Mercedes-AMG's 1,153 Hp Electric GT 4-Door Takes On Porsche's Taycan
Four doors and 0 to 60 mph in two seconds.
Mercedes-AMG is known for its performance sedans like the GT63 SE Performance that comes with a complex 4.0-liter V8 biturbo hybrid powertrain. Now, the company has come up with its most powerful vehicle ever, but took a completely different route to get there. The new GT 4-Door Coupé is an 1,153 hp, purely electric beast with an all-new thin and lightweight powertrain.
To build a vehicle that could take on Porsche's electric Taycan, Mercedes-AMG came up with the 800-volt AMG.EA platform. It uses three new "axial-flux" motors that marry high-power with reduced weight and size. The front motor is just 3.5 inches thick but redlines at over 15,000 rpm and only kicks in for extra performance or regenerative braking. The two rear motors (each about 3.2 inches high) are married to a single-speed transmission and can hit just over...
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