13:28 20-05-2026
All-New Mercedes-AMG GT Electric: A Groundbreaking Electric Sports Car
Discover the Mercedes-AMG GT electric sports car with three axial-flux motors producing 1,169 hp. 600 kW fast charging adds 460 km in 10 minutes.
The silhouette of the new Mercedes-AMG GT was shaped by chief designer Bastian Baudy and his team. The key achievement is simplicity: despite a hefty battery pack in the floor, the new car sits 4 cm lower than the previous V8 model. At a height of 1411 mm and a length of 5094 mm, it is genuinely a sports car, though the low ride height brings the usual ground clearance issues on our roads.
The front end follows signature AMG styling: a concave grille with vertical slats, optionally illuminated, a glowing Mercedes star in the center, and headlights with distinctive daytime running light stars on each side.
The middle body line starts from the front wheel arches and drops down to an equally wide rear section, where six round tail lights shaped like turbines with star graphics—a direct lineage from the Vision AMG and GT XX concepts—give the car a unique look.
Inside, the Mercedes-AMG GT cabin is driver-oriented. A seamless glass display combines a 10.2-inch instrument cluster with a 14-inch infotainment monitor angled toward the driver. Three physical rotary switches on the center console, within easy reach, control the AMG Race Control Unit, letting the driver adjust response, handling, and wheel slip across nine levels.
Rear passengers get individual seats with contoured upholstery and footwells integrated into the floor. Luggage capacity is 507 liters, plus a 62-liter storage compartment, making it more practical for daily use.
On the technical side, the GT 63 version uses three axial-flux motors—two at the rear and one at the front—delivering a combined peak output of 1,169 hp. With traction control engaged, it hits 100 km/h in 2.1 seconds and 200 km/h in just 6.4 seconds. The less powerful GT 55 still produces a formidable 816 hp, enough to sprint to 100 km/h in under three seconds.
The GT 55 can sustain peak power for 55 seconds, while the GT 63 manages 63 seconds; both can get an extra 150 hp by pulling both steering wheel paddles at once. With the optional Driver’s Package, both models reach 300 km/h. WLTP range is 700 km for the GT 55 and up to 696 km for the GT 63.
The transmission technology is genuinely groundbreaking. No production electric car has used axial-flux motors before, let alone three of them. In a conventional radial motor, electromagnetic flux is perpendicular to the shaft; in an axial-flux motor, it runs parallel. In practice, this means incredible power density in a package thin enough to fit where a regular motor wouldn’t.
On the rear axle, two motors share a housing, each just eight centimeters wide. The front motor is even thinner at nine centimeters.
The battery is equally impressive. It uses an 800-volt architecture and contains 2,660 cylindrical cells. A direct cooling system allows charging and discharging at rates previously unheard of for production road cars. Maximum DC fast charging is 600 kW: just ten minutes adds 460 kilometers of range. The battery charges from 10 to 80 percent in 11 minutes. These figures go a long way toward addressing one of the biggest EV complaints—long, inconvenient charging stops.
AMG has put serious effort into creating an emotional experience that mirrors driving a hypercar with an internal combustion engine. In AMG FORCE S+ mode, the car plays a V8 engine soundtrack based on over 1,600 audio samples mixed in real time, with the characteristic sound of the AMG GT R. The adapted central display shows a rev counter, and the sound changes with driving style—whether it’s hard acceleration, gentle low-rev cruising, or approaching the car to unlock it. Even background and welcome sounds pulse with deep rhythms, like a heartbeat.
The Mercedes-AMG GT has an all-new suspension. The active AMG Ride Control system replaces conventional anti-roll bars with semi-active dampers connected hydraulically, adjusting compression and rebound via a central pump and valves. Rear-axle steering adds up to six degrees of steering angle in either direction. Below 80 km/h, the rear wheels turn opposite the front to reduce effective wheelbase and improve maneuverability; at higher speeds, they turn in the same direction for stability.
AMG Performance 4MATIC+ all-wheel drive works without a traditional differential; torque distribution is handled by the independent rear motors. The system is fully adjustable, seamlessly switching between rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive so quickly the driver won’t notice. Active aerodynamics round out the package: underbody Venturi panels that open at 120 and 140 km/h, a rear diffuser, a speed-sensitive spoiler, and the Airpanel system that regulates airflow through nine vertical louver positions.