30] > > [images / Perry Stern > > http://media-social.s-msn.com/images/blogs/00100065-0000-0000-0000-000000000000_00000065-06d9-0000-0000-000000000000_20130429230858_slsED.jpg > Mercedes-Benz SLS Electric Drive at Circuit Paul Ricard > > > http://media-social.s-msn.com/images/blogs/00100065-0000-0000-0000-000000000000_00000065-06d9-0000-0000-000000000000_20130429231027_1d75cea0247d4e4ca2fffb5fc7a5c8b1%5B1%5D.jpg > ] > > Breaking from the current automaker-induced parade of small, economical > electric vehicles, Mercedes has built an electric car that is anything but > dull. With more than 700 horsepower, the all-new SLS AMG Electric Drive is > the most powerful electric car on the road — and it’s the most powerful AMG > model of all time. > > The SLS ED gets its juice from four electric motors – one at each wheel – > making this electric sports car all-wheel-drive. In-wheel electric motors > are starting to pop up on concepts and limited-production models like this > SLS ED, but the technology remains expensive and challenging to build. > > Total power output is 740 horsepower and 738 lb-ft of torque, enough to > move > this car to 62 mph in just 3.9 seconds. Due to the excess weight of the > 60-kilowatt-hour battery pack, that's roughly the same as the > gasoline-powered model and its heavy-breathing 6.2-liter 583-horsepower V8 > engine. > > But the best part of these four electric motors is the AMG Torque Dynamics > system, which allows the driver to completely change the driving > characteristics of the car. > > On the Circuit Paul Ricard near Marseille, France, we started our drive in > comfort mode, or as the engineer called it, "S-Class mode." Acceleration > was > smooth and steering light, but the car felt a bit heavy. Steering required > a > lot of input, and going too fast into a corner resulted in understeer. It > drove like a soft, front-wheel-drive vehicle. > > After a few laps in comfort mode, we bypassed sport mode and went directly > to sport-plus. It was like getting into a different vehicle. > > Putting my foot down hard resulted in amazing acceleration, pushing me back > in the seat. Suddenly, the turn where I had understeered earlier could be > taken at much higher speeds with very controllable oversteer, and driving a > slalom course felt like I was in a go-kart. > > With a range of around 150 miles – which will vary considerably depending > on > how you drive – the SLS ED is proof that you can have outrageous > performance > and keep (some) environmentalists happy. > > PROS > > Incredible performance > > Not only does the SLS ED provide the instant acceleration associated with > electric motors, there is no wheel spin. The car simply takes off like a > shot. The combination of suspension, big ceramic-composite brakes and the > ability to adjust power at each wheel gives the SLS excellent handling. > > Great styling > > If you’re going to build an electric car, why not base it on one of the > sexiest cars on the road? The SLS, with its gull-wing doors, is the perfect > descendant of the original SL from the 1950s. The incredibly bright paint > colors on the Electric Drive show observers this one is something special. > > Electric innovation > > In order to build a car like the SLS ED, Mercedes used its experience in > Formula One racing to create a lightweight and efficient lithium-ion > battery > pack. Batteries are heated or cooled, depending on the exterior > temperature, > for optimum efficiency and can be fully charged in just three hours using a > 22-kilowatt fast-charge system; otherwise it takes roughly 20 hours on 220 > volts. The battery pack is located within a carbon-fiber monocoque that > forms an integral part of the chassis and acts as its "spine." The > monocoque > housing is firmly bolted and bonded to the aluminum spaceframe body. > > CONS > > Limited availability > > Unfortunately, Mercedes has no plans to bring the SLS Electric Drive to the > U.S. Roughly 200 will be sold. > > Expensive > > Innovation doesn’t come cheap. When the SLS ED goes on sale in Germany > later > this year, the price will be set at around $540,000. > > AMG sound > > The quiet performance of an electric car adds to its novelty, so it doesn’t > seem right that Mercedes has engineered a soundtrack for the SLS ED. The > sound is dynamic – it changes depending on road speed, engine speed and > load > conditions – but it still seems a bit too gimmicky. > [© 2013 Microsoft] > ... > http://www.mercedes-amg.com/ > ... > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_SLS_AMG#SLS_AMG_Electric_Drive_.282013.E2.80.93.29 > > > > > http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/12/mercedes-benz-sls-amg-electric-drive-test-drive/ > Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive test-driven ... > Apr 12, 2013 – Sure, Mercedes-Benz is building all-electric vehicles for > the > daily grind, but none can deny the 750-horsepower SLS AMG Electric Drive is > by far its most exciting EV ... > [image > http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/slsamgev.jpg > Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive test-driven, quietly tears up the > track > (video) > > > video > http://youtube.com/watch?v=IElqf-FCMs8 > Mercedes SLS Electric Drive. Can Volts Ever Match Pistons? - CHRIS HARRIS > ON > CARS > drive Apr 10, 2013 > The numbers are significant: 750hp, 737lb ft, 2200kg. But can you actually > enjoy driving it? > ] > > > > > http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1083489_chris-harris-drives-the-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-electric-drive-video > Chris Harris Drives The Mercedes-Benz SLS Amg Electric Drive: Video > Apr 11, 2013 – Since its debut in Paris last year, there's been little seen > or heard of Mercedes-Benz's new SLS AMG Electric Drive, which is probably > due to the ... > [images > > http://www.motorauthority.com/pictures/1083489_chris-harris-drives-the-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-electric-drive-video_gallery-1#100403371 > HI-RES GALLERY: 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive > ] > > > > > For all EVLN posts use: > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date > > Here are today's archive-only EV posts: > > EVLN: BMW Sustainability Hackathon stirred ideas > EVLN: Solar Impulse HB-SIA Electric-plane Flight Over San Francisco, CA > EVLN: Rent a Leaf EV @Santa Cruz, CA Enterprise Rent-A-Car > EVLN: New multi-speed EV transmission launched in demonstrator vehicle > EVLN: ZOE supermini EV is so likeable r:130mi ts:84mph > + > EVLN: Rob Llewellyn Takes A Spin In The Nissan LEAF Nismo RC (video) > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-700hp-Mercedes-Benz-SLS-Electric-Drive-circuitpaulricard-com-tp4662808.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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