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We have some good if expected news. AMG has confirmed that a harder, more track-focused version of the AMG GT supercar will arrive this summer. It will sit above the AMG GT S (pictured above), and it"ll be fast and pointy.Piqued your interest? Thought so. AMG"s big boss Tobias Moers commenting on how unstressed" the current, 510bhp 4.0-litre V8 biturbo engine is told us he will introduce "the next performance level of that engine" in the upcoming GT R."The new GT R will set a new benchmark in terms of driving dynamics," he said. Yikes.Expect around 600bhp then. Though don"t just expect some tuned up hot-rod. It"ll be a proper track-weapon. "It will be faster on a racetrack than even the SLS Black Series," he said. Expect some suspension fine-tuning, along with a lovely rear wing too.But, there"s much more to come from AMG, as you might expect. Here, Moers reveals a little bit more about a busy time ahead for Merc"s performance arm
Date written: 28 Mar 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2722
We have some good if expected news. AMG has confirmed that a harder, more track-focused version of the AMG GT supercar will arrive this summer. It will sit above the AMG GT S (pictured above), and it"ll be fast and pointy.Piqued your interest? Thought so. AMG"s big boss Tobias Moers commenting on how unstressed" the current, 510bhp 4.0-litre V8 biturbo engine is told us he will introduce "the next performance level of that engine" in the upcoming GT R."The new GT R will set a new benchmark in terms of driving dynamics," he said. Yikes.Expect around 600bhp then. Though don"t just expect some tuned up hot-rod. It"ll be a proper track-weapon. "It will be faster on a racetrack than even the SLS Black Series," he said. Expect some suspension fine-tuning, along with a lovely rear wing too.But, there"s much more to come from AMG, as you might expect. Here, Moers reveals a little bit more about a busy time ahead for Merc"s performance arm
Date written: 28 Mar 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 2722