Mercedes-AMG has unveiled the GT SUV, an electric family hauler with more than 1,100 hp, and its top charging speed is higher than almost any US charger can supply. Electrek's report on the unveiling ran October 17. If you've been waiting for a fast EV that also fits the kids, that gap between car and network is the part to watch.
AMG says this is the first full-size SUV it developed entirely on its own. It rides on the brand's dedicated electric platform and shares its three axial-flux motors and battery with the GT 4-Door Coupé shown earlier this year. Those motors are flat and pancake-shaped, which lets them make more power for their weight, and the tech came from UK specialist YASA, which Mercedes bought in 2021. The Verge frames it as a direct rival to the Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric, and says it beats that car on power. US deliveries are planned for summer 2027, which is a company target, not a delivered date.
A charger that mostly doesn't exist yet
The big 800-volt battery can go from 10 to 80 percent in about 12 minutes, according to Mercedes, with a peak rate of 710 kW. Electrek points out that the fastest public chargers now going in across the US, such as IONNA's, are rated around 400 kW, and a 750 kW unit once expected here has slipped to next year. The car supports NACS, so Tesla Superchargers will work. They just won't come close to that peak.
The horsepower figure is also a peak. Mercedes lists continuous output far lower, at about 711 hp on the top trims, and its acceleration times are still estimates.
Heavy, with a soundtrack you can mute
The GT 63 weighs about as much as the Cayenne Turbo Electric, a bit less than the Lucid Gravity, per The Verge. Rear-axle steering is standard, and the top trim swaps mechanical anti-roll bars for active hydraulics. Like the GT 4-Door, it plays recorded AMG engine sounds with virtual gearshifts, and a Silent mode turns them off.
US pricing and EPA range haven't been announced. Because The Verge pitches it against the Cayenne Turbo Electric, it looks aimed at the luxury performance end of the family SUV market rather than at accessible pricing, though that is our reading, not a Mercedes figure. Would you pay for charging speed you can't yet use?
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