Mercedes-AMG has opened the doors to the interior of its upcoming all-new Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé, the production-ready evolution of the Concept AMG GT XX that smashed EV endurance records by travelling around the world. Keeping up with the times, Affalterbach has shifted to a fully screen-centric layout for the production car, branding the cabin a ‘control centre of performance’ designed with a consistent driver focus.
Front and centre of this digital cathedral is the AMG Race Engineer system. While the infotainment is handled by the new MB.OS software, the “race engineer” itself consists of three tactile rotary controls on the centre console rather than an actual person. These dials provide direct access to the car’s “central nervous system,” allowing for the instantaneous adjustment of response, slip, and cornering behaviour.
The Response Control dial coordinates how the electric motors react to the accelerator, while Agility Control tweaks the car’s rotation around its vertical axis. For those who enjoy a bit of sideways drama, the Traction Control dial offers nine stages of slip adjustment, ensuring the GT 4-Door Coupé remains pointed in the right direction.
While the Concept AMG GT XX featured a yoke for steering, the production version adopts a conventional AMG Performance steering wheel, a choice perhaps better suited for the realities of public roads. This wheel is available in various high-quality finishes, including supple leather, lightweight carbon fibre, and non-slip Microcut microfibre.
Despite the more traditional shape, the driver retains control via integrated paddles for precise energy recuperation and two round steering wheel buttons with built-in LCD displays for rapid toggling between driving programmes.
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The dashboard is dominated by an integrated display that combines a 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster with a 14.0-inch infotainment display angled toward the driver. Because Mercedes-AMG clearly felt the driver should not be the only one pampered by displays, an optional 14.0-inch passenger display is also available. This allows the lucky front passenger to immerse themselves in a “sporty digital experience” while the driver handles the actual business of driving.
Capping off the cabin [literally] is the Sky Control panoramic roof. This one-piece glass surface can switch between transparent and opaque segments at the touch of a button. At night, it transforms into a sparkling canvas featuring illuminated AMG emblems and motorsport-inspired racing stripes that shine in colours matching the ambient lighting.
Recognising that massive glass surfaces can introduce significant heat in climates like Malaysia, Mercedes-AMG has fitted heat-insulating laminated safety glass as standard. The surface features an infrared-reflective coating and an ultra-thin low-emissivity (LowE) layer on the inside, which the company claims prevents the interior from heating up in summer. For performance purists who prefer to skip the glass entirely, a carbon-look ultra-lightweight roof is available for certain markets.
We cannot forget that the driver and passenger need somewhere to sit. The Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé features motorsport-inspired lightweight seatbacks with galvanised inserts in the backrest openings, which come with extensive customisation options through the Manufaktur programme.
Rear passengers get two contoured individual seats as standard, though a more practical three-seater bench with folding backrests is optional. To fix the typical cramped coupe compromise, Mercedes-AMG engineered specific floor recesses for better knee angles and legroom. The result is an optimised, upright seating position with a level of headroom that AMG claims “can be felt in every inch.”
While the interior is now fully exposed, Mercedes-AMG is keeping the inner workings of the production next-generation GT 4-Door Coupé under wraps for now. For context, the Concept AMG GT XX featured a fully electric tri-motor powertrain capable of producing over 1,360 hp and a top speed exceeding 360 km/h. This EV setup utilised a 114 kWh battery supporting an 850 kW DC charging rate, which could apparently regain 400 km of range in just five minutes.
Whether the production version will retain these mind-boggling figures or sport an exterior as radical as its concept predecessor remains to be seen. We will have to wait for the full reveal to find out if the outside is as “screen-centric” as the inside.
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