No drama. At first glance it’s just big, fast, and incredibly well-mannered.
Put the new Mercedes-AMG GT prototype in Sport mode, turn up the stability control, and it behaves like a grown-up saloon. Calm. Measured. Predictable, almost. You wouldn’t call it wild yet, though it is undeniably swift. The front end digs in with serious grip, the electronics tidy up any messy corners before you even notice them. Steering weight builds nicely, feels clean, and gives you that immediate sense that the machine knows where it is. It builds trust.
Go back to 2022 though, and look at that design study.
AMG waved the EV flag then. Since then the GT XX mule car clocked nearly 25,000 miles in seven days, averaging over 180mph. It wasn’t just a test drive. It was an endurance proof. Now we have the pre-production prototype, and it hides its teeth.
Shift to Sport+. Lean on it harder. The personality flips. Not in a straight line—the speed surge remains smooth and unbroken, terrifyingly linear—but in the reaction. Mass still exists, sure, but the systems manage it with such precision that the weight feels like a suggestion rather than a law of physics.
Flip to Race mode. Ditch the stability crutches. Use those three rotary dials in the center console to talk directly to the car’s brain. This is where it changes. The throttle sharpens instantly, the rear axle wakes up, and the restraint layers peel back. You get nine basic settings. Mix them together and you hit 729 combinations of handling traits. It’s not about what the car can do, necessarily, but how you want it to deliver that capability.
Flat cornering. That’s the visual trick. The low center of gravity and tuned suspension keep body roll minimal, almost invisible. It plants itself, settles into a stance that says “I am huge” while behaving like it’s built on razor blades. Precision belies size.
The Mk2 C590 isn’t just an AMG electric car.
It is the first one on the AMG.EA platform. Built from scratch for performance. A new start for the brand. The silence is deceptive, but the platform is honest.
It’s less about capability than delivery.
Do you want a safe electric sedan? This will be one. Do you want 1169hp unleashed on request? Just twist the dial.
The question is, does it matter how many ways you can tune it, once the speed kicks in?
