Mercedes-AMG Electric SUV Spotted With Less Camouflage
Mercedes-AMG has finally named the day it will pull the camouflage off its most unusual SUV. The fully electric GT SUV will make its world debut on October 17, 2026, at The 140 Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. The first cars are expected to reach customers in early 2027.
For AMG, this is far more than just another premiere. The project was officially announced in November 2024: the full-size electric SUV will become the second vehicle on the dedicated AMG.EA platform and the first SUV whose architecture the Affalterbach specialists developed entirely on their own. At the time, the company kept the exact debut date secret. Now the countdown is on.
But the numbers surrounding the new GT SUV still require caution. The 1,169-hp output, up to 2,000 Nm of torque, 106-kWh battery, 800-volt architecture and charging at up to 600 kW officially belong to the electric Mercedes-AMG GT 63 4-Door Coupé. That version uses no fewer than three axial-flux electric motors. The technology is spectacular, but Mercedes-AMG has not given anyone permission to simply copy those figures onto the upcoming SUV.
The technical relationship between the two models, however, is hardly in doubt: both are built around the AMG.EA architecture. Mercedes-Benz’s Sindelfingen plant has already been converted for EVs on this platform and produces the new GT 4-Door. Mercedes-Benz Automobil AG also lists Sindelfingen as the future production site for the GT SUV.
So one date is now circled in red: October 17. That is when Mercedes-AMG is expected to reveal the production GT SUV’s specifications, range and final configuration. Only then will we know how close the electric crossover has come to the outrageous numbers of its four-door relative.
Electric AMG: The Mercedes-AMG E-Class EQ
Our photographer at the German Nürburgring has caught a less camouflaged prototype of an AMG-powered variant of the Mercedes E-Class EQ. The next-generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class is also in the pipeline with EQ Technology, following the Mercedes GLC and the upcoming C-Class, both with EQ Technology. The new E-Class EQ will also debut as an AMG — possibly based on the next-generation AMG.EA dedicated platform used by the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé.
For now, all we know is that the all-new Mercedes E-Class Electric has been undergoing testing since last year and is set to launch as a fully electric vehicle to replace the unsuccessful Mercedes EQE Sedan. The AMG variant is recognizable by its funky AMG wheel designs, wider fender flares, the lower section of the front bumper and the spoiler lip at the rear.
As for performance, the rumor mill suggests the new Mercedes-AMG E-Class EQ will use a detuned version of the AMG.EA platform and arrive with 800 to 900 hp, though it will also be quite heavy due to the battery pack.
Story and photos by Andreas Conradt, Automedia
