AMG and Cigarette Racing produce the world's fastest and most powerful electric boat
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Engine compartment of the AMGCR Electric Top Gun
Illuminated top edges of the AMGCR Electric Top Gun and the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive suggest their common streamlining
AMGCR Electric Top Gun together with the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive in yellow AMG electricbeam magno finishes
AMGCR Electric Top Gun together with the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive in yellow AMG electricbeam magno finishes
Controls and engine compartment of the AMGCR Electric Top Gun
Dual six-motor clusters in the AMGCD Electric Top Gun engine compartment
Control console of the AMGCR Electric Top Gun
The 240 kWh lithium-ion battery packs tip the scales at 4,840 lbs
Dual clusters of six electric motors that power the Electric Top Gun
See-through engine compartment of the AMGCR Electric Top Gun
Closeup of the AMCGR Electric Top Gun's six-electric motor cluster
The boat's drive is organized around a pair of prop shafts, so AMGCR tied the motors into two clusters of six motors each
Article Summary
Mercedes-AMG and Cigarette Racing have launched their latest collaboration at the Miami International Boat Show. The 38-foot Top Gun Cigarette Racing hull is powered by an AMG electric drive pumping out 2,220 horsepower (1,656 kW) and 2,210 ft-lb (3,000 Nm) of torque for a top speed in excess of 100 mph (160 km/h or over 86 knots). The electrics are taken nearly whole from the SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive – the world's fastest and most powerful production electric car.
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