Virtually two years after it was initially revealed, the flagship AMG GT 63 S E Efficiency plug-in hybrid can now be ordered domestically with the primary examples already arriving.
The 2023 Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Efficiency is priced domestically from $399,900 earlier than on-road prices, which makes it the costliest Mercedes-AMG mannequin presently provided in Australia.
It’s price noting the native AMG GT 4-door coupe vary now solely consists of this high-performance plug-in hybrid mannequin, with the non-hybridised AMG GT 63 S not on sale.
The AMG GT 63 S E Efficiency blends a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine with an electrical motor for complete system outputs of 620kW of energy and a staggering 1400Nm of torque. This additionally makes it probably the most highly effective collection manufacturing automotive Mercedes-AMG has ever produced.
Mercedes-AMG hasn’t actually designed the AMG GT 63 S E Efficiency to be like a Prius, but it surely’ll nonetheless do 12km on electrical energy alone. It additionally has a claimed mixed gas economic system determine of 7.7 litres per 100km.
The 150kW/320Nm e-motor is on the rear axle, the place it’s mixed with a two-speed transmission and an digital limited-slip differential.
First gear takes the motor from standstill to round 140km/h, at which level it’s spinning at round 13,500rpm.
The 6.1kWh battery pack feeding it’s mounted under the boot flooring.
Though it’s mounted on the rear axle, the electrical motor is mechanically linked to the automotive’s all-wheel drive system, so it could actually shuffle torque between the axles as required.
Together with the plug-in hybrid system, the petrol engine incorporates a 48V mild-hybrid system.
Mercedes-AMG claims the AMG GT 63 S E Efficiency can do the 0-100km/h dash in 2.9 seconds, and flat out you’ll be doing 316km/h.
The carmaker claims it makes use of a classy liquid cooling system to maintain the lithium-ion battery pack at 45 levels celsius, regardless of how onerous you’re flogging the AMG GT 63 S E Efficiency on monitor.
Though you may virtually deplete the battery pack, Mercedes-AMG claims the automotive at all times maintains sufficient cost to ship its full punch.
The AMG GT 63 S E Efficiency has a most AC charging price of three.7kW. There are three ranges of regenerative braking, with probably the most aggressive permitting for one-pedal driving.
Contained in the AMG GT 63 S E Efficiency will get an AMG Efficiency steering wheel, an MBUX infotainment system with AMG hybrid-specific shows, head-up show, 14-speaker Burmester encompass sound system, three-zone local weather management, 64-colour ambient inside lighting, heated and cooled entrance seats with heated armrests, heated rear seats, in addition to power-closing doorways, amongst different options.
