2027 Mercedes-AMG GT SUV: Up to 1,153 hp and 700 km, GT 53 From €113,050

Mercedes-AMG unveiled the GT SUV on 17 October 2026, and it is the first full-size SUV that the Affalterbach performance brand has developed from the ground up in its 59-year history. It is a battery-electric five-seater built at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen, and it is the second model on the AMG.EA high-performance architecture after the GT 4-Door Coupe. Buyers can choose between three versions. The GT 63 uses three axial-flux motors for a peak of 860 kW (1,169 PS, about 1,153 hp) and a continuous 530 kW (721 PS, about 711 hp). The GT 55 uses the same motor layout at a peak of 600 kW (816 PS, about 805 hp), and the entry GT 53 has two synchronous motors with a peak of 400 kW (544 PS, about 536 hp). Only the GT 53 has a price so far: €113,050 in Germany including 19% VAT, with orders opening on 20 October 2026. The GT 63 and GT 55 follow in spring 2027 at prices still to be announced.

Performance & Specs

Mercedes states power in kilowatts and, in its German release, in metric PS. The English technical table prints the same numbers with an “hp” label, so 860 kW is 1,169 PS in the German text and about 1,153 hp in imperial horsepower, which is the figure most English-language outlets use. The distinction between peak and continuous output matters here. The 860 kW of the GT 63 is a peak that is available for a limited boost time, which Mercedes lists as 63 seconds for the GT 63, 55 seconds for the GT 55 and 53 seconds for the GT 53. The continuous output is 530 kW (721 PS, about 711 hp) for both the GT 63 and the GT 55, and 270 kW (367 PS, about 362 hp) for the GT 53. Torque is 2,000 Nm for the GT 63, 1,860 Nm for the GT 55 and 800 Nm for the GT 53. All Mercedes performance figures are marked preliminary, since no officially recognised test body has certified them yet.

Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h takes 2.7 seconds in the GT 63, 3.1 seconds in the GT 55 and 4.2 seconds in the GT 53 on the standard measurement. Mercedes also publishes figures with a one-foot rollout, which leaves out the first 30.48 cm of the run and gives 2.5, 2.8 and 3.8 seconds, and the headline 2.5 seconds of the GT 63 belongs to that second method. The GT 63 reaches 200 km/h in 7.2 seconds standard or 6.8 seconds with rollout. Top speed is 270 km/h for the GT 63 and GT 55 and 250 km/h for the GT 53, in each case with the Driver’s Package. The GT 63 weighs 2,585 kg with the 106 kWh battery and 2,695 kg with the 128 kWh battery, according to the DIN figures in the technical data.

In the GT 63 and GT 55, each axle carries a High Performance Electric Drive Unit. The rear unit combines two axial-flux motors, each with its own compact planetary gearbox, in one housing, with oil cooling and two water-cooled silicon-carbide inverters. The front unit holds a single axial-flux motor with a spur gear and parking lock, and it works as a booster that a disconnect unit decouples at low load to cut drag losses. Torque vectoring distributes drive between the rear wheels. The GT 53 instead uses one permanently excited synchronous motor at each axle and a two-speed gearbox at the rear: a short first gear for launches and city driving, and a taller second gear for relaxed motorway cruising. Its front motor can also be decoupled. All three versions have the fully variable AMG Performance 4MATIC+ all-wheel drive.

Powertrain	Tri-motor AWD BEV (three axial-flux motors)
Power	860 kW peak (1,169 PS / 1,153 hp); 530 kW continuous
Torque	2,000 Nm
0–100 km/h	2.7 s (2.5 s with 1-foot rollout)
Battery	128 kWh usable (106 kWh optional)
Range	Up to 700 km (WLTP, 128 kWh)

Dimensions & Practicality

Length	5,084 mm (GT 63, GT 55)
Width	2,001 mm
Height	1,656 mm (GT 63, GT 55)
Wheelbase	3,040 mm
Frontal area	2.80 m²

The GT SUV is a long and low full-size body. The GT 63 and GT 55 measure 5,084 mm in length, 2,001 mm in width and 1,656 mm in height, while the GT 53 is slightly shorter at 5,080 mm and 1,653 mm tall. All three share a 3,040 mm wheelbase. Mercedes describes a low seating position, a flat roofline falling towards the rear spoiler, frameless side windows in a GT style and generous head and leg room in the rear, where a three-seat bench is standard and the backrests fold. The five-seat layout is therefore the standard configuration.

