805HP Mercedes AMG GT Sedan Concept Exhaust Sound – Video

This concept is referred to as an extension of the AMG GT family, and an eventual production version, a four-door GT, will join the SLS AMG and the AMG GT as the third model to be developed by and exist solely within Mercedes’ in-house performance arm. Indeed, the GT concept is said to give “a sneak preview of the exterior design coming to the series-production model.

For all the car’s style, it’s the hybrid powertrain that we find most intriguing. Wearing the same EQ Power+ branding—a nod to Benz’s nascent electrified sub-brand—as the company’s Formula 1 car, the concept uses a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 and an electric motor that is directly connected to the rear wheels. Total output is said to be 805 horsepower, and a version of 4MATIC all-wheel drive is used to ensure balanced torque distribution.

 

 

Three modes of operation are available—electric, gasoline engine, and combined—for maximum performance. Mercedes claims the control software parallels that used in the W08 AMG F1 racer; it sees the concept charge its battery pack while driving as well as under braking so maximum power will be available when it’s most needed: accelerating out of a corner. Mercedes-AMG hasn’t yet revealed technical minutiae concerning the GT concept but does say that the car can apportion torque to each wheel individually for torque vectoring. The bottom line is a claimed sub-three-second zero-to-60-mph time.