It’s no secret Mercedes-AMG boss Tobias Moers wants to expand the GT range with a more hardcore version.

Recently emerged footage proves the company is closer to doing so, with a hot GT mule spied belting around the Nurburgring’s Nordschleife, revealing the incoming performance flagship’s latest form. Poised to be called the Mercedes-AMG GT R, the high-performance brand will pit its sharpened supercar against Porsche’s manic 911 GT3 RS.

Mercedes-AMG GT R driving rear
Mercedes-AMG GT R front

Things up back of the GT R haven’t changed from previous sighting though, as the new prototype still bellows from exhaust tips that feature huddle in the centre of a serious diffuser.

Mercedes-AMG GT R rear

Mercedes-AMG should reveal the new GT R in production trim this year. And with the Nurburgring banishing its pesky speed limits only yesterday, maybe it’ll reveal a smaller lap time as well.