Car enthusiasts mourn the commoditization of propulsion. Once petrolheads would have chosen a BMW for its sonorous straight-six or a Mercedes-AMG for its thunderous V8. Now many believe that distinctiveness is rapidly diminishing. Electric cars might provide mad, silent thrust, but a common complaint is they are mostly indistinguishable for the character of their drivetrains. Carmakers worry about this too.
motor, followed by the 296GTB. The SF90's slim unit provides hybrid power to the rear axle, sitting perfectly between the combustion engine and gearbox. Lamborghini's new Revuelto hybrid uses two on the front axle to assist its V12, and its later fully electric models will be entirely 's in-wheel motor project with £21.2 million of funding from its Advanced Propulsion Center last September, and a further £7.7 million in March. 'They thank you in automotive for saving weight, but it's not a game changer,' Woolmer says. “But there is an inflection point where the motors become small and light enough that you can start to place them near the wheels, free up all that space, and drive new architectures.
motors last year, and it is now building a factory in Berlin to make the motors for AMG at scale, and maybe maintain some of the distinctiveness which Merc's commitment to full electrification threatened to erase. 'That is precisely the reason we bought the company,: Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kallenius tells WIRED. “From the start, AMG always had the powertrain as a signature feature.
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