Mercedes Benz AMG GT Fully Revealed!!


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Ahead of it's debut at Paris Motor Show next month, Mercedes Benz has finally revealed the Benz AMG GT in Affalterbach.

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The new sports car keeps the basic design traits of its predecessor like the long bonnet, very short rear overhang and muscular sheet metal design. Where the SLS AMG had a flat roof and gullwing doors, the AMG GT sports a swooping roofline with regular doors.
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Mercedes AMG GT

Mercedes has officially unveiled the highly-anticipated and highly-hyped AMG GT.

Billed as an everyday sports car, the AMG GT follows in the footsteps of the SLS AMG and adopts a slightly controversial front fascia with a prominent grille, large air intakes and oversized LED headlights. Moving further back, there's a rakish windscreen, frameless doors and ventilated front fenders. The model also has a distinctively sloped roofline which is unfortunately marred by a thick black outline on the rear quarter windows. At the rear, there's a power deployable spoiler and slender taillights with sequential turn signals that use 18 individual LEDs on each side. The AMG GT rides on 19-inch alloy wheels, while the AMG GT S features 19- / 20-inch alloy wheels.

The cabin has already been revealed months ago but it's still worth revisiting as it has sporty and luxurious design. Once ensconced behind the flat-bottom steering wheel, drivers will find themselves surrounded by a wide center console that ramps up to four circular air vents and a freestanding infotainment system with either a 7- or 8.4-inch display. The car also features leather/fabric sport seats and silver chrome, matte carbon fiber, high-gloss carbon fiber, black diamond or matte silver fiberglass trim. Last but not least, there's a roof-mounted control panel which houses buttons for the seat heaters, hazards lights and rear wing - among other things.

The entry-level AMG GT features a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 engine that produces 462 PS (339 kW) and 600 Nm (442 lb-ft) of torque. It is connected to a seven-speed dual clutch transmission which enables the car to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 4.0 seconds before hitting an electronically-limited top speed of 304 km/h (189 mph).

Moving up to the AMG GT S rewards buyers with a more powerful twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 engine that develops 510 PS (375 kW) and 650 Nm (479 lb-ft) of torque. Thanks to the extra oomph, the model can rocket from 0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds before topping out at an electronically-limited 310 km/h (193 mph).

To keep the car as light as possible engineers used an intelligent mix of materials including aluminum, steel and magnesium. This enables the AMG GT to weigh as little as 1540 kg (3395 lbs).

Speaking of performance, the entry-level AMG GT has a mechanical rear-axle locking rear differential while the AMG GT S has an electronic locking rear differential. The latter variant also has an AMG RIDE CONTROL sports suspension with electronically controlled dampers with three different modes - Comfort, Sport and Sport Plus.

Both cars feature a specially tuned damper which reduces "undesirable rolling motion of the entire drivetrain including the transaxle transmission, thus substantially improving comfort and agility." AMG GT S customers can also order an optional AMG DYNAMIC PLUS package which adds dynamic engine and transmission mounts.

Last but not least, the AMG GT has internally ventilated and perforated brake discs that measure 360mm all around while the AMG GT S adopts larger 390mm front discs and red brake calipers. If that fails to impress, customers can order carbon ceramic brake discs which measure 402mm front / 360mm rear.

Mercedes-AMG GT - official trailer - YouTube

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Re: Mercedes AMG GT

Mercedes to introduce the GT3 version of new supercar dubbed as Mercedes-AMG GT3, the model will succeed the SLS AMG GT3 when it is launched in 2016. The company is keeping details a closely guarded secret but they confirmed an "intense testing and development period" will begin next year.

Successful 2014 Season for SLS AMG GT3 Customer Teams in 2014: Six Titles and 34 Successes for the SLS AMG GT3
•SLS AMG GT3 wins 34 races in the 2014 motorsports season
•Currently over 40 customer teams deploying race gullwings
•Titles in six race series worldwide
•First positions in two endurance races
•182 victories since beginning of the AMG Customer Sports Program
•AMG Customer Sports Championship 2015 – new global competition for SLS AMG GT3 customer teams and drivers
•Preview: The new Mercedes-AMG GT3 starts in 2016

