Mercedes-AMG unveiled the new GT 4-Door Coupé on 20 May. This generation is a clean-sheet electric car built on the AMG.EA architecture, with the flagship GT 63 4MATIC+ using three axial-flux motors and delivering up to 860 kW, equivalent to 1,169 PS.
Two motors sit at the rear axle and a third drives the front. Mercedes-AMG says the axial-flux layout gives high power density in a compact package, while the front drive unit can disconnect under light load to reduce losses. The full 860 kW is a peak figure available during AMG Launch Control at the required battery state of charge. Maximum torque for the GT 63 is quoted at 2,000 Nm.
Without a one-foot rollout, Mercedes-AMG claims 0-100 km/h in 2.4 seconds and 0-200 km/h in 6.8 seconds. The optional Driver's Package raises top speed to 300 km/h. A GT 55 version uses the same three-motor layout but develops 600 kW, or 816 PS.
The battery is just as central to the engineering story. It has 106 kWh of usable capacity, an 800-volt electrical system and directly cooled cylindrical cells. Mercedes-AMG quotes peak DC charging of 600 kW at suitable hardware, a 10-80 per cent charge in 11 minutes and enough energy for more than 460 km of WLTP range added in ten minutes. Preliminary WLTP range for the GT 63 is 596-696 km, and Mercedes-Benz notes that some of the figures remain subject to final type approval.
The company has also tried to preserve some of AMG's combustion-era theatre. AMGFORCE S+ creates a synthetic V8-style soundtrack and simulated gearshifts, while active AEROKINETICS elements and the available AMG Active Ride Control suspension are intended to balance high-speed stability with long-distance comfort.
That makes the new GT 4-Door Coupé more than a battery-powered replacement for the previous liftback. It is the first series-production AMG centred on the brand's new dedicated electric architecture and axial-flux motors, with repeatable performance, thermal management and charging speed treated as core performance metrics rather than secondary concerns.