Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe first drive: Where tech and fun collide
Summary
Mercedes-AMG’s first battery-only AMG, the GT 4-Door Coupe, uses three compact motors and the company’s AMG.EA platform to combine high power with systems for handling, braking and ride control. The article reports that the car reached 60 mph in about 2.3 seconds and describes its performance during road and track driving in Spain.Key Facts
- The AMG GT 4-Door Coupe is Mercedes-AMG’s first vehicle powered exclusively by batteries.
- The car has three axial-flux motors: two at the rear and one at the front.
- Mercedes lists the AMG GT 63 at up to 1,153 horsepower in Boost mode, available for 63 seconds; its nominal output is 711 horsepower.
- The AMG GT 55 has a peak Boost output of 805 horsepower for 55 seconds and a nominal output of 557 horsepower.
- The article reports acceleration from zero to 60 mph in about 2.3 seconds and to 124 mph in about 6.8 seconds.
- The car uses adjustable suspension, rear-wheel steering of up to six degrees, and active aerodynamics.
- Its braking system combines regenerative braking with brake-by-wire friction brakes, carbon-ceramic discs at the front and steel discs at the rear.
- The AMG race engineer control system has three adjustable dials: Response, Agility and Traction; it is standard on the 63 and optional on the 55.
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