First Look At 2017 Mercedes-amg Gt R – Video

Mercedes-AMG brought its new, top-of-the-line GT R to the 2016 Monterey Car Week.

Powered by way of a 4.0-liter biturbo V8 engine, the Mercedes-AMG GT R packs a critical punch with 577 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque. But it’s not merely more performance that the German automaker has put into the GT model, with the suspension getting overhauled for faster lap times, along side new aerodynamics and updated electronics including a variable AMG Traction Control system derviced from the AMG GT3 racecar. At the start, the GT R gets an original grille set alongside the other GT models, while a corner comes with a center-mounted exhaust.

Final specifications for the U.S. or Nigerian model haven’t been announced, nevertheless the European version will weigh in at 3,428 pounds/1555kg. The effect is really a zero-to-60 time of 3.5 seconds and a high speed of 198 mph, rendering it 0.2 seconds faster compared to the GT S. Curiously, Mercedes-AMG didn’t announced so just how fast the GT R has lapped the Nurburgring, but we expect that to be revealed soon.