Already quick AMG GT ready to adopt impossibly powerful electrified V8 from flagship AMG GT 4-Door
At the rear, the option box for the rear wing is ticked. Take a closer look and you can also spot the massive 21-inch alloy wheels and powerful carbon-ceramic brakes that are likely to be standard.
Full details of the electrified powertrain have yet to be revealed, but we’re expecting the twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 to be paired with a 150kW electric motor and a smaller 6.1kWh lithium-ion battery.
This should yield an incredible output of 620kW and 1400Nm.
set to weigh hundreds of kilos less than 2023 AMG GT 63 SE Performance Sharing the same powertrain, the electrified AMG GT Coupe should accelerate from 0-100 km/h in less than 2.5 seconds and hit a top speed of over 330 km/h.
For now, it’s not been confirmed when Mercedes-AMG plans to roll out what could be its fastest-ever road car this side of the ONE hypercar, but next year seems a safe bet.
As well as the electrified AMG GT, it’s rumored the performance division will also squeeze the plug-in hybrid twin-turbo V8 under the bonnet of the new AMG-developed SL.
This 2024 Mercedes-AMG SL 63 E Performance could share the same 590kW output