01 MERCEDES-AMG GT R PRO
ENGINE 3982cc V8, DOHC, 32v, twin turbo
POWER 430kW @ 6250rpm
TORQUE 700Nm @ 2100-5500rpm
0-100KM/H 3.6sec (claimed)
WEIGHT 1575kg • PRICE $453,200
LIKE: Theatre; accessibility; dynamics; stamina; exclusivity
DISLIKE: Expensive; sold out; quite heavy; on-road compromises
SOME ARE BORN great, while others have greatness thrust upon them. Then there are those who achieve greatness over time through a process of hard graft. It’s into this last category that the Mercedes-AMG GT falls.
We’ve always wanted to love AMG’s testosterone-fuelled two-door; a brawny, bent-eight alternative to the Porsche 911, but the expectation has never quite lived up to the reality. Head-smashing performance has always been there in spades, but oversensitive
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