Mercedes-AMG establishes lap record at the Nurburgring Nordschleife

The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive has lapped the Nurburgring Nordschleife ('north loop') in a record time of 7:56.234 minutes. The record time of the SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive came in just two weeks after the first overall win for the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 in the Nurburgring 24 Hours, which means another member of the SLS AMG family has impressively demonstrated its potential on the most difficult race track in the world.

"Mercedes-AMG impressively shows the potential of the SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive with this new record on the Nurburgring Nordschleife and is the first vehicle manufacturer to have circled the Nordschleife in under eight minutes with an electrically-powered series production vehicle. This record run is further proof for our constant innovative vigour," said Ola Kallenius, Chairman of Mercedes-AMG GmbH.

The SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive - the strongest current AMG high performance car - has four electrical motors with a total output of 751bhp and maximum torque of 1,000Nm.

The gullwing car is therefore advancing to become the strongest and fastest electrically-powered series production vehicle in the world. The SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive accelerates from 0 to 100km/h in a mere 3.9 seconds and can reach a top speed of 250km/h (electronically limited).

The AMG brand pledge is fulfilled to remarkable effect by the outstanding performance dynamics, which come courtesy of AMG Torque Dynamics and are made possible by the wheel-selective all-wheel drive. The most 'electrifying' gullwing model ever has been developed in-house by Mercedes-AMG GmbH and is the result of the collaboration between Mercedes-AMG and Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains in Brixworth in the U.K.