{"id":83717,"date":"2025-09-16T06:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83717"},"modified":"2025-09-16T06:03:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:03:02","slug":"amg-electric-coupe-under-consideration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83717","title":{"rendered":"AMG Isn\u2019t Sure If It Wants Another Electric Coupe"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Mercedes-AMG would like to develop an EV coupe, but it needs to know there&#8217;s a business case for one first.<\/li>\n<li>The two-door could be built on the same AMG.EA platform as the upcoming C590 Porsche Taycan rival.<\/li>\n<li>AMG built an excellent electric coupe before, the SLS Electric Drive, so with modern tech, it would probably be brilliant even without a fake V-8.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mercedes-AMG is on a path of electrification. It offers a wide swathe of plug-in hybrids, the most specialized and track-focused of which are the <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/reviews\/769747\/c63-vs-m5-touring-drive\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22769747%22%2C%22section%22%3A%222%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22c63-vs-m5-touring-drive%22%7D\">C63s E Performance<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/reviews\/727478\/2025-mercedes-amg-gt63-s-e-performance-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GT63 E Performance<\/a>, but it\u2019s also working on its first fully electric model, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/763791\/mercedes-amg-gt-xx-concept\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22763791%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22mercedes-amg-gt-xx-concept%22%7D\">the Porsche Taycan-rivaling C590 four-door<\/a>. The latter won\u2019t be its only pure electric offering, though\u2014there\u2019s also an equivalent sporty SUV in the pipeline\u2014and they could be joined by an even sportier two-door model.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/car-news\/electric-cars\/mercedes-amg-priming-electric-two-door-gt-coupe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Autocar<\/em><\/a> has the low-down on the AMG EV coupe, which is under consideration right now, but AMG first needs to establish a business case for such a model before giving it the green light. Mercedes\u2019 sporty arm would be very tempted to make something like an electric equivalent for today\u2019s AMG GT, but it won\u2019t happen if the manufacturer can\u2019t justify investing in its development. It first needs to know whether such a car would sell.<\/p>\n<section class=\"widget-newsletter\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"widget-newsletter\" readability=\"-18.8\">\n<\/section>\n<p>Mercedes-AMG boss Michael Scheibe said \u201cThere is an emotional discussion and a rational discussion. Emotionally, yes, we should do that. The question is whether there is a market that is big enough to justify the investment that is necessary. At least from a technology point of view, we know how to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no clear time frame for when such a model could debut, though. Scheibe noted that \u201cWe are at the moment trying to understand what&#8217;s going on in the market. And then we define the target picture of that very specific car.\u201d He reaffirmed the brand\u2019s near-future focus on keeping combustion in its lineup, \u201cSo we will focus on that first, and then let&#8217;s see when the right point and time is there to launch a two-door EV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AMG could also make a hot electric coupe as a showcase of what its electric powertrain tech is capable of when pushed to the extreme\u2014an EV halo car. That would make sense since the shift to electrification, whatever the exact time frame is, is still inevitable, and the brand still sees itself transitioning to fully electric power sooner or later. On this point, Scheibe admits that \u201cSometimes you make a car which is not the most profitable one, but you do it because it&#8217;s so important for the brand, and you need to do it because it&#8217;s a brand-shaper.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"relatedContent-new\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"related-content\" data-widget-size=\"content\" data-params=\"%7B%22type_id%22%3A0%2C%22title_id%22%3A%22%22%2C%22items%22%3A%5B%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22769931%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22The%20Mercedes-AMG%20GT%20XX%20Just%20Obliterated%2025%20Records%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22mercedes-amg-gt-xx-concept-records-distance%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FKbYLRQ%2Fs5%2Fmercedes-amg-gt-xx-concept-smashes-several-distance-records-for-evs.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22764233%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22The%20AMG%20GT%20XX%20Concept%20Has%20Bluetooth-Connected%20Aero%20Wheels%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22amg-gt-xx-bluetooth-wheels%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FrKqgj1%2Fs5%2Famg-gt-xx-wheel.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22757337%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Oh%20Great%2C%20Mercedes%20Is%20Also%20Doing%20Steering%20Yokes%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22mercedes-steer-by-wire-yoke%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2F7Z30e6%2Fs5%2Fmercedes-benz-yoke-mercedes-yoke-steer-by-wire-steer-by-wire.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22752329%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Mercedes-AMG's%20'Fastest%20Accelerating'%20Supercar%20Ever%20Will%20Be%20All-Electric%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22amg-electric-supercar-coming-2025%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FG3Bj68%2Fs5%2Fmercedes-benz-vision-one-eleven-concept-exterior.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22740168%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22New%20Mercedes-AMG%20SUV%20Will%20Be%20An%20'AMG%20First%2C%20All-Electric%20Second'%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22mercedes-amg-electric-suv-teaser%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2F3W4Vb6%2Fs5%2Famg-ev-suv.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22766096%22%2C%22title%22%3A%222025%20Mercedes%20CLA%20EV%20First%20Drive%3A%20Can%20Sexy%20And%20Software%20Get%20Along%3F%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22mercedes-cla-ev-first-drive%22%2C%22section%22%3A%222%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FMkVzRm%2Fs5%2Fcla-first-drive.jpg%22%7D%7D%5D%7D\">   <\/section>\n<p>It wouldn\u2019t be the first time Mercedes built a bonkers electric coupe, though. The first one it made was <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/features\/511007\/mercedes-sls-electric-drive-video\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22511007%22%2C%22section%22%3A%223%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22mercedes-sls-electric-drive-video%22%7D\">the SLS Electric Drive<\/a>, which was a brilliant quad-motor monster that even impressed EV hater Jeremy Clarkson. It packed 740 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque, and it had advanced torque vectoring that made it very exciting through the corners, all without the savage bark of the standard SLS\u2019s albeit brilliant naturally-aspirated V-8.<\/p>\n<p>So Mercedes proved that it could make a thrilling two-door EV over 10 years ago, so imagine what it could do with today\u2019s technology. EV tech has advanced considerably in all areas, from batteries to <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/361185\/magnax-axial-flux-electric-motor\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22361185%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22magnax-axial-flux-electric-motor%22%7D\">motors<\/a> to electronics, so if AMG really tried to make a modern equivalent of the SLS ED, it would probably be brilliant, and a whole lot more powerful. Like the upcoming C590, it could also get <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/reviews\/766521\/mercedes-amg-ev-simulated-v8\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22766521%22%2C%22section%22%3A%222%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22mercedes-amg-ev-simulated-v8%22%7D\">a faux V-8 with pretend gears<\/a> to please combustion engine lovers, but frankly, it probably wouldn\u2019t need one to enthrall keen drivers.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                        <!-- new gallery place, attached gallery --><\/p>\n<div class=\"group isBottomShare mb-spacing-md-lg\">\n<p>\n                                    Share this Story                                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mercedes-AMG would like to develop an EV coupe, but it needs to know there&#8217;s a business case for one first. The two-door could be built on the same AMG.EA platform as the upcoming C590 Porsche Taycan rival. 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