Oh Good, AMG Is Making an Electric SUV

It will be 'AMG first, all-electric second.'

Photo by: Mercedes-AMG

Adrian Padeanu

By: Adrian Padeanu

Updated: Nov 7, 2024 at 5:59am ET

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This will be the first SUV developed entirely by AMG.
It sits on the dedicated AMG.EA platform.
The unnamed model will compete with the electric Porsche Cayenne.

AMG already offers a souped-up version of the Mercedes EQE SUV, but now the performance brand is prepping its own electric high-riding vehicle. Rather than upgrading an existing Benz, the peeps from Affalterbach are developing a separate high-performance SUV. It’ll sit on the dedicated AMG.EA platform and will be a full-size model, so think GLS rather than GLE.

Pictured below, the slinky Vision AMG concept from 2022 gave us a taste of what the future could look like for bespoke electric AMGs. The new SUV will likely have a lot in common with the second-generation GT 4-Door Coupe the company has been teasing for a while. That one will be another swoopy liftback but without combustion engines this time around. It will be offered strictly as an EV, much like this forthcoming SUV.

Mercedes-AMG Vision AMG Concept

For now, we only know that “it’s AMG first, all-electric second.” The unnamed model will go up against the likes of the Lotus Eletre and Porsche’s confirmed Cayenne EV. Logic tells us the zero-emission AMG SUV will launch in 2026, following next year’s arrival of the GT 4-Door Coupe replacement. Power should come from axial flux motors developed by British company Yasa, a wholly owned Mercedes-Benz subsidiary. The e-motors will deliver “substantially more power than conventional electric motors.”

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Despite weighing only about 53 pounds, the next-gen, disc-shaped electric motor should be good for as much as 480 horsepower and 590 pound-feet. AMG.EA is said to support dual motors for each axle, so a quad setup would push the super SUV into four-digit horsepower territory. AMG touts an “unparalleled mix of power density, size, and weight” for the e-motor and a slimmer battery pack with 40% increased density compared to conventional packs. Ultra-fast charging is a given thanks to the 800-volt electrical architecture.

It’s too early to say how much the SUV is going to cost but it’ll likely command a premium over the Mercedes-AMG EQE SUV available in the United States from $110,750.