Mercedes-AMG took a team of 17 drivers to the high-speed test track at Nardò, Italy, to test the Concept GT XX concept car.
This concept previews the brand’s upcoming AMG.EA battery-electric architecture.
The GT XX traveled 25,000 miles in seven days and 3,404 miles in a single, 24-hour stint.
Mercedes-AMG’s Concept GT XX spent a week at the Nardò, Italy, high-speed test track and racked up almost 25,000 miles.
This battery-electric concept car, and a team of 17 drivers, traveled 3,404 miles in 24 hours, and 24,901 miles during its seven-day and 13-hour stint on the racetrack. The team pushed on to knock out a full 25,000 miles in seven days, 14 hours, and nine minutes.
Around the World in 8 Days
If you’re wondering how a team of 17 drivers could cycle through this battery-electric concept over a week of driving, it makes more sense when you dive into the logistics.
The team, which included AMG-Petronas driver George Russell, spent two-hour stints in the machine at a time. This concept car was also tasked with traveling at 186 mph without breaking a sweat.
Obviously, traveling 3,404 miles in a single day, and nearly 25,000 miles in roughly a week would be a problem for any vehicle, but especially time consuming for a BEV.
AMG says this Concept GT XX only stopped to swap drivers and charge the direct-cell-cooled battery. While Mercedes-AMG has yet to publicly reveal the battery size, the company was overjoyed to brag about its 850-kW peak charge rate.
Nearly 250 Miles of Range in 5 Minutes
That means this Concept GT XX can add almost 250 miles of range in just five minutes, when judged by the WLTP.
Mercedes-AMG says this week's stint at Nardò’s high-speed test track broke 25 records, including logging 3,404 miles in a single, 24-hour stint.
If you somehow missed this swoopy GT XX concept’s reveal, it packs three axial flux motors from the Mercedes-Benz subsidiary Yasa.
Together, these motors send more than 1,341 hp to the wheels. The two motors at the rear each pack their own inverter and provide most of the oomph, with the front motor delivering power when you need it.
Without revealing the total capacity, the company says the battery underneath the Concept GT XX is packed full of cylindrical NCMA cells.
These cells sit inside a laser-welded aluminum housing and are bathed in a non-conductive oil, which offers enough temperature management to allow for rapid recharging.
This concept car won’t make its way to production as it sits. However, it does preview the upcoming AMG.EA battery-electric platform.
Mercedes says we can expect the first product using the AMG.EA underpinnings to enter production next year for the AMG C590.
It’s also worth noting this AMG Concept GT XX didn’t break the Polestar 3’s recent record-setting 581.3-mile trip on a single charge.
Still, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Mercedes-AMG tried to tackle the distance record when the AMG.EA hits production.
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