Mercedes-AMG GT Four-Door Coupe plug-in hybrid coming in 2020
When the Mercedes-AMG GT Idea bowed in 2017, the placing present automotive was stated to boast a robust electrified V-Eight beneath the hood. To this point, such a powertrain hasn’t taken form, however it seems that will quickly change.
Talking with Wheels in an interview revealed final week, AMG chief Tobias Moers stated the corporate’s GT Four-Door Coupe, the sedan previewed by the GT idea, would spawn a hybrid choice in 2020.
Tobias Moers
This may not be a mild-hybrid mannequin like AMG’s current 53-series automobiles however a robust plug-in hybrid seemingly badged a GT 73 EQ Energy+ Four-Door Coupe. Sure, that is fairly a mouthful.
Moers did not present any specs however rumors level to the powertrain mirroring the setup within the unique GT idea, which AMG quoted at 805 horsepower. Particularly, AMG stated it featured a Four.Zero-liter twin-turbocharged V-Eight married to a robust electrical motor, which might additionally drive the automotive on pure electrical energy. At present, the GT Four-Door Coupe vary tops out with the GT 63 S, whose output is 630 hp.
2019 Mercedes-AMG GT Four-Door Coupe 63 S Version 1
Though any GT Four-Door Coupe plug-in hybrid will seemingly weigh greater than the GT 63 S, it ought to handily outrun it if we see something just like the 805 hp of the idea. With such an output, count on the tremendous sedan to dash to 62 mph in three.Zero seconds or much less. The GT 63 S has already been clocked at three.2 seconds.
Crucially, the plug-in hybrid system will finally filter throughout to different fashions within the AMG lineup.
2019 Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S Four-Door Coupe
Keen patrons ought to count on a premium value for the additional efficiency. The AMG GT 63 S already begins at $159,995. For this sort of cash, patrons might additionally go for the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, additionally a plug-in hybrid, or the battery-electric Porsche Taycan.
AMG would not have a solution to the Taycan simply but however Moers in a separate interview stated an electrical AMG is within the works. Timing of the car is not clear however it’s anticipated to be primarily based on Mercedes-Benz’s new devoted EV platform that debuts subsequent 12 months within the EQS sedan.
