With 585PS (577hp) and 700Nm (516lb-ft) of torque, the current Mercedes-AMG GT R is a force to be reckoned with.
However, the automaker’s performance division is getting ready to launch an even brawnier variant of the impressive GT R.
The car was scooped testing at the Nurburgring the other week, and according to the AMG boss, Tobias Moers, who spoke to AutoExpress on the topic, it will be a track-oriented model.
“We’re also working a little bit on a GT R… something. It’ll be a bit more race track-oriented. It’s lightened a little bit, but it’s more of a track day version for fun on circuits”, said Moers. “We’re not talking about a competition car – not a GT3 or a GT4, but more a ‘Clubsport’. We’re having a good look at that.”
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The more hardcore Mercedes-AMG GT R is expected within the next 12 months. In addition to more aggressive aero agenda and a weight loss program, it should also get a bump in power, probably to around 600PS (592hp).
The twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 engine powering the entire modern AMG family is good for 612PS (603hp) and 850Nm (627lb-ft) of torque in the new AMG E63 S. Nevertheless, this kind of output should be reserved for the even more powerful AMG GT R Black Series, which is also in development. The anticipated model is said to arrive as the swan song of the current AMG GT lineup.
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