Amg-gt

[ViperSmith]

http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20140...e-breaks-cover

It’s the second car entirely developed by AMG, but it’s the first Mercedes to drop “Benz” from its name as a result. It follows a similar recipe to the SLS, with a V8 engine in the front driving the rear wheels.

But unlike the SLS, the GT’s engine is turbocharged. Two turbos are mounted inside the 4-litre V8’s cylinder banks – an approach Mercedes calls “hot inside V” – which means they react quicker, to help the GT get close to the razor-sharp throttle response of naturally aspirated rivals. The size of the power plant is also reduced, meaning it can slot behind the front axle in a front-mid position, better balancing the GT’s 1,540kg (3,395lb) weight.

The engine comes in two flavours. The base AMG GT gets a 456bhp, 443lb-ft tune that is good for zero to 60mph in 3.9 seconds and a 189mph top speed. The more potent AMG GT S produces peaks of 503bhp and 479lb-ft, lopping 0.2 seconds from the sprint to 60mph and upping the v-max to 193mph, though Mercedes claims both top speeds are electronically limited.

Both engines are hooked up to a seven-speed twin-clutch paddleshift gearbox, while the GT S benefits from an extra suite of technology to make it the more focused car of the two. There’s a performance exhaust system (with variable flaps, allowing the sound to be adjusted to your needs, thus avoiding irked neighbours), an electronic differential (said to be more sensitive than the GT’s mechanical equivalent) and adjustable dampers (optional on the base GT).

A wealth of options can be specified, including dynamic engine and transmission mounts (designed to stop unwanted movement; Porsche offers these engine mounts on its sports cars, but Merc is the first to have them for the whole drivetrain), plus carbon-ceramic brakes, forged alloy wheels and Michelin Cup tires.

Mercedes talks up “highly neutral behaviour” from the chassis, but with three stages of stability control – the most extreme being “ESP OFF” – the big skids that AMG is known and loved for should still be present and correct. Jolly good.

Rumored $120k starting

more here http://mercedes-amg-gt.mercedes-benz.com/en_COM

Doesn't seem as fast from the #'s as I would have figured.

[donk_316]

AND it's kinda wierd looking... Like a F-type and 911 had a love child named Klaus

[plumcrazy]

im always a fan of mercedes styling but on this one

[ACRucrazy]

Id drive the hell out of this thing.

[TrackAire]

I'm digging it, kinda like a blunt nose Viper. It just needs some subtle aero to really make it mean.