Mercedes-AMG’s first ground-up SUV is a 1,150hp electric beast

<figure> <img alt="Mercedes AMG GT SUV" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Mercedes-AMG" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/26C0332_071.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Earlier this year, Mercedes' AMG performance brand grabbed our attention with <a href="http://theverge.com/news/934037/mercedes-amg-gt-four-door-coupe-ev-specs">the GT four-door coupe</a>, a souped-up sports sedan with three axial flux motors delivering over 1,150 horsepower. Well, now meet its beefier cousin, the 2028 Mercedes-AMG GT SUV, an equally powerful, ultra-fast-charging electric people-hauler.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The AMG GT SUV (say that five times fast) marks the first time in the performance brand's 59-year history that it has developed a full-size SUV entirely in-house from the ground up. Scheduled to hit the US next summer, the new EV is built on Merc's high-performance AMG.EA architecture to combine sports-car handling with full-s …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/transportation/1013088/mercedes-amg-gt-suv-price-specs-performance">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>