This was supposed to be a Porsche party. I was chasing a 997 Turbo S—lightweight, AWD, proper track weapon. But then... a C63 ...

Watch the Mercedes C63 AMG take on the iconic VW Golf 1 in an intense 1/4 mile drag race! Witness both cars' incredible ...

Underpinning the all-electric cousin to the AMG GT 4-Door will be the new AMG.EA architecture with a battery pack from Sila Nanotechnologies in the US and electric motors from British firm Yasa.