Electric Mercedes-AMG GT 4 Door Coupe shown testing
AMG’s high-tech first EV shown frolicking in Arctic Circle snow ahead of world debut later this yearThe all-new 2024 Mercedes-AMG GT 4 Door Coupe has been previewed cold-weather testing in minus-25C temperatures ahead of its debut later this year.
The German car-maker has also revealed the first official details about its advanced AMG.EA (AMG Electric Architecture) platform, which makes its debut on the GT.
Set to underpin all future AMG-branded electric cars, AMG.EA is designed to accommodate state-of-the-art high-performance high-voltage batteries and next-generation axial-flux electric motors.
It’s the latter that AMG hopes will bring the biggest gains in performance and handling as the pancake-shaped motors are said to be unmatched when it comes to their power density, size and weight.
To ensure the GT 4 Door has what it takes to compete against the likes of the latest 815kW Porsche Taycan Turbo GT, AMG is expected to bolt four of them onto the four-door coupe, creating a total output of around 750kW and 1365Nm of torque.
Each motor will be capable of producing 358kW/800Nm alone, while weighing just 24kg.
The move to axial-flux motors also allows engineers to mount them within the wheel on the outer edges of the front and rear axle, bringing huge benefits when it comes to packaging.
Ultimately, it could allow AMG to shrink the vehicle’s dimensions – it currently measures in at 5054mm long – to save yet more weight, without compromising interior space.
Influencing its styling is the 2022 Vision 2025 concept that preview a far sleeker take on a four-door, although the show car was originally larger (5100mm long) than the current AMG GT.
Other new tech destined for the AMG GT sedan includes a new slimline, energy-dense battery that will use a silicon anode material that’s claimed to offer a 40 per cent higher density over current graphite anodes.
Inside, expect a suitably futuristic cabin with a full-width high-definition screen that has already been previewed by the Concept One-Eleven.
Set to be revealed before the end of 2024, the next-generation AMG GT 4 Door Coupe is expected to land in dealers in the first half of 2025.
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