To date, Mercedes-AMG has built five standalone cars. That list is already set to expand to six when the sub-brand's new electric sedan debuts — but as it turns out, the Mercedes performance group won't stop there.

Mercedes-AMG introduces its first in-house developed high performance SUV, Born in Affalterbach, built on the new AMG.EA electric platform.

Mercedes-AMG is developing its first fully in-house designed electric high-performance SUV, set to undergo initial testing this winter.

As Mercedes has been pressed for years to deliver upstanding luxury vehicles, they have also instilled a great amount of sportiness to their fleet.

Now, Mercedes-AMG has announced that it is entering the market with a new ‘High-Performance SUV’ officially in the works. Details of the project are thin on the ground and the only picture we’ve got to go off is the red silhouette you see here.

AMG has produced a sportier version of the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV, but on Thursday it announced a larger standalone model based on its own AMG.EA dedicated EV platform. A teaser sketch released as part of the announcement shows a fairly sleek silhouette by big SUV standards, with a steeply raked rear roof pillar and low roof line.

The electric AMG SUV will use the same AMG.EA platform as AMG's upcoming electric sedan, with prototypes undergoing initial testing this winter.

Mercedes-AMG is building a big car using lots of electricity and likely a fair few spells. That shady teaser pic above previews AMG’s first ever SUV. An electric SUV. ‘But wait,’ you cry, ‘AMG already builds loads of SUVs like the GLA and the GLB and the GLC and the GLE and the GLS and the EQE and the G-Wagen!