AMG might be responsible for Mercedes’ most-powerful and appealing models, but the high-performance brand has yet to use its full potential as a car manufacturer. Sure, the Affalterbach-based division brought us the awesome SLS AMG , and more recently The 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S Coupe is undeniably the most gorgeous car to come from Affalterbach since the gullwing miracle of the SLS AMG — an automobile that altered the axis of the automotive world in 2009. The SLS, the spiritual successor to the The announcement of the Mercedes-AMG GT signaled the end of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG as the flagship sports car of the German luxury vehicle manufacturer. The SLS AMG was even described by Jeremy Clarkson as the best supercar in the world around three the AMG GT. Despite being smaller, lighter, less powerful and cheaper than its official predecessor, the SLS AMG, the new AMG GT is still one hot ride to own and in case you have forgotten all about it, the German based automaker is here to remind you as a AMG group was tasked with creating a sports car that performed as well as the SLS, but was more agile and less expensive. This vehicle would take direct aim at the Porsche 911, while also rivalling the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Audi R8 and Jaguar F-Type Coupe. It was replaced by the SLS AMG, a car that seemed sensible by comparison—it was just as quick off the line as the SLR but cost a mere $200,000. Now the SLS is gone, replaced by the Mercedes-AMG GT S, which starts at about $130,000 and does zero to sixty .
Former FIA World Touring Car Champion (WTCC) and experienced GT racer, Rob Huff, will once again take part in the ADAC Zurich Nürburgring 24 Hour race on the iconic Nordschliefe circuit next month (14-17 May) alongside his LADA SPORT ROSNEFT commitments. It’s good to see that Mercedes stayed with the classic GT proportions of the SLS for the AMG GT, with its overall shape featuring clean lines and an unmistakable muscular presence. The base GT model produces 456hp with 0-62mph (0-100km/h) coming in 4.0 If you discount a few late counter-attacks (Black Series, CLK DTM, edition 507), this side of the SLS and the GT the AMG brand typically focuses on fast grand tourers. Not surprisingly then, the new C63 is exactly that. In the last six months BMW and While there was the SLS AMG GT – the amazingly awesome gullwing supercar, now in its last year – its starting price was a whopping $221,580. This is not quite attainable unless your name starts with Scrooge and ends with McDuck, and for some people .