IT’S NOT OFTEN WE USE CAR COMPANY hyperbole to describe one of their new models, but in the case of the Mercedes‑AMG GT 4‑Door Coupé, we think it’s justified.
With extreme power, enormous continuous performance, highly precise driving dynamics, and a thrilling AMG intensive driving experience, the four-door sports car catapults performance and driving pleasure to a new level. The 4‑Door Coupé is based on the high-performance AMG.EA architecture and consequently underlines Affalterbach’s pioneering spirit with numerous world firsts. Central to this is a newly developed drive concept, strictly designed for high performance, which is being used for the first time in a series-production EV. It utilises a new, highly innovative electric motor technology, so-called axial flux motors, combined with a high-performance battery. The result is a drive unit that not only impressively delivers peak power but can also call upon it repeatedly and continuously, thereby shifting the benchmark in the high-performance segment. Mercedes‑AMG demonstrated the capability of this technology last year with the spectacular record drive of the CONCEPT AMG GT XX in Nardò. The technology demonstrator sprinted over 40,000 kilometres in seven days and 13 hours – literally driving “around the world in eight days” – and pulverised a total of 25 long-distance records in the process.
Customers will be able to choose between two powerful powertrains at the start of ordering in the coming days: the Mercedes‑AMG GT 63 4-Door Coupé and the Mercedes‑AMG GT 55 4-Door Coupé.
The pricing for the models will be based on comparable predecessor vehicles.
Mercedes‑AMG GT 63 4-Door Coupé: energy consumption combined: 21.0-17.9 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km; CO2 class: A1
Mercedes‑AMG GT 55 4-Door Coupé: energy consumption combined: 21.0-17.8 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km; CO2 class: A1
“I’ve driven the new AMG GT 4-Door Coupé myself many times – and it genuinely stands out. It pushes performance to new limits and delivers the emotion our fans expect – now in the electric era. From my time at AMG, I know how high the bar is set in Affalterbach. With this first model on the new AMG.EA architecture, we don’t just meet it, we move it,” said Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management, Mercedes‑Benz Group AG,
“The new Mercedes‑AMG GT 4‑Door Coupé ushers in an entirely new era. It is an absolute high-performance machine, packed with pioneering innovations that enable previously unimaginable driving performance in this segment. It creates a driving experience that is unparalleled: thrilling, intense, irresistible – typically AMG. The pride and spirit of our AMG team are reflected in every detail. I thank all colleagues for their enormous dedication, which makes this vehicle an absolutely revolutionary, breathtaking product,” added Michael Schiebe, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes‑Benz Group AG. Production, Quality and Supply Chain Management, Chairman of the Management Board of Mercedes-AMG GmbH.
“With the new Mercedes‑AMG GT 4‑Door Coupé, we are once again making a strong statement: It is proof of how we are taking performance and endurance to an entirely new level and pushing the boundaries of electric mobility. This vehicle underscores the broad performance spectrum of our comprehensive development strategy and the consistent transfer of the CONCEPT AMG GT XX technology programme into series production. In the Mercedes‑AMG GT 4‑Door Coupé, three revolutionary high‑tech axial flux motors and the innovative high‑voltage battery guarantee breathtaking performance and endurance,” said Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management, Mercedes-Benz Group AG. Chief Technology Officer, Development & Procurement.
Bastian Baudy, Chief Design Officer, Mercedes-Benz Group AG, added, “The first all-electric AMG GT 4‑Door Coupé takes the AMG DNA to a whole new level. A vehicle that embodies high-tech and innovation, brings performance to life and will set new standards with its radical design approach.”
Our only additional comment is that you’d better have deep pockets.