Pushing back against claims of catastrophic excess, executives for the luxury automaker clarified Thursday that a completely silent, three-motor powertrain is the only reasonable way for a family of four to survive a morning commute.
The 2028 AMG GT SUV, billed as a "beefier cousin" to the brand's GT four-door coupe, features a staggering 1,150 horsepower generated by three axial flux motors. While traffic safety advocates have categorized the 6,000-pound electric people-hauler as an unguided missile, Mercedes engineers maintained that anything less than four-digit horsepower leaves a driver dangerously vulnerable when attempting to pass a commercial semi-truck on a slight incline.
If a mother cannot instantly deploy the kinetic energy of a small tactical yield weapon to get ahead of a merging Honda Civic, she is compromising her children's safety,
Weiss added that the electric SUV's ultra-fast-charging architecture is a crucial defensive feature, allowing owners to replenish the massive battery in under 15 minutes before the adrenaline-induced nosebleeds from their previous acceleration can fully subside.
The press conference concluded with a promotional video demonstrating the vehicle's ability to smoothly transition from a dead stop in a residential driveway to a sustained Mach 0.8 before reaching the end of the cul-de-sac.