JAKARTA Mercedes-AMG is making a breakthrough with an innovative approach to their high-performance electric vehicles. In a recent report from Car and Driver after testing its prototype, quoted on Tuesday, July 22, interesting details were revealed regarding AMG's latest electric car prototype which promises an unprecedented driving experience, complete with convincing fake V8 engine sound.
The most notable big news of a rival electric sports sedan Porsche Taycan built on the new AMG.EA platform is the introduction of a complete driving experience with voice simulations, gear movement, and even vibrations. This is a real effort to mimic the sensation of V8-powered AMG driving that fans love so much.
With a slim body and wide distance, it gives the feel of a true sports car. "Comfort" driving mode provides a familiar EV experience, with linear power distribution and silence, except for a few loud noises from electric motors.
However, everything became interesting when turning to Sport+ mode. By turning the dial attached to the steering wheel, the driver will immediately be presented with the sound of simulated machines, gear movement, and vibrations that propagate through the seat via a resonator. The idea is to recreate the feel of AMG driving with a V8 engine, complete with a cropblip at the time of "toothing down" and the sound of an overflow from a "knalpot". This experience is very convincing, with rapid dental displacements mimicking dual-clutch automatic transmission, as well as engine sound and exhaust that are very similar to AMG's V8 twin-turbo 4.0 liter engine.
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AMG engineers explain that their goal is to offer a mode that provides more feedback to drivers as they go fast, because that's what car drivers with internal combustion engines usually feel. It's designed to make drivers more comfortable when driving at high speed, an important point if you've been driving high-performance electric cars and feel the experience is a bit "strange" because of the lack of sound and roar. However, Sport+ mode is likely not the fastest mode to produce performance, as powertrain actually breaks power during dental simulations.
Of course, this is not the first time an electric car has played a fake gasoline machine trick. Hyundai Ioniq 5N also uses similar settings to customizable dental and soundtrack simulations, and the car even won the EV of the Year award. This shows that the idea is favored if executed properly, because it admits that performance cars are often more about experience than just numbers. This is very true for AMG, a high performance division that builds its reputation over stunning V8 votes.
The V8 machine with an extraordinary voice is still available, and it's natural to question why someone looking for such an experience will choose an EV by simulating a V8 engine, when they can get the original one across a variety of AMG products. In fact, the company has confirmed that they are working on a new V8, so the AMG with an internal combustion engine won't disappear soon. However, even the top V8 AMG will almost certainly not produce more than 1300 stances as promised by the tri-motor setup driven all-wheeled AMG GT EVs. Obviously, AMG sees the value in the capabilities of this EV platform to drive performance constraints.
For information, this latest electric AMG production model is expected to launch on the road next year.
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