Mercedes-AMG’s first ground-up SUV is a 1,150hp electric beast
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•2026-10-17T13:00:00-04:00
📰 What Happened
Mercedes-AMG has shown the 2028 GT SUV, the first full-size SUV the performance brand has designed fully in-house in its 59-year history. The top GT 63 model makes 1,153 horsepower from three electric motors, more than the Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric.
It goes on sale in the US next summer. Prices are not out yet. Mercedes says the big battery can charge from 10 to 80 percent in about 12 minutes, and the longest-range version should go around 435 miles.
🔍 The Backstory
AMG built its name making faster versions of regular Mercedes cars. Building a whole SUV itself is a bigger step, and it lands in a crowded field of fast electric SUVs from Porsche, Lotus and Lucid.
To keep the AMG feel, the car plays recordings of real AMG V8 engines instead of fake electric sounds. It also shakes the seats and fakes gear shifts. Mercedes says the handling setup cuts pitch and roll, so a heavy SUV can still corner hard.
🎯 Why It Matters
Fast electric SUVs are becoming a real market. The battery and charging tech proven here usually shows up in cheaper cars a few years later.
Mercedes-AMG has shown the 2028 GT SUV, the first full-size SUV the performance brand has designed fully in-house in its 59-year history. The top GT 63 model makes 1,153 horsepower from three electric motors, more than the Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric.
It goes on sale in the US next summer. Prices are not out yet. Mercedes says the big battery can charge from 10 to 80 percent in about 12 minutes, and the longest-range version should go around 435 miles.
AMG built its name making faster versions of regular Mercedes cars. Building a whole SUV itself is a bigger step, and it lands in a crowded field of fast electric SUVs from Porsche, Lotus and Lucid.
To keep the AMG feel, the car plays recordings of real AMG V8 engines instead of fake electric sounds. It also shakes the seats and fakes gear shifts. Mercedes says the handling setup cuts pitch and roll, so a heavy SUV can still corner hard.
Fast electric SUVs are becoming a real market. The battery and charging tech proven here usually shows up in cheaper cars a few years later.