And today, before the full unveil, we get exclusive time with two major parts of this car: the fully revealed new interior, and the first proper driving impressions of the prototype itself.
Underneath, the new AMG GT 4 Door sits on AMG’s own dedicated AMG.EA 800V architecture. For the first time in a fully electric sports car, it uses axial-flux motors — technology previously reserved for the world of supercars and hypercars, used for huge power boosts in cars from brands like Ferrari, McLaren, Lamborghini and Koenigsegg.
Compared to typical radial-flux motors, these axial-flux motors are around one third the size, two thirds lighter, and only 8cm wide. But they are also around three times more powerful than the nearest rival. The GT uses three of them: two at the rear, and one at the front, giving it AMG 4MATIC+ fully variable all-wheel drive.
The battery is just as serious, with directly cooled battery cells that can be cooled or warmed to the optimum level by a high-tech coolant system, designed to deliver sustained performance whenever the driver calls for it. Charging is over 500kW, and while AMG cannot give final figures yet, the top version will be over 1000HP.
But the tech does not stop there. This prototype also features AMG Active Ride Control air suspension, triple-switchable air springs, semi-active roll stabilisation, adjustable rebound and compression damping, a hydraulic composite braking system with carbon-ceramic brakes at the front and steel brakes at the rear, plus active aero including a rear wing and moving diffuser.
Inside, we get our first proper look at the new AMG interior, including the AMG Race Engineer control unit. Via three rotary controls, the system gives direct access to response, agility and traction settings — effectively a built-in AMG race engineer that lets you modify the driving behaviour on the fly.
In this video, we cover:
The new AMG GT 4 Door EV prototype
V8 mode Sound Check!
AMG.EA 800V architecture
Three axial-flux motor layout
New AMG interior first look
AMG Race Engineer control unit
First driving impressions
V8 Mode and and simulated gear shifts
Drifting!
AMG may be late to the EV party, but this could be the silver lining. Because if this car delivers on the road, the GT 4 Door EV might become the AMG of electric cars: fast, adjustable, emotional, and just naughty enough to make even us dinosaur petrolheads pay attention.
There is still more to see before a final verdict — the exterior design, normal-road driving, and price all still matter. But if those three-pointed stars align, this could be a car I buy! Let's wait and see. :)
