Mercedes-Benz’s AMG sports division has been quietly expanding towards every direction these past years and it plans to keep that momentum going.
US magazine Caranddriver sat down with AMG chairman Tobias Moers during the Los Angeles Auto Show press days last week and learned some fresh details about the sub-brands upcoming products.
The publication says that Moers did not deny that an AMG GT Convertible is “on the way”, which comes as a bit of surprise since many reports claimed that Mercedes had ruled out an open top version for a number of reasons, namely to avoid competition with the two-seater SL roadster and because of dwindling sales of convertible models.
Moers also confirmed that there will be a hardcore AMG GT Black Series edition “but more later than sooner. Before the Black Series, there will be a nice car.”
Asked if the mystery addition he referred to was some sort of GT3/Cup-type machine, he replied: “We had a close look at a Cup series, but I don’t know if we can make it. It’s complicated to tell today.” C&D believes that the third model will be a new production edition slotting between the GT S and the upcoming Black Series.
Currently, the AMG GT is offered in two versions, a base model with 462PS and the S with a 510PS iteration of Merc’s new twin-turbo V8.
Speaking of the 4.0-liter turbocharged lump that also powers the latest C63 AMG Sedan and Estate, Moers told the magazine that “Nobody will miss the good old 6.2-liter naturally aspirated engine”, but he backtracked when C&D said that a lot of people already miss it, stating, “It’s a nice engine, yeah.”
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