Following countless
reports on the Mercedes-AMG GT R Black Series and Club Sport models, a test car
was spotted wearing a much more aggressive aero kit during some high-speed
testing on the Nurburgring.
Mercedes has been
playing a lot of hide-and-seek with their AMG GT test cars the past few months
but this one appears to feature the complete bodywork of what is believed to
become the more focused ‘Club Sport’ version of the GT R. The fully camouflaged
test car features a number of extra winglets on the front bumper and fenders,
as well as a fixed rear wing and a new exhaust setup, featuring a pair of twin
pipes sitting on either side of the diffuser. Carscoops spies also spotted a green
test car that featured louvers on its front fenders, just like the current
Porsche 911 GT3 RS.
The German carmaker
has confirmed both the GT R Black Series and the GT R Club Sport during the
last few months, although the latter could use a different suffix, once it
arrives in the market. AMG’s boss Tobias Moers confirmed earlier in the year
that they work on a more track-focused GT R model to bridge the gap between the
normal GT R and the 2020 Black Series.
The more
track-focused version of the GT R will be subjected to a light diet, trimming
some of the 1,655 kg of the current flagship AMG GT. That will
include a stripped interior and more carbon fiber in the right places. The
twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 will most likely gain a few horses as well; the
standard AMG GT R makes 577hp, so expect around 600 hp for the ‘Club Sport’.
