Mercedes-Benz AMG GT News
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The Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster that debuted in September at the 2016 Paris auto show is about to spawn a coupe sibling. The enclosed car has just been spied during what looks to be an official photo shoot. This suggests the reveal isn't far. The GT C coupe is hardly a secret. In fact, we already know when it will go on sale. According to a presentation slide made to investors in July, the market launch for the GT C will be in late 2017, which means we should see it arrive as a 2018 model. The car borrows elements from the track-focused GT R, like the protruding “Panamericana”...
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Mercedes-AMG GT R claims rear-wheel-drive Nürburgring record with 7:10.92 runNumerous prototypes for the Mercedes-AMG GT R were flung around the Nürburgring as part of the car’s development program—and it appears all that hard testing has paid off. The car is shockingly fast, as evidenced by this video from the good folks at Sport Auto. Test driver...
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 to enter 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar ChampionshipMercedes-AMG’s GT3 will be lining up on the grid for the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, which kicks off next January with the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The cars will be entered in the GT Daytona (GTD) class, designed for production-based race cars built to GT3 specifications. Rivals...
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Pay just $150k for a 745-hp Mercedes-AMG GT from Dime RacingMercedes-AMG’s sexy GT sports car gets a 456-horsepower base model for the 2017 model year, priced from $112,125. But if you’re willing to pony up some extra cash, you’ll be able to drive away in a custom version spitting out a supercar-worthy 745 hp. California’s Dime...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster gets Paris auto show debutIt's been rumored, suggested, hinted, even teased—now, the Mercedes-AMG GT roadster is reality. (Insert your own "topless" buff-book pun here.) The roadster arrived at this week's Paris auto show wearing two different outfits, as both the AMG GT and the GT C Roadster. And now we have photos...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster teased ahead of Paris auto showConfirming 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...
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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 standard S63 Coupe highlights its dramatically smaller size. It was in 2014 that Mercedes confirmed it will streamline its various vehicle platforms to four core designs. These were confirmed as the MRA for Mercedes’ mainstream sedan models, the MFA for compact cars, the MHA for SUVs and the...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R storms the NürburgringNumerous 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...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster spy shotsIt 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...
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Report: Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster to debut at 2016 Paris auto showMercedes-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...
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Here’s the car Linkin Park designed for Mercedes-AMGMercedes-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...
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Updated Mercedes roadmap reveals plans for E-Class All Terrain, GT C RoadsterUpdate: 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...
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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 caption, "Drift". Presumably, since the GT R isn't moving in the photo, Bay is referring to Autobots member Drift, a converted Decepticon. Filming for the movie, whose title is Transformers: The Last Knight, started earlier in the summer. It's the fifth installment in the franchise series and...
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Mercedes-AMG GT R sounds glorious tearing up the Goodwood HillYou 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...
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Mercedes recalls AMG GT S over carbon fiber driveshaft issueA 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...
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Mercedes prices new AMG GT from $112,125Mercedes-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...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R: 9 things that get completely out of handIf 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...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R roars into Goodwood Festival of SpeedMercedes-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...
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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 hood sat a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 delivering the kind of power only the top 911 models surpassed. For the 2017 model year, AMG will throw another punch by bringing the price of entry down substantially. Yes, the 2017 model year finally sees the arrival of the 456-horsepower GT. It’s...
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Mercedes-AMG GT R coming with 577 horsepowerThe 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...
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Mercedes-AMG GT R teased ahead of June 24 debut at Goodwood Festival of SpeedThe 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...
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Mercedes-AMG GT R faster than SLS Black Series, may top 911 GT3 RSMercedes-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...
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2017 Mercedes-AMG GT R spy shotsThese 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...
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Cigarette Racing Out With New Boat Inspired By The Mercedes-AMG GT3Florida’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...
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