Luggage space is 607 litres behind the rear seats and 1,740 litres with them folded, measured by the VDA method. A front trunk adds 78 litres by the VDA method, or 111 litres in the liquid-volume measure that Mercedes also prints. The drag coefficient is 0.27 for the GT 63 and GT 55 and 0.28 for the GT 53, on a frontal area of 2.80 square metres, and Mercedes says the deliberately flat silhouette and the low-mounted battery help reduce the frontal area. A full-surface SKY CONTROL panoramic glass roof that switches between transparent and opaque is part of the interior concept.

Charging & Battery

The AMG High Performance Electric Battery runs at 800 volts and comes in two sizes, 106 kWh usable with 18 modules and 128 kWh usable with 22 modules. Mercedes does not state gross capacity. The cells are cylindrical, 105 mm tall and 26 mm in diameter, with a laser-welded aluminium housing, an NCMA cathode and a silicon-containing anode, and an energy density of more than 298 Wh/kg. A non-conductive oil flows around every cell, which Mercedes says keeps the temperature even and allows repeated full-power use. In the technical table, the GT 63 and GT 55 list both battery sizes, while the GT 53 has only the 106 kWh pack.

The peak DC charging power is 600 kW with the 106 kWh battery and 710 kW with the 128 kWh battery, and a charge from 10 to 80% takes 11 minutes (106 kWh) or 12 minutes (128 kWh). On a 400 kW charger Mercedes quotes 14 minutes for 106 kWh and 16 minutes for 128 kWh, and marks these as preliminary. Ten minutes at the maximum rate adds 70 kWh, or about 386 km of WLTP range, with the 106 kWh pack, and 83 kWh, or about 454 km, with the 128 kWh pack. The GT 53 recovers 440 km of WLTP range in ten minutes. The recharged-range figures were determined at maximum DC power under ISO/SAE 12906 conditions, so they say nothing about a typical public station. The car can fall back to 400-volt charging where only older infrastructure is available, and it supports five fast-charge standards for different regions: CCS2 for Europe, GB/T for China, CHAdeMO for Japan, CCS1 for South Korea and NACS for the USA. AC charging is up to 11 kW.

Official WLTP range for the GT 63 and GT 55 is 620 to 700 km with the 128 kWh battery and 525 to 585 km with the 106 kWh battery, and for the GT 53 it is 597 to 668 km. The combined WLTP consumption is 23.8 to 21.2 kWh/100 km for the 128 kWh versions, 23.4 to 20.9 kWh/100 km for the 106 kWh versions and 21.1 to 18.8 kWh/100 km for the GT 53. As a check, 128 kWh divided by 700 km is about 18.3 kWh/100 km at the battery, which is consistent with 21.2 kWh/100 km from the grid once charging losses of roughly 16 percent are added. Mercedes notes that the real range depends on driving style, temperature, equipment and load.

Design & Interior

The design aims to read as a performance SUV at first glance: a steep front end, a stretched wheelbase, a wide track, muscular shoulders and a roofline that falls towards the tail. The AMG-specific grille has vertical struts and is optionally illuminated, as is the central star, and the headlamps carry a star-shaped daytime running light signature. At the rear, six round turbine-style tail lamps and an optional light band form a distinctive signature. Powerdomes on the bonnet, flared wings, large wheels, short overhangs and pronounced rear shoulders complete the look, and Mercedes says that entry remains comfortable despite the SUV-sized body.

