New Delhi, May 24 -- Imagine an electric car that can mimic the drama of a V8, hit 100kmph before you can finish saying its name, and recharge in less time than a coffee break. You no longer have to imagine it-the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe is very real. And it wants you to forget everything you thought you knew about internal combustion by proving that an EV can still stir the soul.

The new AMG GT 4-Door Coupe certainly knows how to make an entrance. The shark-nose front, illuminated grille with its wide, toothy grin, low-slung stance, sharply raked windscreen, and muscular wheel arches flowing seamlessly into the body give it undeniable presence. At the rear, the six round star-pattern LED tail lamps proudly nod to Mercedes heritage,...