Unfortunately this is a total waste of a nice car....why would you need 750 hp and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for a performance car that can only do maybe 25 to 30 laps on a 3 mile race track at "high performance" driving speeds before the battery is dead. I know the technology is cool, and maybe MB is doing this to gain some exposure and filter this technology down to normal cars that can benefit from being all electric.
All electric makes a lot of sense for people that commute and have easy plug in accessibility. But you're pretty much an eco-snob flaunting money if you think this Gullwing can be used to its full potential in a performance atmosphere. A 120 mile range (when driven easy) makes for a very impractical car, regardless of the cost.
The torque vectoring (and negative torque) they are discussing is nothing new, lots of regular cars use it for pivoting around corners (like Acura sedans).
Take a look at 6:15 of the video and check out the drivers rear tire (the front too, but to a lesser extent). Interesting how that tire is shuddering in the video.
Nice find and post, the technology is cool, hopefully they filter it down to a C class size car (or GLK SUV) for something that would be usable.
Cheers,
George
