GT 4-Door Coupé (X290) 2026 AMG GT 4-Door Vision EV

[Swissbob]

In the EU and probably U.K. as well, it will be all about how the AMG.EA GT performs against the Porsche Taycans and Audi eTron GTs. Taking the current "political environment" into consideration.

I agree.Both are currently sales failures.

 

[Swissbob]

It will be interesting to see how this AMG EV performs against the competition.

High-performance electric sedan currently for sale (Price, Power, Mass, Range)

• Tesla Model S Plaid = €120,000 - 1020 hp for 2167 kg - Around 600 km (WLTP)
• Audi E-Tron GT Performance = €175,000 - 925 hp for 2330 kg - 559 km (WLTP)
• Porsche Taycan Turbo GT = €248,000 - 1108 hp for 2290 kg - Around 559 km (WLTP)
• Lucid Air Sapphire = €250,000 - 1251 hp for 2420 kg - Up to 687 km (WLTP)

The plaid is The best bang for the buck.

 

[Jonathan19]

The plaid is The best bang for the buck.

It depends. I've added it to the list, but in terms of quality, I think it's the worst. However, even with those flaws, it's still an 'interesting' price.

But for me it's not in the same category of the Porsche, Lucid and Audi.

 

[AbsoluteUnit]

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It depends. I've added it to the list, but in terms of quality, I think it's the worst. However, even with those flaws, it's still an 'interesting' price.

It's at that price because really it has nothing other than it's speed to justify any more. As you say, the build quality and general fit and finish is awful. It feels cheap on the inside.

 

[Swissbob]

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It's at that price because really it has nothing other than it's speed to justify any more. As you say, the build quality and general fit and finish is awful. It feels cheap on the inside.

The built quality of the e-tron gt is also terrible.

The USP of these cars is the speed on the straight line. For the racetrack they’re to heavy.

As a long distance cruiser, nothing beats a S580, and you can fill it up in 5min.

 

[Design FIRST]

Kolesa.ru may be one of the better illustrators on the internet, but man...I really hope that he is OFF on this rendering. Absolutely ghastly.

 

[klier]

I agree.Both are currently sales failures.

Can't even remember when I saw an e-tron GT for the last time....

Absolutely dead.

 

[Swissbob]

Can't even remember when I saw an e-tron GT for the last time....

Absolutely dead.

I saw one yesterday, but I also saw a 992 GT3RS which I would always prefer.

 

[Design FIRST]

I saw one yesterday, but I also saw a 992 GT3RS which I would always prefer.

I'm guessing that maybe a handful are registered in my Landkreis (county), one of which belonging to a good acquaintance. But they've been around for some while and I haven't spotted any newer ones. It seems after initial interest was piqued, desirability began to decline pretty quickly. They are quite decisively outnumbered by Porsche Taycans. I still like the etron GT, but "like" is hardly "fascination". It got a bit stale rather quickly.

 

[Swissbob]

The biggest difference is the much cheaper interior than in the taycan.

I sat in one last year.
Compared to it’s „predecessor“ R8 its quite boring.

 

[Design FIRST]

The biggest difference is the much cheaper interior than in the taycan.

Yes...of "The Germans", I perceive Porsche as being the brand that does interiors best. And that by quite some margin.

To think just how good Audi used to be at that...examples being the D2 through D4 A8, the C5 through C7 A6 and series I A7, the first TT...

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

I'm guessing that maybe a handful are registered in my Landkreis (county), one of which belonging to a good acquaintance. But they've been around for some while and I haven't spotted any newer ones. It seems after initial interest was piqued, desirability began to decline pretty quickly. They are quite decisively outnumbered by Porsche Taycans. I still like the etron GT, but "like" is hardly "fascination". It got a bit stale rather quickly.

The design was overwrought and gimmicky from the onset. Nothing like the clean Bauhaus aesthetic that made Audi's so popular. I didn't like it at the start, and it's just become worse with age.

Tie this in to pricing that is just way too close to a Taycan for comfort, given Porsche's far stronger brand prestige and resales, and it was going to be a tough sell from the onset.

The same will happen with this new AMG sadly.

 

[Centurion]

The design was overwrought and gimmicky from the onset. Nothing like the clean Bauhaus aesthetic that made Audi's so popular. I didn't like it at the start, and it's just become worse with age.

Tie this in to pricing that is just way too close to a Taycan for comfort, given Porsche's far stronger brand prestige and resales, and it was going to be a tough sell from the onset.

The same will happen with this new AMG sadly.

The AMG EV could sell ok is there is a range of V8 black series models that customers can ladder up to e.g C63 BS, G63 BS and AMG GT BS.

Porche likely has sold tens of thousands of Taycan purely to those who want to get into a GT3, GT4, S/T and Sport Classic.

 

[Swissbob]

The AMG EV could sell ok is there is a range of V8 black series models that customers can ladder up to e.g C63 BS, G63 BS and AMG GT BS.

Porche likely has sold tens of thousands of Taycan purely to those who want to get into a GT3, GT4, S/T and Sport Classic.

I agree.
But first they need to develop these Models.
Schiebe told this to MT https://www.motortrend.com/news/mercedes-amg-ceo-michael-schiebe-interview

Schiebe reiterated his position that “there is more space for small production cars” within the AMG portfolio.
However, Schiebe says AMG “will invest further into small-volume special series cars that meet very specific customer demands.”

 

[SilverArrows]

They know exactly what is selling and how well, so they adjusted to that already and results we will see in the coming years, 4 door EV was decided few years ago when Taycan and whole EV direction was clear choice. Not anymore

 

[Swissbob]

They know exactly what is selling and how well, so they adjusted to that already and results we will see in the coming years, 4 door EV was decided few years ago when Taycan and whole EV direction was clear choice. Not anymore

But as Bob Dylan about 60 years ago sang,
The Times They Are A-Changing

 

[Big Sam]

If you like how electric cars drive, they’re fine, but they’re not longterm keepers because the battery will eventually break down because of aging.

This is a meaningless statement without mentioning timeframes. All evidence suggests that EV batteries are not degrading anywhere close to the expected rates. And you know what? ICEs degrade too.

So, can you provide actual data, or are you just repeating things you've read?

 

[Swissbob]

This is a meaningless statement without mentioning timeframes. All evidence suggests that EV batteries are not degrading anywhere close to the expected rates. And you know what? ICEs degrade too.

So, can you provide actual data, or are you just repeating things you've read?

I can provide data from my Audi e-tron, the range went down 10% within 5 years.
While the consumption is still the same.
That’s why the car is worth only 25k € with 10000miles.
I am sure that’s different on other cars, but my NCM622 battery didn’t age well.

 

[TATE]

News pics

 

[Merc1]

All the doom/DOA talk makes it hard to look at now.

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