(March 7, 2017) GENEVA —As spring arrives, Mercedes-Benz is using the 87th Geneva Motor Show as a stage for an array of elegant and sporty new models. Having started the year with the best results in company history, the brand is celebrating four world premieres and two European premieres.

The highlights are the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet, which completes the successful E-Class family, and the Mercedes‑AMG GT Concept. The brand from Affalterbach is showcasing this four-door Coupé to provide a glimpse of the performance of the future.

Also celebrating their world premieres are the Mercedes-AMG E 63 S 4MATIC+ Estate and the Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster Edition 50. Appearing for the first time in Europe are the E-Class Coupé and the new GLA.

Unique performance paired with high efficiency and emotional design. That’s the statement clearly made by the Mercedes-AMG GT Concept, which sets yet another milestone for Mercedes-Benz’s highly successful sports car and performance brand, presenting innovative features such as its high-performance hybrid powertrain.



“The GT Concept shows that clean mobility and amazing performance can go hand-in-hand. As a consequence, the four-door sports car is the first to receive our “EQ-Power+” label, which we are now using to identify intelligent electrified drive,” says Dr. Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars.

The performance hybrid system in the GT Concept combines a highly efficient V8 gas engine with a powerful electric motor and a modular battery concept. The system offers a compelling electric range and, in its latest iteration, can generate an output of up to 816 horsepower. The GT Concept dispatches the sprint from 0‑100 km/h i(62 mph) in less than three seconds, putting it on par with a super sports car.

“Our high-performance study provides a first glimpse of the third Mercedes-AMG vehicle to be developed entirely in-house. The new GT version carries the iconic AMG sports-car feel over to a four-seater model,” says Ola Källenius, member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG responsible for Group Research & Mercedes-Benz Cars Development.

The dynamic fastback also offers an extremely high level of everyday usability – courtesy of the large rear lid and the variable interior and luggage space. The four-door Coupé thus unites a high degree of functionality with the excellent performance of the AMG GT sports cars.

The show car is characterized by muscular proportions, large volumes and surface design that is both sensual and minimalist. The Panamericana grille with vertical fins painted red on their sides, the new graphic of the extremely slender main headlamps and the dominant form of the side air intakes in the front skirt are further developments of classic AMG GT design features, and an expression of sheer power. Ola Källenius: “Cars like this show that the next 50 years of AMG will be at least as exciting as the first 50.”