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If you fancy the Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe but need more doors and seats, well here you go. Behold the simply but confusingly named Mercedes-AMG GT Concept.It"s peppered in concept-y details. Door mirrors give way to lipstick cams. The wheels have twisted-rib spokes. Look Mum no wipers.Yet it plainly heralds a real thing. Says Mercedes: "This four-door coup heralds the further extension of the AMG GT family." An extension that"s plainly lining up to have a go at the Porsche Panamera.It"s a five-door, with a hatch almost exactly like the Coup "s. But despite the resemblance to the GT Coupe, it"s not just a lengthening job like Aston Martin did with DB9->Rapide. In fact it uses a whole different platform. See, the GT Coupe has an aluminium structure with a space-consuming bulkhead behind the two seats, and a transaxle and fuel tank position that wouldn"t work with a back seat.So instead AMG will begin with the foundation garments from the E63, and heavily adapt them, including significant proportion changes and more lightweight materials. Now of course this opens up the possibility of the E63"s switchable driftable Jeckyll-"n"-Hyde four-wheel-drive system for the mad twin-turbo engine.At the front, the Concept brings another appearance of what Mercedes calls the Panamericana" grille a reference to the 300SL that won the Carrera Panamericana Mexican Road Race in 1952. All very toothy - think shark wearing teenage braces. The headlamps, side vents and tail-lamp clusters are slimmer than the Coup "s. Maybe they signal the direction of a Coup facelift.
Date written: 6 Mar 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6969
If you fancy the Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe but need more doors and seats, well here you go. Behold the simply but confusingly named Mercedes-AMG GT Concept.It"s peppered in concept-y details. Door mirrors give way to lipstick cams. The wheels have twisted-rib spokes. Look Mum no wipers.Yet it plainly heralds a real thing. Says Mercedes: "This four-door coup heralds the further extension of the AMG GT family." An extension that"s plainly lining up to have a go at the Porsche Panamera.It"s a five-door, with a hatch almost exactly like the Coup "s. But despite the resemblance to the GT Coupe, it"s not just a lengthening job like Aston Martin did with DB9->Rapide. In fact it uses a whole different platform. See, the GT Coupe has an aluminium structure with a space-consuming bulkhead behind the two seats, and a transaxle and fuel tank position that wouldn"t work with a back seat.So instead AMG will begin with the foundation garments from the E63, and heavily adapt them, including significant proportion changes and more lightweight materials. Now of course this opens up the possibility of the E63"s switchable driftable Jeckyll-"n"-Hyde four-wheel-drive system for the mad twin-turbo engine.At the front, the Concept brings another appearance of what Mercedes calls the Panamericana" grille a reference to the 300SL that won the Carrera Panamericana Mexican Road Race in 1952. All very toothy - think shark wearing teenage braces. The headlamps, side vents and tail-lamp clusters are slimmer than the Coup "s. Maybe they signal the direction of a Coup facelift.
Date written: 6 Mar 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6969
