The electrical successor to the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe is presently present process winter testing in Sweden, because the model gears as much as tackle the Porsche Taycan.
We’ve already seen what’s believed to be a check mule spied in heavy camouflage and carrying the physique of the present EQE, however that is the primary official take a look at the next-generation mannequin – which can debut Mercedes-AMG’s first standalone electrical automobile (EV) platform.
Generally known as AMG.EA (electrical structure), the platform will completely underpin the model’s efficiency EVs, beginning with the as-yet unnamed GT 4-Door Coupe substitute.
In response to Mercedes-AMG, the AMG.EA platform gives axial-flux electrical motors and a high-performance high-voltage battery, seemingly bringing increased outputs than the current-generation programs.
Earlier experiences have claimed it’s going to supply as much as 746kW of energy, simply shy of the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT’s 760kW output on overboost, however greater than the Taycan Turbo S’s 700kW on launch management.
Whereas the camouflage hides many of the prototype’s design particulars, the manufacturing mannequin is predicted to undertake styling cues from the Imaginative and prescient AMG idea, which was unveiled in 2022 as a preview to AMG.EA-underpinned fashions.
The Imaginative and prescient AMG featured an prolonged tail, six ‘exhaust port’-shaped rear LED lights and Mercedes-Benz’s three-pointed star design for its headlights.
Stories have pointed to the brand new electrical tremendous sedan being named the GT4 EV, although this has but to be confirmed by the carmaker.
All new Mercedes-Benz and AMG platforms launched from 2025 can be electrical.
The carmaker delayed its goal for EVs to account for 50 per cent of its world automobile gross sales from 2025 to 2030 final month – although this was additionally revised to incorporate plug-in hybrids.
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