New sports car from Mercedes-Benz will be called Mercedes-AMG GT
Successor to the discontinued sports car Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG – Mercedes-AMG GT – will debut in October at the Paris Motor Show, but it is already known about the car almost everything. Except for its appearance, the dynamic performance and price.
Initially, Mercedes-AMG GT will be available in two versions – the base and the “charged» GT S. Both versions will be equipped with the eight biturbomotorom volume of 4.0 liters, the power of which in the first case is 462 hp and 510 hp in the second . Power will be aggregated Preselektivnaya robotized transmission, both versions also get a rear electronic differential. The base model will be “booted” in the low-profile tires Michelin Pilot Super Sport dimension 255/35 ZR19 front and 295/30 ZR19 rear, and modification GT S – 265/35 ZR19 at the front axle and the rear 295/30 ZR20.
Dimensions Mercedes-AMG GT while also being kept secret, but we know that it will have exactly the same width (6.3 foot), as its predecessor SLS AMG, but the wheelbase is shorter. In addition, the car will be the usual hinged doors, and not a “gull wing”, the tailgate will recline up with the rear window, and as for the price, it will be much lower than that of Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. If the latter competing with Ferrari and Lamborghini, is the main rival of Mercedes-AMG GT will be the Porsche 911. way, the new sports car is the first Mercedes since 1926, the name of which will not include the word Benz. Apparently, from now on all sports cars with three-beam star will be called Mercedes-AMG. Which makes sense, given the coming triumph in Formula 1 team Mercedes AMG.
