The time for high-performance Mercedes EVs has arrived. The German automaker has finally unveiled its new super sedan, the AMG GT 4-door coupe, with technology borrowed from the automaker’s XX concept that set a record last year by driving 24,901 miles in less than 8 days at the Nardò Ring in southern Italy.
With the production model, Mercedes has rethought its approach to motors and batteries in hopes of delivering a high-performance car that can go toe-to-toe with even hypercars. The new AMG GT uses three axial flux motors developed by Mercedes subsidiary YASA, which deliver up to 1,153 horsepower and 1,475 lb-ft of torque. Mercedes claims they are the first to use these types of motors, which due to their thin disc shape have the lightest weight of a radial motor while still delivering high horsepower.
A high-efficiency battery, on the other hand, uses long, very thin cylindrical cells that are only 1 inch in diameter, which allow heat to flow from the center to the outside very quickly. In addition, Mercedes has developed a special, high-quality non-conductive oil to prevent short circuits. Oil flows around each cell for direct cooling. Inspired by Formula 1, this system provides 20 kW of cooling power, or four times the cooling capacity of a standard EQS battery. You can drag race over and over again, and it won’t get too hot.
The AMG GT 4-door coupe is built on an 800 volt architecture that can withstand ultra-fast charging up to 600 kW. That and a new cooling system allow charging from 10-80 percent in just 11 minutes, Mercedes says. A nickel-cobalt-manganese-aluminum cathode, combined with an anode containing silicon, can reach an energy density of more than 298 Wh-per-kilogram. The EV can also switch from 800V to 400V when needed and supports five DC global charging levels (including NACS and CCS2).
Of course, all this translates into a completely demonic level track car. However, like many automakers, Mercedes is concerned about how racing enthusiasts will react to a completely silent electric car. That’s why the AMG GT 4-door coupe will also feature more than 1,600 sound files taken from the AMG GT R to simulate engine notes, exhaust bubbles, and drag disturbances during virtual gear changes. It also has different sounds for opening, entering, and charging the car.
But it’s not just a fast car that makes fake noises. The AMG GT 4-door coupe also has great computing power. Mercedes has put the car’s brains in the AMG Race Engineer Core, which runs on the automaker’s new MB.OS operating system. Instead of a dozen small chips that conflict with each other, one highly advanced chip sits in the middle of the car and simultaneously controls everything from driving, charging, stopping and cooling the battery.
Inside you will find not one screen, not two, but three, all housed under one continuous glass. That includes a 10.2-inch driver display, a 14-inch central angled multimedia screen, and a 14-inch passenger display that runs MB.OS. Owners can track all of their metrics, including aero, heat, and power consumption in real time.
Mercedes hasn’t released official pricing yet, but says the GT 55 version will be available in late 2026, followed by the GT 63 in early 2027.
