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  • Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster teased

    Confirming what we already knew, Mercedes-AMG just teased the new 2018 GT Roadster via Twitter and Facebook. The short video teaser shifts light around what it is clearly a topless AMG GT. This of course makes sense as we are just about two weeks away from the 2016 Paris auto show where the sports car is set to make its formal debut. Coming soon. pic.twitter.com/MV1uXfYfXD — Mercedes-AMG (@MercedesAMG) September 12, 2016 // Of course, we've already spotted the 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster undergoing testing on both the track and the street. As you can see, it will feature a fabric...

  • Mercedes-Benz Modular Sports car Architecture (MSA) test mule spy shots - Image S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Mercedes out testing platform for next SL, AMG GT

    Mercedes-Benz is testing in the open a new modular platform for its next-generation SL and Mercedes-AMG GT sports cars. Engineers are using the modified body of a Mercedes-AMG S63 Coupe to hide the platform whose official title is Modular Sports car Architecture (MSA). Comparing the tester with a...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R at the Nürburgring
    2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R storms the Nürburgring

    Numerous prototypes for the Mercedes-AMG GT R were flung around the Nürburgring as part of the car’s development program, though these were all heavily camouflaged. Fortunately, AMG is still fine tuning the GT R at the ‘Ring ahead of the start of production, but since the car has...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster spy shots

    It was in July that Mercedes-Benz confirmed plans for a convertible version of the GT sports car developed by the Mercedes-AMG skunk works, and within days of the confirmation prototypes for the car turned up. We now have more spy shots, this time showing a prototype on the Nürburgring. The...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Report: Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster to debut at 2016 Paris auto show

    Mercedes-AMG is readying an al fresco version of its GT sports car, with prototypes already spotted testing in Europe. According to Motoring, the car, which will be called a GT Roadster, will debut as early as the 2016 Paris auto show. Interestingly, the Australian publication says both a base GT...

  • Linkin Park with the 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT3 they helped design, 2016 Spa 24 Hours
    Here’s the car Linkin Park designed for Mercedes-AMG

    Mercedes-AMG recently undertook one of its more unusual partnerships, teaming up with American rock band Linkin Park to design a race car. The band has previously provided their song Papercut for the debut of AMG’s GT R sports car at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed in late June. The...

  • Updated Mercedes-Benz product roadmap for 2017

    Update: A version of Mercedes-Benz’s investor presentation slide released on Thursday showed a GLA Coupe. The slide has since been replaced by an updated version that shows a GLA facelift at the point where the GLA Coupe was originally depicted. Mercedes-Benz has slipped some information about upcoming product launches in a presentation slide forming part of its half year financial results released on Thursday. The slide, reproduced above, shows various product launches for calendar years 2016 and 2017. Most of the vehicles are already known but there are also some surprises. It should...

  • Mercedes-AMG GT R serving as vehicle mode for Drift in ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’
    New Mercedes-AMG GT R to star in next Transformers flick

    A black and red Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R will play a leading role in the next Transformers movie, which in usual fashion was confirmed by director Michael Bay. The brains behind the movie posted a photo of the GT R presumably in Arizona—note the Saguaro cacti—on his blog with the simple...

  • Mercedes-AMG GTR runs up the hill at Goodwood
    Mercedes-AMG GT R sounds glorious tearing up the Goodwood Hill

    You may be saying to yourself that you've heard enough about the new Mercedes-AMG GT R. You've seen plenty of shots of its flat-green Green Hell Magno paint. You know all the specs of the 577-horsepower monster mill packed under the hood. It's been AMG GT R overload. The problem is, we're not quite...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S
    Mercedes recalls AMG GT S over carbon fiber driveshaft issue

    A potentially faulty carbon fiber driveshaft has prompted Mercedes-Benz's AMG unit to recall the GT S sports car. The recall covers just 135 examples of the GT S built between June 1 and July 24 of last year and the company has issued a stop sale to prevent dealers from delivering any affected AMG...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S
    Mercedes prices new AMG GT from $112,125

    Mercedes-Benz has announced that the entry-level price for its new Porsche 911-rivalling AMG GT will sticker for $112,125, a hefty premium over the 911 S, which originates just across town in Stuttgart, Germany. By comparison, the 911 S stickers for $104,450, though direct comparisons aren't that...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R
    2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R: 9 things that get completely out of hand

    If you thought the Mercedes-AMG GT was already out of bounds--like, Guy Fieri out of bounds--the newly debuted AMG GT R must seem completely out of hand. The GT R (no comment yet from Nissan on the catchy name) made its first public appearance this weekend at the U.K.'s Goodwood Festival of Speed...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R

