Mercedes-AMG to show 800bhp GT63 PHEV at Munich

Firm’s new 800bhp+ debut hybrid previewed as Mercedes ramps up for plethora of Munich reveals

Mercedes-AMG has previewed the new plug-in hybrid version of its GT63 4-door Coupé ahead of its public debut at the Munich Motor Show. 

The front end of the firm’s new range-topping performance saloon was pictured on social media along with the confirmation that it will be unwrapped in full on 1 September, just before the show. 

The 'GT73e' is will be the first in a series of new plug-in hybrid Mercedes-AMG models. It will be driven by an uprated version of the GT63’s twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8, mated to an electric motor which is said to provide a “significant” performance boost.

AMG sources previously told Autocar that the GT73e’s electric motor alone will offer up to 201bhp and 268lb ft, for a total output figure of over 800bhp. 

The engine, which produces 639bhp and 664lb ft in the GT63 S 4-Door Coupé, is said to offer “previously unattained levels of power and torque” for a road-going four-door AMG model in its electrified form. 

The model will serve as a rival to the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid and command a premium over the current, non-electrified GT63, with prices likely to start upwards of £150,000.

It will also be a spiritual successor to the AMG’s debut model, the 300CE Hammer, which helped build AMG’s reputation as a builder of uprated large saloon cars with supercar pace.

The model’s P3 PHEV system will also be used by top-rung versions of the latest S-Class and upcoming SL grand tourer, as well as underpinning the petrol-electric successor to the C63 4Matic, where it will be used in combination with a turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine, rather than a large-capacity V8.

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