The BRABUS designers went into the wind tunnel to develop a striking front fascia whose sophisticated shape reduces lift on the front axle.

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The additional front-wheel drive called for a newly designed front axle: unlike the series production vehicle with AMG V8 engine, which has a double wishbone axle, the SLS AMG E-CELL features an independent multi-link suspension with pushrod damper struts.

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The string-back glove set will appreciate the torque-vectoring system built into the front axle.

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The largest version features size 9Jx21 wheels on the front axle and size 10.5Jx21 in back.

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The car uses two electric motors at the front axle to supplement the 480 horsepower rear-mounted engine.

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Flywheel technology uses two electric motors at the front axle to supplement the engine (in this case, a 480 horsepower rear-mounted engine).

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It also, though, has an electric motor that provides additional power to the rear wheels (through the same gearbox) and a second electric motor connected directly to the front axle.

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Thanks to this sophisticated front-axle design, which has already been tried and tested in the world of motorsport, the agility and driving dynamics of the SLS AMG E-CELL attain the same high levels as the V8 variant.

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Among the problems discovered by inspectors were "four undercarriage frame cracks including at the drive axle, at the cross member for the motor mounts, and at the differential and over the right front steering axle, " according to a letter sent by Berwick to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Anne Ferro.

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With MacPherson struts up front and a beam axle in the rear located with a Watts Z-link to quell excess body movement the suspension is competent enough, but no one will want to autocross the Verano.

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