Mercedes-AMG unveiled the successor to the SLS AMG, the all-new AMG GT, last night.
The new AMG GT is lighter, sleeker, lower and more compact than the SLS, and this time, Mercedes-Benz have targeted a long standing sportscar icon – the venerable Porsche 911 Turbo!
The AMG GT uses aluminium for almost all of its construction, except for some key areas for reasons of safety. The GT weighs just over 1.5 tonnes but that is made short work of by two things: the advanced aerodynamics, and the engine.
A new bi-turbo V8 has appeared, in 3,982cc guise, codenamed the M178. The 4.0-litre direct-injected twin-turbocharged V8 in the AMG GT makes 510 PS and 650 Nm of torque. A 7-speed AMG MultiClutch Transmission sends drive to the rear wheels. If you read our exclusive first drive of the AMG GT in the September 2014 issue of Car India magazine, we’ve highlighted that the engine is available in two states of tune – 462 PS/600 Nm and 510 PS/650 Nm – the former will find itself in the AMG GT (and new C63 AMG) and the latter in the AMG GT S. The GT S is what will first arrive. Oh, and the ‘AMG’ badge is on the other side now, not that it makes any difference.
Those numbers considered, it’s a power-to-weight-ratio of 325 PS/tonne, and that means it’s going to be quick. The AMG GT will be available by the end of this year. The price? About £110,000 (Rs 1.1 crore) in the UK, when it goes on sale. That translates to about Rs 2.5 crore in India. It is coming, though!
Story: Jim Gorde
