Mercedes-AMG to build electric super-SUV

Mercedes-AMG is developing an all-electric SUV from the ground up, the firm has announced.

For the first time in its 57-year history, the performance wing of Mercedes-Benz is creating an SUV entirely in-house, using the latest EV technology from its parent group.

The large SUV is expected to compete with the BMW XM, Lotus Eletre and incoming Porsche Cayenne when it arrives in 2026.

The next-generation car is built on the company’s all-electric AMG.EA high-performance platform and will be the second model to use the architecture after a four-door performance saloon expected to launch next year.

It also represents the sixth vehicle fully developed by Mercedes-AMG, joining two generations of GT, the SL and SLS models.

The Affalterbach-based specialists have previously create a number of high-performance SUVs including variants of the G-Wagon and the EQE SUV. However, they have all be based on existing models rather than developed from the outset by the AMG arm.

Mercedes‑AMG chairman Michael Schiebe commented: “SUVs have been among our most popular models for many years. With the ‘Born in Affalterbach’ SUV, we are responding to this trend by offering our customers a truly captivating high-performance off-roader based on the AMG.EA platform.

“Our new high-performance architecture follows a clear philosophy: ‘AMG First, EV Second.’ This means that the vehicles not only excel as electric vehicles but also embody the core AMG qualities of emotion and performance.”