THE new Mercedes-AMG GT, created by the Mercedes-AMG sports car brand is moving into a new, top-class sports car segment for the company. The GT is the second sports car developed entirely in-house by Mercedes-AMG.
Its front mid-engine concept with transaxle and the intelligent aluminium lightweight construction form the basis for a highly dynamic driving experience. Its likewise newly developed AMG 4.0-litre V8 biturbo engine underscores the hallmark AMG driving performance.
The first sports car engine with internally mounted turbochargers and dry sump lubrication is configured in two output ratings, the GT with 340kW and the GT S with 375kW. The new GT combines driving dynamics and first-class racetrack performance with superb everyday practicality and efficiency.
The centre piece of the Mercedes-AMG GT, the new 4.0-litre V8 biturbo, responds instantly with extreme power right from low revs and delivers outstanding performance.
Top figures such as 3,8 seconds from 0 to 100km/h and a top speed of 310km/h, combined with the outstanding driving dynamics will undoubtedly translate into extremely fast laps on the racetrack.
The two-seater is a straightforward, comfortable and reliable companion for everyday motoring thanks to its practical tailgate, easily accessible luggage compartment, high level of comfort on long journeys and the extensive range of Mercedes-Benz intelligent drive assistance systems.
The GT also demonstrates that economy and high-performance need not be mutually exclusive with its fuel consumption of 9,3 litres per 100 kilometres.
The new Mercedes-AMG GT embodies sportiness and emotion as an expression of sensual purity. The long bonnet with its pronounced power domes, the greenhouse which has been moved far back, the large wheels and broad tail end make up the distinctive looks. The trimmed cabin results in muscular shoulders, which lends the car its extremely powerful stance.
Viewed from the side, the dome-shaped, arched roof line and the frameless doors are eye-catching features.
The surfaces and lines of the side wall flow into the rear-end with a dramatic tapered effect. The side air outlets, each with two fins, represent a typical, styling feature of Mercedes-Benz sports cars.
The black diffuser insert with tailpipes integrated into the bumper and the trim strip in matte iridium silver inspired by the A-wing in the front create a visual sense of lightness across the entire tail end.
The interior design also embodies maximum emotion and sensual purity. Radically low, sporty proportions create a unique sense of spaciousness.
Outstanding precision and a superior quality feel, thanks to the finest materials with superb workmanship, are also apparent on the sports seats, the performance steering wheel and the instrument cluster. The most important control for sports car fans is located in the AMG drive unit on the left-hand side which is the button for starting the engine, which is labelled ‘engine start stop’ and illuminated in red.
The new AMG V8 engine has two turbochargers which are not mounted on the outside of the cylinder banks, but rather inside the V configuration referred to as a ‘hot inside V’.
The dry sump lubrication also ensures the oil supply even with high lateral forces and allows the engine to be installed lower, thus moving the centre of gravity closer to the road and forming the basis for high lateral acceleration.
The new Mercedes AMG V8 biturbo engine is the world’s first sports car engine with hot inside V and dry sump lubrication.
The efficiency, shift speed and precision of the AMG speedshift DCT seven-speed sports transmission have been further optimised for usage in the new sports car. Thanks to the larger gear ratio spread, the pronounced torque plateau of the V8 turbo engine can be used optimally.
The GT comes as standard with a mechanical rear-axle locking differential which ensures outstanding traction and superb driving safety in all driving conditions. The GT S is fitted as standard with an electronically controlled rear-axle locking differential.
Excellent deceleration characteristics and high fade resistance come courtesy of the high-performance composite brake system.
On the GT with internally ventilated, perforated 360mm brake discs all-round and on the GT S with discs measuring 390mm in diameter at the front to cope with the higher performance, as well as red brake callipers.
The Mercedes-AMG GT also comes with numerous intelligent drive assistance systems that are familiar from the new S-Class. Standard equipment includes:
• Pre-safe system.
• Collision prevention assist plus.
• Adaptive brakes.
• Attention assist.
• Parktronic.
• Tyre pressure monitoring system.
Optional extras available include:
• Reversing camera .
• Lane tracking package including lane keeping assist and blind spot assist.
The restraint systems not only include three-point seat belts with belt tensioners and belt force limiters, but also:
• Front airbags.
• Combined thorax and pelvis side bags.
• Window bags.
• Knee bags (for the driver and front passenger respectively).
The sporty designed cockpit in carbon-fibre provides information with two classic circular instruments in a two-tube look and a 320km/h speedometer scale. The performance steering wheel with its three-spoke design comes with aluminium shift paddles, a 12 o’clock marking and a steering wheel rim in black nappa leather with flattened bottom section.
The sports seats in artico leather and black fabric with integral head restraints and AMG lettering provide optimised lateral support when driving dynamically.
The GT S comes with even more sophisticated equipment and appointments, including:
• Instrument cluster with 360km/h speedometer scale and red colour highlights.
• Performance steering wheel with black nappa leather and dinamica microfibre.
• An AMG emblem embossed in the centre armrest.
Prices:
• Mercedes-AMG GT S – R1 981 000.
• Mercedes-AMG GT – R1 642 000.
