Mercedes-AMG has confirmed the development of an all-electric super SUV, which will be underpinned by its own AMG.EA platform. The new model will rival the Lotus Eletre, the upcoming Porsche Cayenne electric and the BMW XM hybrid.

The new model will go up against the massive Lotus Eletre and future Porsche full-size EV SUVs when it arrives in a few years.

A new full-size off-road luxury electric SUV is poised to shake up the market. Mercedes-AMG just previewed its first

Prices still start just below the cap for the EV tax credit, but this lineup once again appears not to qualify.

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