- AMG has officially opened European order books for the electric GT 4-Door.
- The flagship GT 63 starts at €196,350, which works out to around $224,000.
- Options like a $6,965 seat package can push the final number well past that.
Mercedes-AMG has officially opened order books for its 1,169-horsepower (860 kW) GT 4-Door Coupe. For now, only European buyers have access to the electric super sedan, but in gaining that access, they’ve helped us learn something new… pricing. If these figures translate the way they historically do, American buyers might want to mentally prepare now. In Germany, the GT 4-Door Coupe starts at €154,700 or about $176,000 at current rates.
Notably, there are two variants available at launch. The range-topping GT 63 opens up €196,350 ($224,000). Keep in mind a couple of things. First, that includes VAT, which unlike US sales tax is baked into the advertised price, so it’s not a one-to-one comparison. Second, those figures are before prospective buyers go down the list of options they’d like to add. We’ll come back to those, though.
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AMG models rarely make it to America with what looks like bargain pricing. The U.S. might not have VAT, but there will still be taxes to pay, exchange rates to account for, and destination charges. Add in the simple potential for Mercedes to price the car higher in general, and a heavily optioned GT 63 could easily creep into quarter-million-dollar territory. The last Mercedes to be so pricey in the U.S. was the SLS AMG Black Series, a limited-run V8 halo car that enthusiasts still obsess over a decade later.
Of course, Mercedes is at least giving buyers plenty of hardware for the money. The GT 63 packs a three-motor setup featuring two electric motors at the rear and one up front, generating up to 1,169 hp (860 kW). Mercedes says it can sprint from 0-62 mph (100 km/h) in just 2.1 seconds and hit 124 mph (200 km/h) in 6.4 seconds.
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The company also claims charging speeds of up to 600 kW. Under ideal conditions, that’s enough to add more than 285 miles (460 km) of range in ten minutes, while a 10–80 percent charge can happen in around 11 minutes. Beyond the standard equipment, the GT 4-Door can stack up options worth the combined value of a compact car quickly.
The most expensive at launch is the Performance Seat package, which can run up to €6,116 ($6,965). Other pricey choices include the AMG Dynamic Plus package with active suspension and track-focused software for €5,295 ($6,025). The AMG Driver’s Package raises the top speed to 186 mph (300 km/h) for another €5,250 ($5,975). Add every available option up and no doubt, this thing will cost what used to be reserved for V12 supercars.
For now, Mercedes hasn’t announced U.S. pricing. But based on what we’re seeing in Europe, there’s a decent chance American buyers will need considerably deeper pockets than they were hoping for.
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