Mercedes-AMG has unveiled its most powerful electric vehicle to date
The new Mercedes-AMG GT four-door coupe is the brand's first dedicated electric vehicle and the most powerful model in the company's history, Zamin.uz reports.
Expected to go on sale in the UK market from September this year at an estimated price of £150,000, this electric sedan will be led by the GT 63 variant. The vehicle delivers 1,169 horsepower and over 2,000 Newton-metres of torque, enabling it to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 2.4 seconds.
Its electronically limited top speed is 300 km/h, according to influential publications.
Competing with well-known models such as the Porsche Taycan and Lotus Emeya, the design of this new vehicle draws inspiration from the 2022 Vision AMG and the 2025 GT XX concept projects. It is the first model built on the new AMG.EA electric platform, which will also underpin future high-performance electric vehicles developed at the headquarters in Affalterbach.
Measuring nearly 6 metres in length, 1.96 metres in width, and 1.4 metres in height, the new coupe is slightly larger than its main rival, the Taycan. Although the vehicle weighs 2,460 kilograms, engineers have succeeded in lowering the centre of gravity—thanks to the low placement of compact electric motors and the battery pack—making it even lower than in previous petrol-powered models.
The car's propulsion system consists of three specially developed motors created in collaboration with Yasa, a company within the Mercedes-Benz Group. These state-of-the-art motors are manufactured at a specialised factory in Berlin.
The application of this new technology means the end of traditional axial flux motors. In the new design, the electromagnetic flux moves parallel to, rather than perpendicular to, the motor shaft.
This allows the motor to be flat and disc-shaped. As a result, the motors are much more compact, saving space within the vehicle and improving power density.
This development reinforces Mercedes-AMG's leadership in the field of electric mobility.
