AMG’s 900-HP Electric 5 Series Fighter Looks Weird—For Now

Spring has sprung, and several Mercedes-AMG pre-production prototypes have arrived at the Nürburgring to take advantage of the weather, one of the first of which is the electric version of the E-Class. It’s unclear what this will be called; Mercedes-AMG E-Class with EQ Technology? Mercedes-AMG E 63 EQ? Whatever Affalterbach decides to call it, our spies say to expect between 800 and 900 horsepower from the 5 Series fighter, far more than today’s BMW i5 M60, which tops out at 593 hp. Since the Mercedes-AMG EQE that this will effectively replace weighed over 5,500 pounds (and made up to 677 hp), all that grunt will be necessary. But will big output be enou …