Wild 2026 Mercedes-AMG GT4 EV teased

Mercedes-AMG has given us our closest look yet at its monstrous Porsche Taycan GT-rivalling all-electric super sedan, ahead of its June debut.

Tipped to share plenty with the 2022 Vision AMG concept, the latest teasers reveal the fast four-door’s fastback profile, sleek lines and star-shaped graphics in its front and rear LED lights.

Compared to the original concept, we can see how designers have watered down some of the drama with a less curvy rear end and normal front and rear headlights, with the real car ditching the show car’s rear ‘flame thrower’-style lights.

At the front end it looks like the three-pointed star is mounted low just above the front plate carrier, while there’s only a modest opening for cooling.

Rumoured to be named the ‘GT4 EV’, instead of carrying the AMG GT 4-Door nameplate, it’s thought the combustion-powered super sedan, which has the option of a wild 620kW plug-in hybrid V8, might live on longer in the range.

No further official details have been released but we already know that AMG’s Taycan fighter will be based on Mercedes-AMG’s own AMG.EA electric architecture it has developed from scratch.

The reason an off-the-peg ’Benz EV platform wasn’t used is because they can’t package AMG’s next-gen Axial Flux disc-shaped e-motors that will power the halo four-door coupe.

Weighing just 24kg each, the Yasa – owned by Mercedes – e-motor produces up to 358kW and 800Nm of torque.

That explains why the quad-motor all-wheel drive should produce at least 750kW, with many tipping it will overtake the 815kW pumped out by the mightiest Porsche Taycan GT.

Other advanced tech includes 800-volt electronics, and a battery pack developed in-house featuring a silicon anode.

Once unwrapped this June, Mercedes-AMG has already revealed the four-door will be followed shortly after by a super-SUV that will share the powertrain but offer more space and practicality.

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