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Not even a month has passed since Mercedes-AMG had presented the GT R to the world. During this short amount of time, YouTube superstar Shmee150 ordered a GT R and Michael Bay confirmed that the GT R will be featured in the forthcoming Transformers movie as an Autobot. That's not all, though.
Lewis Hamilton even blurted something about an LH Series of the GT R, but I’m exactly sure that will pan out. More recently, Autocar reports that Mercedes-AMG has hinted that production of the GT R “could be limited to just 2,000 units, when asked about build numbers at the car’s recent launch.”
If you ask me, that’s a teeny-weeny bit uncanny. The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG of yesteryear, for example, sold a total of 2,733 units in Gullwing and Roadster forms throughout its production cycle in the U.S. alone. Why would the mad professors in Affalterbach limit production of the GT R other than for the sake of exclusivity is beyond me. Be that as it may, Mercedes-AMG is reportedly working on an even more extreme Black Series iteration.
That said, the next model to debut in the GT lineup is the Roadster. Slated to arrive in 2017, the open top variant of the GT be available in two flavors: 462 PS (456 hp) and 600 Nm (442,5 lb-ft) or 510 PS (503 hp) and 650 Nm (479 lb-ft) of torque. Estimated time of arrival? Next year at either Detroit or Geneva.
Other than the GT Black Series and GT Roadster, Mercedes-AMG is expected to roll out a customer racing car. Currently dubbed GT4, the track-only bruiser will be built to FIA GT4 specifications. This will make it eligible for the GT4 class of various European racing championships.
If it were your money, which variant of the Mercedes-AMG GT would you go for? For what it's worth, I'm having high hopes for the GT Roadster.
If you ask me, that’s a teeny-weeny bit uncanny. The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG of yesteryear, for example, sold a total of 2,733 units in Gullwing and Roadster forms throughout its production cycle in the U.S. alone. Why would the mad professors in Affalterbach limit production of the GT R other than for the sake of exclusivity is beyond me. Be that as it may, Mercedes-AMG is reportedly working on an even more extreme Black Series iteration.
That said, the next model to debut in the GT lineup is the Roadster. Slated to arrive in 2017, the open top variant of the GT be available in two flavors: 462 PS (456 hp) and 600 Nm (442,5 lb-ft) or 510 PS (503 hp) and 650 Nm (479 lb-ft) of torque. Estimated time of arrival? Next year at either Detroit or Geneva.
Other than the GT Black Series and GT Roadster, Mercedes-AMG is expected to roll out a customer racing car. Currently dubbed GT4, the track-only bruiser will be built to FIA GT4 specifications. This will make it eligible for the GT4 class of various European racing championships.
If it were your money, which variant of the Mercedes-AMG GT would you go for? For what it's worth, I'm having high hopes for the GT Roadster.
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