Mercedes-AMG's first ground-up SUV is a 1,150hp electric
Mercedes-AMG's 2028 GT SUV is an electric people-hauler with three axial flux motors, the same setup as its GT four-door coupe; the pickup line awaits.
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- First reported by The Verge: “Mercedes-AMG’s first ground-up SUV is a 1,150hp electric beast”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 4:43 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMercedes-AMG has unveiled the 2028 AMG GT SUV, its first SUV built from scratch, and it's electric with three motors making over eleven hundred and fifty horsepower.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEleven hundred and fifty! It charges so fast the plug finishes before the kid finds a shoe.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentEleven hundred and fifty horsepower, and the heaviest thing it will ever pull is a permission slip.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe pickup line is the racetrack, and the minivan beside you is a rival team with snacks.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt still stops for the same orange cone as a minivan.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentBrock, please say the weather report includes a crossing guard.
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