Inside, the cockpit is meant to feel like a GT, with the driver sitting low and integrated rather than high up in a conventional SUV position. A 14.0-inch multimedia display angled towards the driver and a 10.2-inch instrument cluster form one visual unit, and a separate 14-inch passenger display is available. On the GT 63 and GT 55 the centre console carries three rotary dials of the AMG RACE ENGINEER, and the AMG Performance steering wheel controls recuperation through paddles. Optional AMG Performance seats have integrated head restraints, the door panels use a diamond quilting and free-floating armrests, and an optional Burmester 4D sound system is offered. More than 60 MANUFAKTUR paint finishes are available, and for the first time the forged AMG wheels can be accented in colour, with matt copper or matt black and a coloured rim edge in Angel Blue, Sunny Lime or Orange Flame.

Technology & Features

The software side is the new generation of MBUX on the Mercedes-Benz Operating System, MB.OS. Mercedes says this is the first MBUX to integrate three AI agents, ChatGPT, Microsoft Bing and Google Gemini, next to its own MBUX Virtual Assistant, which can hold multi-step conversations. Three exclusive AMG apps sit on top: AMG PERFORMANCE MENU with real-time energy-flow, aero and power displays, AMG SET-UP for configuring the car, and AMG TRACK PACE, which records more than 80 vehicle data points ten times per second, stores lap and sector times and offers an augmented-reality racing line in the head-up display. An optional dashcam is offered where the market allows it.

For the driving experience, AMGFORCE Sport+ reproduces the sound of an AMG V8 in the GT 63 and GT 55 and an AMG six-cylinder in the GT 53. Mercedes says the sounds are based on more than 100 measurements with 16 microphones and reference cars such as the Mercedes-AMG GT R, and the mode adds simulated gear changes in the style of an AMG SPEEDSHIFT gearbox, seat shakers and a matching display design. A Predictive Performance Manager, first used on the CONCEPT AMG GT XX record run, shapes the energy flow in Race and Sprint modes, and seven AMG DYNAMIC SELECT programmes run from Comfort to Race, the latter with drift mode, drag race, track race and launch control. Pulling both steering-wheel paddles once calls up extra boost in the Comfort, Sport and Sport+ programmes.

Safety & ADAS

The body is a new construction in aluminium, steel and fibre composites, and the high-voltage battery sits in the centre of the structure inside a protective safety box that forms part of the crash concept. Mercedes says the car uses a central coolant hub to manage all thermal circuits, so that full charging and drive power are available at once. The launch press material does not list the driver-assistance hardware or the safety rating, so this article does not state camera, radar or assistance levels for the GT SUV until Mercedes publishes them.

Available Versions

Pricing & Availability

In Germany the GT 53 can be ordered from 20 October 2026 at €113,050, which is Mercedes’ non-binding recommended price including 19% VAT. The GT 63 and GT 55 follow in spring 2027, and Mercedes has not published prices for them. In the United States, outlets including Electrek and BMW Blog report that the SUV is due at dealers in summer 2027 as a 2028 model-year vehicle, with US pricing not yet announced. That timing and model-year naming come from press reports, not from the German release. Mercedes’ launch release also names fast-charging standards for China, Japan and South Korea but does not announce sale dates for those markets. No Israeli launch or price has been announced as of 19 October 2026.

How It Compares

Two electric luxury SUVs already covered on FreshMotors give reference points, using the specifications stored in our catalog. The Porsche Cayenne Electric is listed at 402 hp, up to 642 km WLTP and $109,000, so the GT 53 offers about a third more peak power than the base Cayenne Electric and a similar range ceiling, with a German euro price in the same bracket as a US dollar price. The Range Rover Electric is listed at 542 hp, up to 600 km and $138,000, which is almost exactly the GT 53’s 536 hp peak and a little less range. Prices are in different currencies and markets, and the dollar figures are US prices (both ranges are WLTP), so the cards show positioning rather than a precise gap.

The GT 63 and GT 55 sit in a different bracket entirely, with the GT 63 using the same three-axial-flux concept as the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe, which FreshMotors has covered separately and which is the first AMG.EA model. The SUV’s party trick is the continuous figure: 530 kW (about 711 hp) on both axial-flux versions, which Mercedes presents as a segment benchmark, and a pack that Mercedes says delivers the same power repeatedly. The practical gap to the coupe is the body: five seats, 607 litres of boot and a 78-litre frunk.