From Mercedes Benz media:
On the legendary high-speed test track in Nardò, Italy – a site where the world’s fastest cars have been tested for decades – the CONCEPT AMG GT XX broke a total of 25 long-distance records. Among them was the record for the greatest distance ever covered by an electric vehicle within 24 hours. The previous record was under 4,000 kilometers. The CONCEPT AMG GT XX has far surpassed this value: The technology platform traveled 5,479 kilometers in 24 hours – that is 1,518 kilometers more or around 38 percent further than the previous best.
Average speed of 228 kph or 141 mph for my fellow Americans, and that’s including charging stops!
In the early morning of 25 August 2025, the moment finally arrived: mission accomplished! The distance of 40,075 kilometres (24,901 miles) was covered in exactly 7 days, 13 hours, 24 minutes and 07 seconds – beating its own target of eight days by a wide margin.
Such an insane demonstration of engineering prowess and proves that the future is bright when it comes to battery electric vehicle technology. It’s also nice to see this coming from a western automaker, when the prevailing media narrative is that Chinese EV technology is insurmountably ahead.
Still waiting on some of the Oldsmobile Aerotech speed records to be beaten…