Affalterbach. In the 2014 motorsports season, AMG Customer Sport teams again achieved numerous victories with the SLS AMG GT3. Currently, there are over 40 teams worldwide starting with the race gullwings. In the finale of the Japanese Super GT SERIES GT300, which took place this weekend at Twin Ring Motegi, the team GAINER achieved race victory in a heart-stopping finale. Björn Wirdheim (SWE) and Katsuyuki Hiranaka (JPN) won a great first position with the GAINER DIXCEL SLS with a lead of one lap to the second best and thus won the team championship of the Super GT SERIES GT300 for the AMG Customer Sports team GAINER. In the driver ranking, they achieved the same number of points as the new champions, who were able to win the drivers’ title of the Super GT SERIES GT300 because of the better placements in the season. The sister car, the GAINER Rn-SPORTS SLS with Masayuki Ueda and Hideki Yamauchi (both JPN), won the fifth overall position. The LEON SLS with Haruki Kurosawa and Tsubasa Kurosawa (both JPN) ended the race on the sixth position. The AMG Customer Sports team R´Qs MOTORSPORTS crossed the finish line with the GREENTEC SLS AMG GT3, piloted by Hisashi Wada and Masaki Jyonai (both JPN), on the overall position 14.

This Sunday, the team Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy achieved a sensational double victory in the GT Cup as part of the 61st Macao Grand Prix. Maro Engel (GER) and Renger van der Zande (NED) won the race on positions one and two. Having started from positions four and six, the two drivers performed a perfect start. Already in the first turn of the city track they took on the double lead and defended it until they crossed the finish line. Takeshi Tsuchiya (JPN) and Carlo van Dam (NED) of the team AAI Motorsports came home 14th and 16th.

Tobias Moers, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes-AMG GmbH: “We are again looking back to a successful motorsports year. What AMG Customer Sport teams achieved in the 2014 season with great commitment and lots of passion, deserves our highest acknowledgement. My congratulations to all customer teams and drivers for the achieved motorsports successes. I also want to thank all employees in Affalterbach, who have contributed to many victories.”

Jochen Bitzer, Head of AMG Customer Sports: “I want to thank all teams and drivers for a successful year. Six titles, 34 victories and two first places as well as numerous podium positions in endurance races again demonstrate the high reliability and competitiveness of the SLS AMG GT3. Also in the fourth year of our Customer Sports Program, the race gullwing achieved numerous successes around the globe. In order to offer our customer teams a good basis for further sporty successes, we are going to extend the support in a targeted way in 2015 and are already looking forward to the new season.”

Since the beginning of the AMG Customer Sports Program in the end of 2010, the SLS AMG GT3 achieved no fewer than 182 overall victories, 98 pole positions and 930 top 10 positions. In the 2014 motorsports season, the race gullwing started in 19 race series as well as 9 endurance races on four continents. To this day, more than 80 vehicles were sold on the globe.

An overview of the results of 2014:
•34 overall victories
•Six titles in championships around the globe
•Two victories in endurance races
•52 class victories
•101 podium positions
•228 top ten positions
•29 pole positions
•416 starts in races

Titles in Six Race Series worldwide
Especially the six championship titles won in race series around the globe stand out in 2014. Whether in Europe, Asia or Australia – the customer teams achieved impressive victories with the SLS AMG GT3. An overview of all championship titles of 2014:
•Blancpain Sprint Series, HTP Motorsport, driver: Maximilian Götz (GER)
•Spezial Tourenwagen Trophy, Car Collection Motorsport, driver: Josef Klüber (GER)
•FIA CEZ & ESET & MM?R, Charouz Racing System, driver: Jakub Knoll (CZE)
•DMV TCC, ANTeam, driver: Frederic Yerly (SUI)
•Australian GT, Erebus Motorsport GT, driver: Richard Muscat (AUS)
•Super GT SERIES GT300 (team ranking), GAINER, drivers: Björn Wirdheim (SWE), Katsuyuki Hiranaka (JPN)

Numerous Successes in Endurance Races
In addition to the six championship titles, AMG Customer Sport teams won two endurance races in 2014:
•12-hour race of Zandvoort (NED), Car Collection Motorsport
•12-hour race on the Hungaroring (HUN), SPS automotive-performance

In all events of the “24h series”, AMG Customer Sport teams reached podium positions. The team Hofor Racing stood on the podium after each endurance race of the “24h series”.
In the 12-hour race of Bathurst (AUS) and the highlight of the season, the 24-hour race at Nürburgring (GER), AMG Customer Sport teams respectively won the second and third overall position.

