The GT line at Mercedes-AMG has been expanding faster than a speeding amoeboid. With several progressively hotter iterations of the two-door model debuting, plus an array of four-door coupes on the go, the brand has something to suit just about every well-heeled gearhead. The marque may soon have something to placate gearheads who also have a silent eye on Johnny Polar Bear. According to spy photogs working for Autocar across the pond, Merc-AMG is cooking up a gasoline-electric hybrid version of the car that could potentially crank out more than 800 horses. Back in 2017, the company showed off a GT Concept powered by an AMG 4.0-litre V8 biturbo engine and a high-performance electric motor, the works of which was rated at 805 horsepower. With the 4MATIC system clawing the macadam at all four corners, 100 km/h should be yours in less than three seconds. According to the U.K. mag, the system will also allow for an all-electric range of 50 kilometres, which should give it an economy boost compared to other cars in the GT line. As for its name, Daimler trademarked a trio of ‘73’ names in Canada, giving us a possible glimpse of the alphanumerics that will appear on the rump of this GT. The last time Merc used those two digits was twenty years ago, when a 7.3-liter V12 resided under the hood of its SL flagship. Mercedes-AMG will have company in the uber sedan-coupe segment, particularly from Porsche. The Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid is good for a combined output of 680 horsepower from its electric motor and twin-turbo V8. With the Panamera priced well north of $200,000 in this country, it would be a safe bet the Mercedes-AMG entry would cost that much or
Origin: Spy shots suggest 800-plus horsepower Mercedes-AMG hybrid in the works