{"id":82352,"date":"2025-05-11T18:19:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T22:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82352"},"modified":"2025-05-11T18:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T22:19:27","slug":"mercedes-amg-teases-first-ever-bespoke-1000-hp-electric-super-sedan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82352","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-AMG teases first-ever bespoke, 1,000 hp electric super sedan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mercedes high-performance arm is about to hurl an all-electric, 1,000 hp GT squarely into Porsche Taycan territory \u2013\u00a0but will world-beating performance and a bespoke EV chassis be enough to convince the AMG faithful to pony up for an EV?<\/p>\n

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Despite excellent driving dynamics, screens for days<\/a>, and acceleration that makes you feel like the finger of God is pressing into the seat, Mercedes-AMG\u2019s EQE and EQS models were also cursed with jellybean styling and saddled with a confusing \u201cis it an S class or isn\u2019t it an S class\u201d sub-brand that, together, probably turned more people off to EVs than on<\/a>. <\/p>\n

But Mercedes is making changes to right the ship. First, it\u2019s dumping the EQ sub-brand and merging the styling language so that its next-generation EVs will be at least as good-looking or ugly as their ICE-powered cousins<\/a> \u2013\u00a0and, second, it\u2019s giving AMG a chassis of its own to lay down a marker and, the company hopes, make the latest generation of international super saloon buyers forget all about Xiaomi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The newest, as-yet unnamed AMG GT will be based on an entirely bespoke platform called\u00a0AMG.EA, rather than being based on an existing Mercedes-Benz EV.\u00a0AMG.EA\u00a0reportedly makes use of several new (to AMG, at least) technologies, including a pair of axial flux electric motors that are lighter and more powerful than the radial motors used in most EVs, while being smaller, as well.<\/p>\n

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Those AMG motors are expected to receive power from a flat, low-slung battery pack and put out at least enough power and torque to chase Porsche\u2019s super-powered\u00a0Taycan Turbo GT<\/a>, which itself is good for over 1,000 hp and 0-100 kmh (62 mph) in just 2.2 seconds.<\/p>\n

The overall proportions and rakish, sloping windshield are already clearly visible, despite the heavy camo, and it looks great. If there\u2019s anything here to really criticize, though, it\u2019s the bizarre echoing of Mercedes\u2019 three-pointed star motif baked into the head- and tail-lights \u2013\u00a0which just doesn\u2019t work for me, at all. <\/p>\n

That said, I think Mercedes lost its way the first time they ever made the star light up. That made it a fashion brand in my book, and not the engineering powerhouse I grew up with. If you\u2019re like me, and there\u2019s a bunch of rowdy kids playing on your lawn, head on down to the comments and let me know.<\/p>\n

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