Start into the 2015 Motorsports Season in the 24 Hours of Dubai
To conclude this year’s race season, AMG Customer Sport teams are again facing their competitors in two races of the Asian Le Mans Series. Three SLS AMG GT3 are planned to participate in the 12-hour race of Abu Dhabi (UAE) on 13 December 2014. Twelve race gullwings are scheduled on the provisional entry list of the first challenge in 2015, the 24-hour race of Dubai (UAE, 9th to 10th January 2015).

New in the 2015 Season: AMG Customer Sports Championship
In 2015, Mercedes-AMG is going to extend its program by a new, worldwide competition. The AMG Customer Sports Championship rewards drivers and teams for their performance with the SLS AMG GT3. From 1 December 2014 to 30 November 2015, participators can collect points with their race results. There are ratings in the categories PRO DRIVER, DRIVER and TEAM. After the end of the season, the competitors with the most points can win attractive prizes from Mercedes-AMG and the cooperation partners IWC Schaffhausen and Rotwild.

Preview: Mercedes-AMG GT3 Starts in 2016
Mercedes-AMG GmbH continues with their Customer Sports Program: The new Mercedes-AMG GT3 will be launched in 2016. The intense testing and development period for the race edition of the new sports car based on the street version, the Mercedes-AMG GT, is going to start next year.

The support service for the SLS AMG GT3 will naturally continue after the launch of the Mercedes-AMG GT3. The supply of spare parts and the service support are guaranteed in the future. All teams further on starting with the race gullwing can thus make their long-term planning and can rely on the usual full support by AMG Customer Sports
Source: Mercedes-AMG GT3 confirmed, launches in 2016
 
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Re: Mercedes Benz AMG GT Fully Revealed!! [Celebrating 17 million FB Fans]

Mercedes AMG has come out with a new video to commemorate the 17 million FB fans by creating the art by "tape". The art is on display at the AMG Private Lounge in Affalterbach, the 'taped' AMG GT was created by a handful of designers who spent countless hours making a detailed image of the company's latest sports car.
Source: Mercedes designers recreate the AMG GT out of tape [video]
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Mercedes-AMG GT3 Teased Again Ahead of Geneva Debut

Mercedes-AMG has released a more revealing teaser image of their upcoming track focused model-GT3. Scheduled to make a world debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month, the model will replace the SLS AMG GT3. Mercedes says it is “getting closer and closer, prowling in the dark until its unveiling” in Geneva.


In addition to the wider body, the GT3 will feature a modified front end with bigger radiator grille and redesigned bumper with new gills and lower mesh grille. The design sketches revealed earlier show a significantly wider body with flared wheel arches, additional vents and a huge fixed rear wing providing more downforce to the rear axle.

After its premiere in Switzerland next month, the GT3 will undergo an “intense testing and development period”, before hitting the race track sometime next year.

Source: Motoroids
 

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Mercedes Benz AMG GT-S has been imported to India as per Zauba. The launch might be near I guess.

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Brabus will hold the world premiere of a new tuning program for the Mercedes-AMG GT S during the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.

The tuning company has prepared an aerodynamic body kit made from carbon fiber and developed in a wind tunnel. It includes a new spoiler for the front bumper, air outlets for the front fenders, rocker panels and rear diffuser. The design is completed with a set of 21-inch multi spoke alloy wheels.

In terms of technical improvements, the car has received an extra 90 PS (66 kW) thanks to a new mapping for the injection system and ignition and a slightly higher boost pressure. The total output now stands at 600 PS (441 kW), while the peak torque reaches 750 Nm (553 lb-ft) at 4,800 rpm.



Thanks to the power boost, the GT S now sprints from a standstill to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.6 seconds and reaches a top speed of 325 km/h (201 mph).

Source: Brabus - BRABUS News and Events
 

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From my official sources in Mercedes AMG section I have been informed that Mercedes Benz India is planning to bring in the AMG GT in November 2015. Although, exact week and date are not final at present but the month for sure is November.

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From my official sources in Mercedes AMG section I have been informed that Mercedes Benz India is planning to bring in the AMG GT in November 2015. Although, exact week and date are not final at present but the month for sure is November.
Finally, It's coming to India: November 24th, 2015.[glasses][:D]

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Buddies, We are attending the official launch of the Mercedes Benz AMG GT S on 24th Nov 2015. Be prepared for yet another elaborate coverage. Please provide your queries.

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Here are the exclusive pics for The Automotive India of the upcoming Mercedes Benz AMG GTS shared by a friend straight from Germany. He has driven the same as well. Rest Assured, it is a beast! #Respect you kind soul!

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Re-use of the above pics needs full credit to The Automotive India.

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