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AMG’s New V-8 Will Be Around for as Long as People Want It, Says CEO

Mercedes-AMG just unveiled the AMG GT XX, a 1,340-horsepower super sedan concept with an electric powertrain and synthesized noise that one board member called “the best V-8 we have ever developed.” But fans of real, combustion V-8s needn’t worry, as AMG has a new one of those in development, which…

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AMG Says Its New EV Powertrain Is 'The Best V-8 We've Ever Developed'

Mercedes-Benz performance division AMG unveiled the GT XX concept Wednesday, previewing the brand’s first production EV with a claimed 1,340 horsepower, 223-mph top speed, and a wild synthetic “engine” sound. According to AMG CEO Michael Schiebe, one unnamed board member called AMG’s first bespoke electric powertrain “the best V-8 we…

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Mercedes-AMG's New Super Sedan Revealed: Insane Power, V-8 Noises

Mercedes-Benz’s performance division hasn’t had great luck straying from the tried-and-true V-8 formula. Its turbo-hybrid four-cylinder C63, while technically brilliant, was largely panned for its weight and lack of emotion. It’s currently selling like whatever the opposite of hotcakes is, and even AMG CEO Michael Schiebe admitted the company “could…

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This is how AMG plans to replace its famous V8s with electric motors

The Concept AMG GT XX uses Formula 1 tech to bring passion and performance into an electric sports car

Meet the next electric hypercar – Mercedes-AMG just got its mojo back with a 1,360hp concept that will soon take on the Porsche Taycan

LED light panels, innovative electric motors and headlights with speakers... welcome to the new era of AMG.

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Mercedes-AMG’s 1,341-HP Tri-Motor EV Declares War On The Taycan

Meet the Concept AMG GT XX, a lightly disguised performance EV that simulates gears and a V-8 engine.

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Mercedes’ Porsche Taycan Rival Will Make V-8 Noises

Manufacturers are resorting to adding fake combustion engine sounds to make their electric vehicles (EVs) more engaging and Mercedes is no stranger.

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The Brilliance of Electric Turbochargers

What is a turbocharger’s job? In essence, it’s to increase thermal efficiency. An electric turbocharger does this and more, which is why I’m a big fan.

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The Mercedes-AMG E53 Plug-In Hybrid: We Expected More

The Mercedes-AMG E53 is quick, comfortable and quiet. It's easily the best E-Class variant, but where’s the lunacy, AMG?

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Mercedes-AMG CLE53 Cabriolet: The Good and the Bad

These days, convertibles are a rare breed, let alone convertibles with actual performance to boot. Most of them died decades ago, never to be seen again. The 2025 Mercedes-AMG CLE53 Cabriolet, then, is one of the last examples of a dying breed.

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Mercedes Exec Admits Electric G-Class Is a 'Complete Flop': Report (Update)

Update: Mercedes has replied to our inquiry. Here's what Markus Nast, Manager Global Communication Compact Cars, Midsize Cars, G-Class, told us:

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This Burning Mercedes-AMG One Breaks Our Hearts

Cars are complicated machines, even before shoehorning a massively complex Formula 1 engine behind the seats. Hybridization adds yet another layer of complexity, resulting in a hypercar that requires an engine rebuild every 31,000 miles (50,000 kilometers). Mercedes-AMG faced numerous hurdles during the development of its F1 car for the…

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Mercedes Says It Could Have 'Better Explained' the C63's Powertrain

The internet well and truly bashed Mercedes-AMG for swapping out the C63's snarling V-8 for a hybrid four-cylinder. So much bashing was done that AMG has hinted at replacing the four-cylinder in the near future.

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Phallic symbols, bare buttocks and warrior poses: how physique magazines grew a cult gay following

Masquerading as health and fitness publications, these journals contained photographs of finely muscled, nearly naked men that were beautifully lit and classically posed. Now a gorgeous new book is celebrating these ‘museum-worthy’ images

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Mercedes-AMG just teased its 1,000bhp Porsche Taycan Turbo GT rival –and it'll need to dip deep into its performance past to beat it

Mercedes-AMG just teased its first electric ‘super sedan’ – and the large, imposing four-door fastback is on track to challenge the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT.

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The Aston Martin Vantage Roadster Drives Like the Coupe, Mostly: Review

We're big fans of the new Aston Martin Vantage. It made it to the very last rounds of our inaugural Cool Car Cup last year, only to be beaten out by the 1,001 horsepower V-12 hybrid lunatic that is the Lamborghini Revuelto. I voted for the Vantage; it's a driver's…

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Downsizing Be Damned: More Mercedes Models Could Get a V-8

Mercedes-Benz is adamant that there’s still a place in an electrified automotive world for a large-displacement engine. Despite increasingly stringent emissions regulations, the AMG performance division is hard at work preparing an all-new V-8. Not only will it power existing eight-cylinder models, but it could also be shoehorned into cars…

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AMG Has a New Super Sedan. Here's What It'll Look Like

Sometime next month, Mercedes-AMG will reveal its replacement for the GT 4-Door Coupe. We saw a shadowy teaser previewing the car’s silhouette, but new images provide a clearer look at the unnamed model.

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The Pagani Zonda Is Back. Again

They say there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. But we might as well add the Pagani Zonda to that list, because a new version of the immortal supercar seems to appear every few years. Originally launched in 1999, the AMG-powered performance machine is still making headlines…

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The New AMG Electric Super Sedan Is Almost Here

The AMG CLS 63 had to die so that the AMG GT 4-Door Coupe could live, but now it’s the latter’s turn to make way for a successor. Affalterbach is preparing to say goodbye to the super sedan’s combustion engine in favor of an all-electric setup. Developed from the ground…

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Mercedes-AMG Teases Its Porsche Taycan Rival

Mercedes-AMG is working on a bespoke electric fastback that will take the fight to the Porsche Taycan, which will be revealed in June. With the announcement, AMG also shared an image of the car’s side profile, which, even if mostly obscured, still looks great. And it should have performance to…

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DTM Oschersleben: Auer dominates 2025 opening race

Landgraf Mercedes driver Lucas Auer made a perfect start to the 2025 DTM season, dominating Saturday’s race from pole position at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

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DTM Oschersleben: Lucas Auer dominates 2025 opening race

Landgraf Mercedes driver Lucas Auer made a perfect start to the 2025 DTM season, dominating Saturday’s race from pole position at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

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Mercedes Is Killing Two Models You Probably Don't Remember

Mercedes has been on a killing spree in recent years. We’ve already lost the SLC, AMG GT Convertible, and the CLS. The coupe and convertible versions of the C-Class and E-Class were also sacrificed in favor of the new CLE. And it won’t be long before the A-Class hatchback and…

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The Mercedes-AMG E53 Wagon Is Coming To America

This car shouldn't exist in 2025 America. Wagons haven't been popular here since the 1970s, and as of early April, everything coming from Germany gets slapped with a 25-percent tariff. That might change before Mercedes gets this hot E-Class hybrid to the States, but bless the AMG crew for even…

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