Battle Of The Brawn! New Mercedes-AMG GT Revealed And It's A Big Threat To Porsche 911.
In the world of German luxury cars, there are no prisoners taken among Mercedes-Benz, BMW and the newly combined Porsche-Volkswagen conglomerate. Yet in the half-century since Porsche launched the 911, Mercedes has never brought out a sports car that matched the 911 head-on.
That changed today with this: the Mercedes-AMG GT — a two-seat, rear-wheel-drive, 463-hp tourer that takes dead aim at the 911 and others.
With a unique 4-liter V-8 twin-turbo engine, the AMG GT boasts 456 hp and 443 lb-ft of torque. Engineers positioned the turbochargers and exhaust manifolds inside the cylinder banks rather than outside, a “hot inner V” layout that makes the engine more efficient and compact.
Mercedes-AMG has also eliminated the need for an oil pan, by using a dry sump system, allowing the engine and center of gravity to move closer to the road. Early tests put 0-60 mph times at 3.9 seconds, with a top speed of 189 miles per hour. The AMG GT S edition will sport 503 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque, with a top speed of 193 mph and a 0-60 mph time around 3.7 seconds.
The base Porsche 911 takes 4 seconds to make the same run.
For now, however, interested buyers will have to wait to own a piece of both Mercedes past and its future. The GT S won’t be released until the spring of 2015 and the GT won’t be available until 2016. Pricing for AMG GT and GT S versions has yet to be announced — but Porsche, and the rest of the Germans, will be paying close attention.
Mercedes-AMG has also eliminated the need for an oil pan, by using a dry sump system, allowing the engine and center of gravity to move closer to the road. Early tests put 0-60 mph times at 3.9 seconds, with a top speed of 189 miles per hour. The AMG GT S edition will sport 503 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque, with a top speed of 193 mph and a 0-60 mph time around 3.7 seconds.
The base Porsche 911 takes 4 seconds to make the same run.
For now, however, interested buyers will have to wait to own a piece of both Mercedes past and its future. The GT S won’t be released until the spring of 2015 and the GT won’t be available until 2016. Pricing for AMG GT and GT S versions has yet to be announced — but Porsche, and the rest of the Germans, will be paying close attention.
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