It looks like Mercedes is going after the Porsche
Panamera with the throttle wide open, as the latest reports say that the
upcoming GT4 four-door model will offer 800 hp in its top version. Base models will be powered by the twin-turbo
4.0-liter V8 which will be tuned for over 600 hp but Mercedes also plans a
hybrid powertrain inspired by Formula 1.
This version will continue using the 4.0-liter V8
unit, only now it will be helped by an electric motor in order to produce 805 hp
and enable the upcoming AMG GT4 to accelerate from 0-96 km/h in under 3 seconds,
Autocar reports.
Power will be transmitted in all four wheels, using
the same all-wheel drive system that debuted with the E63 model, with the
range-topping 805 hp version expected for launch in 2019. Numbers like these
will put the hybrid GT4 way ahead of the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid.
Mercedes is planning to launch the less-insane 600 hp
AMG GT4 in September 2018, with prototypes already spotted on several occasions
being tested at the Nurburgring.
Cr : Carscoops
