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Mercedes unveils high performance, long range and high priced AMG GT SUV, which is heading to Australia

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Mercedes unveils high performance, long range and high priced AMG GT SUV, which is heading to Australia

Luxury German carmaker Mercedes has unveiled a new high-performance electric Mercedes-AMG GT SUV, which will come with two battery variants, and is expected to be offered for sale in Australia next year.

Mercedes actually announced the Mercedes‑AMG GT SUV on Sunday, although it make very little of the fact that it is an electric vehicle (EV) and focused instead on the fact that it is the first in-house-developed full-size SUV in the carmaker’s 59-year history.

It will be the second model based on the company’s AMG.EA high-performance architecture, which combines three axial flux motors and directly cooled battery cells.

Three variants will be available, including the entry-level GT 53, which will be available to order in Europe this week, starting at €113,050 (around $A182,000). Two other variants, the GT 63 and GT55 models will follow early next year, with the GT 63 variant reportedly set to arrive in Australia later in the year.

Two 800V battery options will be available – 106 and 128-kilowatt-hour (kWh) batteries. , which is inspired by the company’s intersection with its Formula 1 team.

The GT 53 is available with the 106 kWh battery, boasts max output of up to 400 kW, or continuous output of 270 kW, and 800 Nm of max torque, delivering acceleration from 0-100km/h in 4.2 seconds.

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