Mercedes-Benz has gone and found another home for their electrically-boosted V8 in the new GLE 580.
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As a result of all the modifications, the CLR G770 is a good 40 millimetres wider than the standard G63.
Moers also noted that the hybrid V8 plus electric front axle could become the drivetrain of choice for future 65-series AMG models.
We can expect to see some plug-in hybrid engines in the range too.
Tobias Moers, CEO of Mercedes-AMG, indicated that the Black Series could go into production in 2020.
This is only speculation, unfortunately, as it is known practise for automakers to renew trademarks and the like so other companies don’t snatch up and steal the names for themselves.
While this is just an exercise to show what the system is capable of, Mercedes plans to deliver gaming applications to its customers in the very near future.
The coupe and cabrio should carry on through the 2020’s, they won’t transition to the new S-Class platform and will eventually fade away.
Only 10 of these models were made, all of them came to South Africa and now there are 9 left.
Although no performance figures are known to the public as yet, the owner of the car will be giving his prized possession to an undisclosed publication at some point in the future.