The new Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe may be the most technologically advanced electric vehicle any Western automaker has put into production yet.
It uses a new kind of EV motor to reduce weight and improve performance. It's powered by a bespoke battery pack infused with lessons from the automaker's Formula 1 program. And it flaunts a peak charging power of 600 kilowatts, the most we've seen in an electric car from a non-Chinese company.
Gallery: Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door
The German automaker struggled with its early EV efforts, which hinged on jellybean-shaped EQ models that had limited appeal and poor sales. The brand then spent the last two years course-correcting, with solid results. The new GLC EV and CLA sport more conventional designs, along with faster charging, more range, and improved software.
The new AMG GT takes that reset to a whole new level. It's the first vehicle on the company's new AMG.EA performance EV platform, and it aims to put Mercedes at the forefront of EV technology, at least outside of China. It will take on rival high-performance sedans like the Porsche Taycan and the Lucid Air Sapphire.
