Mercedes-AMG rules out hypercar; Black Series models will be back eventually

2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series

More AMG Sport models planned

Mercedes-AMG has announced they are not planning a new
hypercar which would act as a successor of the SLS.

In an interview with Autocar
at the Geneva Motor Show, Mercedes-AMG boss Tobias Moers said there aren't any
plans for a new hypercar or a mid-engine V8 supercar because AMG is "not in
that league" at this moment. However, AMG will continue to provide V12 engines
to Pagani as he believes the high capacity motor still has a bright future
ahead.

He also said the Black Series moniker hasn't been terminated but right now the standard versions "are so good" and a potential
Black Series variant would have to be "at the top of the hill" so it will take a while until the name will effectively come back.

The Mercedes-AMG chief did acknowledge
AMG-branded models will sooner or later receive the hybrid treatment while the AMG
Sport portfolio is bound to grow following the introduction of the C450
and GLE
450 Coupe which are both positioned right under the fully fledged AMG
models.

Moers added the AMG GT lineup will be expanded in the future
and chances are the first model will be a Porsche 911 GT3 rival while more
911-fighting derivatives are probably in the pipeline as well.