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The last time our spy photographers caught a 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT-R prototype on the road it was somewhere near the Arctic Circle, with the heavily camouflaged car huffing and puffing along a road covered with snow.
This time, the situation is not much different, but there is a small exception involved; the pre-production prototype has shed some of the camouflage from before. Don't jump for joy yet, though, because the only extra details shown are the headlights and the test car's paint color.
Speaking of colors, it seems that the prototype in the adjacent images is proudly exhibiting the AMG Solarbeam Yellow shade, but you can only see it if you squint your eyes and check the door handles.
Another new detail is the fact that, this time, we can see the large intake in the middle of that gargantuan rear diffuser is actually split in half, so there are two exhaust tips instead of just one, like on the Lamborghini Aventador.
For some reason, Mercedes-AMG decided to uncover the headlights completely, so we can see that they will be identical to those found on the standard model. The wider wheel arches, “upside-down” grille, rear wing and larger air intakes in the front are clearly visible as well, but the really nasty stuff is found under that gigantic hood.
The twin-turbocharged, 4.0-liter, V8 engine was probably massaged to deliver between 550 and 600 horsepower while the torque figures should be improved to somewhere north of 750 Nm (553 lb-ft). The GT-R's extra grunt will not come necessarily from the engine, though, as that reason will be reserved for a future Black Series version.
No, the 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT-R will rely on slightly less weight compared to the GT and a much more hardcore aerodynamic package to deliver better handling on the track. If the regular Mercedes-AMG GT S goes up against the Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, then the GT-R will probably measure up nicely with the 911 GT3, which is set for a mid-cycle facelift soon.
Expect the track-ready AMG model to be unveiled sometime this summer, with deliveries to start in Europe from the fall and in the U.S. from 2017.
Speaking of colors, it seems that the prototype in the adjacent images is proudly exhibiting the AMG Solarbeam Yellow shade, but you can only see it if you squint your eyes and check the door handles.
Another new detail is the fact that, this time, we can see the large intake in the middle of that gargantuan rear diffuser is actually split in half, so there are two exhaust tips instead of just one, like on the Lamborghini Aventador.
For some reason, Mercedes-AMG decided to uncover the headlights completely, so we can see that they will be identical to those found on the standard model. The wider wheel arches, “upside-down” grille, rear wing and larger air intakes in the front are clearly visible as well, but the really nasty stuff is found under that gigantic hood.
The twin-turbocharged, 4.0-liter, V8 engine was probably massaged to deliver between 550 and 600 horsepower while the torque figures should be improved to somewhere north of 750 Nm (553 lb-ft). The GT-R's extra grunt will not come necessarily from the engine, though, as that reason will be reserved for a future Black Series version.
No, the 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT-R will rely on slightly less weight compared to the GT and a much more hardcore aerodynamic package to deliver better handling on the track. If the regular Mercedes-AMG GT S goes up against the Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, then the GT-R will probably measure up nicely with the 911 GT3, which is set for a mid-cycle facelift soon.
Expect the track-ready AMG model to be unveiled sometime this summer, with deliveries to start in Europe from the fall and in the U.S. from 2017.
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