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    01 MERCEDES-AMG GT BLACK SERIES

    Dec 29, 2021 6 minutes
    BY • ANDY ENRIGHT

    ⋆ Rating 4.5

    ENGINE 3982cc V8, DOHC, 32v, twin turbo

    POWER 537kW @6700-6900rpm

    TORQUE 800Nm @2000-6000rpm

    0-100KM/H 3.2sec

    WEIGHT 1520kg • PRICE $796,100

    LIKE: Incredible circuit chops; presence; engineering rectitude; functional aero

    DISLIKE: Not the most tuneful; auto ‘box logic; try getting hold of one

    THIS IS GOING to take some explaining. Just 10 minutes earlier, the affable Mercedes-AMG PR man had been regaling me with the fact that this AMG GT Black Series costs $796,100 and that there are more than $230,000 of taxes to pay on top of that, making it an easy $1m+ car on the road. Now I’m about to substantially remodel it.

    I’m at Phillip Island, steaming in to Hayshed, a big commitment right hander. Turn in’s good, apex nailed, gently open the steering to let the car run out to the left hand side of the track when an ibis decides now is a good time to merge onto the circuit. Instructor Sam Brabham flinches reflexively as I accept that

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