Features
Gallery 1
Three years after the SLS Black Series departed, its angry baby brother GT R lobs as the next hardcore, track-focused AMG with its sights set (again) on Porsche’s 911 GT3 RS.
Affalterbach will charge around $400K for the GT R when it arrives locally in July 2017, placing it directly against broad competition beyond Stuttgart.
While the 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 unlocks 55kW/50Nm above a standard $300K GT S to 430kW/700Nm, and helps deliver a 3.6sec 0-100km/h and 318km/h top speed, this road-racer is about maximising the potential of its sticky Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s.
This AMG’s ‘Green Hell magno’ paint gives a nod to the Nurburgring where a sub-7min 20sec is promised – at least 10sec quicker than SLS Black Series – thanks to a lightweight carbonfibre injection, chassis tech additions and F1-derived aero and traction control tricks, plus the extra grunt.
Here are six changes to the definitely-unhyphenated GT R and how it plans to sink its shiny chrome fangs into rivals…
1. Active Aero
2. Rear Steering
3. More Grunt
4. Traction Control
5. Fat Styling
6. Weight Drop