    Mercedes-AMG’s new GT R sports car was hardly a secret, but regardless it’s finally here and there are plenty of details to divulge. The GT R is a track-focused version of the GT sports car launched by AMG two years ago, and it’s coming onto the market next year with even more power, less weight, advanced aerodynamics and active rear-wheel steering, making it a perfect match for cars like the Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Nissan GT-R Nismo and Porsche 911 GT3 RS. There’s no mistaking the GT R as anything but the most extreme version of AMG’s GT, at least until a Black...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT
    2017 Mercedes-AMG GT preview

    No doubt Mercedes-AMG raised the ire of Porsche when it unveiled its GT sports car in 2014. The stunning coupe was aimed directly at the 911 and to some the two cars were seen to share a slight a resemblance when viewed from the rear. The GT, though, came packing some serious heat. Under its long...

  • Teaser for 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R debuting at 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Mercedes-AMG GT R coming with 577 horsepower

    The hardcore version of Mercedes-AMG’s GT sports car is set for debut June 24 at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom. In the lead up AMG has been dropping several teasers, and now the Affalterbach tuner has confirmed some of the performance specs. Called a GT R, the new...

  • Teaser for 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R debuting at 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed
    Mercedes-AMG GT R teased ahead of June 24 debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed

    The hardcore version of Mercedes-AMG’s GT sports car is now a little over a week away from its debut. The official tuner to Mercedes-Benz has confirmed the car will be called the GT R and make its debut June 24 at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Along with the confirmation, Mercedes-AMG...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Mercedes-AMG GT R faster than SLS Black Series, may top 911 GT3 RS

    Mercedes-AMG engineers are working on a more hardcore version of the GT sports car, with prototypes currently being tested across Europe. The car is expected to be called a GT R and make its world debut at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom in June. ALSO SEE: Here's how you...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R spy shots

    These are the latest spy shots of the upcoming track-focused Mercedes-AMG GT designed to rival the likes of Aston Martin’s Vantage GT12, the Porsche 911 GT3 and the more mainstream Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and Nissan GT-R NISMO models. The aggressive front splitter, front canards, fixed rear...

  • Cigarette Racing 41’ SD GT3 boat and 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT3 race car

    Florida’s Cigarette Racing, manufacturer of some of the world’s fastest boats, has revealed a new racing boat inspired by the Mercedes-AMG GT3 race car. This is the sixth-consecutive year of the partnership between Cigarette Racing and Mercedes-AMG, and the duo’s latest creation may just be the most extreme yet. ALSO SEE: Complete 'Top Gear' Cast Revealed, Includes Chris Harris, Sabine Schmitz & Eddie Jordan The new boat is called the 41’ SD GT3, and it’s described as the most powerful open performance boat ever produced by Cigarette Racing. Out back sit a...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S at Laguna Seca, first drive, November 2014
    Motor Authority Best Car To Buy Nominee: 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S

    This past year the auto industry offered up a smorgasbord of new or significantly updated luxury and performance cars. We drove them, we reviewed them, and we really loved several of them. As we considered the finalists for our annual Best Car To Buy award, we had to, reluctantly, leave several...

  • Nissan GT-R NISMO drag race
    Mercedes-AMG GT S And Nissan GT-R NISMO Drag Race: Video

    The Mercedes-AMG GT S and Nissan GT-R NISMO have been designed to appeal to very different buyers, but it’s still awesome to see the two cars go head-to-head in a drag race. The drivers get a 31-mph rolling start and there are two separate runs featured in the video from GTBoard. MUST SEE...

  • 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S by Renntech
    Renntech Previews More Upgrades For The Mercedes-AMG GT

    Having already impressed us with its initial tuning for the Mercedes-AMG GT S, which we might add saw the car creep into the 10s over the quarter mile, America’s Renntech used the recent SEMA show to announce a new round of upgrades for the stunning sports car. CHECK OUT: Porsche To Build...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Track-Focused Mercedes-AMG GT To Be Called A GT R: Report

    Mercedes-AMG is working on a hardcore, track-focused version of its GT sports car. The car has already been spied in prototype form and is thought to have benefited from lessons learned in developing the dedicated racing version of the GT, the GT3, which is due to start competition next year...

  • 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S by Brabus
    Brabus Extracts 600 Horsepower From The Mercedes-AMG GT S

    Legendary Mercedes-Benz tuner Brabus has finally unveiled its first take on the stunning Mercedes-AMG GT S sports car, and already, even in this initial state of tune, the car is developing a meaty 600 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque. That, says Brabus, is enough for 0-62 mph acceleration...

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