The hallmark of performance in the auto industry, increasingly, is electrification. Torquey electric motors, either on their own or assisting a gas engine, have helped push vehicle performance to new heights. So, it is not surprising that Mercedes-AMG, the V-8-lovin' performance brand of Mercedes-Benz, is pursuing an electrification strategy that includes plug-in hybrids as well as battery-electric vehicles to thrill enthusiasts.

The electrification of the powertrain plays a central role, Philipp Schiemer, chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-AMG, says. Future performance hybrids paired with four-cylinder and eight-cylinder gas engines will surpass the driving dynamics of current AMG models, he says, and there will also be battery-electric AMGs based on the Mercedes-EQ brand of electric vehicles.


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