Revealed at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show, the updated
Mercedes-AMG GT brings with it several advancements. There's a new special
Edition 50 (but more on that in another post). The original GT and GT S models
have been revised. And there's a new C-spec coupe as well.
Arriving on the occasion of AMG's 50th anniversary,
the 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT announces its presence with a new grille. The
15-slatted aperture is dubbed the AMG Panamericana grille, and is visually
borrowed from the GT3 racing version. There's a new front bumper to go with it,
and the Airpanel active aero system that debuted on the top-of-the-line GT R
has made its way across the range. And there are new options packages as well,
including a smartphone-linked track telematics system.
Best of all is more power: the base model (in both
coupe and convertible forms) now produces 469 horsepower and 465 lb-ft of torque. The S model jumps by 12 hp to 515 and by 15
lb-ft to 494. 0-60 times are quoted at 3.9 and 3.7 seconds, respectively.
Mercedes is also extending the C model
launched on the Roadster version to the coupe as well, bringing with it an even
more potent version of that 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8. At 550 horsepower, it
slots in above the base and S models but below the 577-horse GT R. The GT C
also features larger wheels on a wider rear track, adaptive damping, and active
rear-axle steering, its arrival bringing the family up to six road-going models
(with the S and R available only with fixed roofs).
