Mercedes-AMG has made no secret of the fact that it’s getting ready to unleash some extremely powerful electric vehicles. It’s already shown us the upcoming four-door electric GT and teased the super-SUV that will share its platform and electrical hardware. But now we hear AMG could put that same know-how into a real sports car, one with the Porsche 911 in its crosshairs.

AMG is confident that it has the technical ability to pull off the project, but has hesitated over giving it the green light. The sticking point isn’t any kind of doubt over whether it could make a great electric sports coupe, but whether there are enough customers around who would want to buy it.

Passion Versus Pragmatism

“There is an emotional discussion and a rational discussion,” AMG boss Michael Schiebe told Autocar during the Munich motor show. “Emotionally, yes, we should do that. The question is whether there is a market that is big enough to justify the investment that is necessary. At least from a technology point of view, we know how to do that.”

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If AMG did press the go button, the EV wouldn’t replace the current two-door combustion GT, which was only launched in 2023. Instead it would be sold alongside it, though the EV would be built around an entirely different platform, presumably with parts borrowed from the SUV and sedan halo cars.

The Porsche Taycan rival – a production version of the AMG GTXX concept – has a tri-motor setup that uses compact, lightweight axial flux motors from Yas that will give the top-spec version up to 1,341 hp (1,360 PS / 1,000 kW).

Timing Still a Question

As to when we could see a two-door EV, Schiebe wouldn’t say, but given the current slowdown in the electric market in some countries and luxury buyers’ general disinterest in pricey EVs, it won’t be any time soon. Porsche now sells two hybrid versions of the 911 (the GTS and new Turbo), but won’t deliver a fully electric version until well into the 2030s.

“I would say we are very successful with our combustion-engined GT two-door,” Schiebe said. “So we will focus on that first, and then let’s see when the right point and time is there to launch a two-door EV.”

But he did also suggest that AMG might still launch an EV even if it wasn’t projected to be a major cash cow. “Sometimes you make a car which is not the most profitable one, but you do it because it’s so important for the brand, and you need to do it because it’s a brand-shaper,” he added.

Mercedes-AMG is no stranger to chasing records, yet it might have just outdone even itself. The Concept AMG GT XX just circled the globe virtually in just over a week. In the process of setting that record, it smashed 24 others as well. There’s no doubt about it. The AMG.EA platform just proved that it’s not just good for short bursts. It’s capable of long-haul dominance.

At the heart of the GT XX is a trio of axial-flux motors paired with a directly cooled high-performance battery. This is the same kind of tech that AMG says will underpin production cars starting next year. The concept delivers more than 1,360 hp (1,000 kW) and can sustain triple-digit speeds for days. That’s not hyperbole – it’s a certified fact now.

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Essentially, this car circled Germany’s Nardo circuit for 7.5 straight days, only stopping to charge back up. Mercedes brought two GT XX prototypes, and the pair racked up 3,177 laps of the 7.87-mile (12.68 km) track during the record attempt. In the process, they set records for the furthest distance traveled by an EV over 12-168 hours and the fastest EV to go 2,000-40,075 km.

Key EV Distance Records

Inspired by Jules Verne’s “Around the World in Eight Days,” Mercedes actually beat that figure. 40,075 km is the distance around the globe at the equator. The AMG GT XX went that far in just 7 days, 13 hours, and 24 minutes. That means that on average, during that time, it was going 137 mph, including when it was stopped to charge.

Of course, that was only possible because of the engineering on tap here. Charging at 850 kW is something only concept cars can do right now, but it enabled the AMG GT XX to add 249 miles (400 km) of range in five minutes.

The axial motors also provide more power density, and Mercedes used F1-inspired direct battery cooling to ensure nothing got too hot. That’s key because Mercedes reports track conditions of 35°C (95°F) at times. While we don’t expect to see EVs keeping up with ICE cars in endurance races anytime soon, this is a big step in that direction.

Time-Based Records – Distance Covered