Mercedes-AMG has added a cheaper version of its electric GT 4-Door Coupe, and it is the most interesting car in the range. The GT 53 slots beneath the GT 55 and GT 63 that launched the second-generation model in May, and it gets there by removing hardware rather than adding it.
Two motors instead of three
The GT 53 drops one of the three electric motors used by the cars above it while keeping all-wheel drive. Output falls to 400 kW — 544 PS, or 536 hp in US figures — with 590 lb-ft of torque, and 0–100 km/h takes 3.5 seconds.
| AMG GT 53 4-Door | |
|---|---|
| Motors | 2 (all-wheel drive) |
| Output | 400 kW / 544 PS |
| Torque | 590 lb-ft |
| 0–100 km/h | 3.5 s |
| WLTP range | up to 800 km |
| US availability | Early 2027 |
The trade is the point. Removing a motor removes weight and parasitic drag, and the GT 53's WLTP range climbs to as much as 800 km — a figure that puts it among the longest-range production EVs on sale in Europe, in a body style that until now treated range as the thing you sacrificed for acceleration.
The sound question
AMG has also given the GT 53 a synthesised soundtrack modelled on its old turbocharged inline-six. Mercedes says it recorded the real engine in detail before recreating it digitally. Whether that appeals or grates is a matter of taste, but it is a deliberate signal about who the car is for: buyers moving out of combustion AMGs who want the character to survive the powertrain change.
What it means for European buyers
For European buyers this is the more consequential number by some distance. A 544 PS four-door that goes 800 km between charges changes what the car is usable for — Munich to Milan without stopping to charge, or a week of commuting on a single home charge. The GT 55 and GT 63 are quicker, but on a real European road network their extra motor buys performance that is largely inaccessible while costing range that is used daily.
This also continues a pattern in the Mercedes electric range: the company is now competitive on efficiency rather than only on output. The electric GLA arrived earlier this year with 657 km of range from 320 kW, and the GT 53 extends that logic upmarket. For a German manufacturer that spent the early electric years behind on efficiency, two consecutive long-range launches is a meaningful shift.
Availability
Mercedes has confirmed the GT 53 4-Door Coupe reaches US dealerships in early 2027. European pricing and order timing have not been announced. Given that the car is built in Germany and the range figure quoted is WLTP, a European launch is a reasonable expectation rather than a confirmed fact — buyers should wait for Mercedes to publish local pricing before assuming the entry-level model closes the price gap as much in euros as it does in dollars.