Mercedes-AMG GT R
650 hp | 750 NM | 1,560 kg
243 km/h | 1.24 g (transverse) | -1.19 g (longitudinal)
2:05,2
SHORT CHARACTERISTICS
The Mercedes-AMG GT R is the road-going version of the GT 3 racing car. With a fabulous lap time of 7.11 minutes, it knocked the Porsche 918 Spyder off the top spot in 2016, making it the fastest production car ever measured on the Nordschleife by sport auto when it first appeared.
TEST CONDITIONS
- Weather: 25°C, sunny
- Car occupancy Persons: 2
Test values
- Lap time Pannonia Ring: 2:05.2
- Top speed: 243 km/h
DEVIATIONS FROM THE SERIES
Power increase 650 hp / 750 Nm (series: 585 hp / 700 Nm)
Technology
- Engine / cylinder / capacity: petrol / V8 / 3.982 ccm
- Rated power: 650 hp at 6,250 rpm
- Max. Torque: 750 Nm
- Engine type: Bi-turbo
- Drive train / transmission: rear / AMG SPEEDSHIFT 7-speed dual-clutch transmission
- Unladen weight: 1,560 kg
- Power-to-weight ratio: 2.4 kg/hp
- Tyres: MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup 2 | VA: 275/35 ZR19 |
HA: 325/30 ZR 20
MILEAGE (FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS)
- Top speed: 330 km/h
- 0-100 km/h: 3.6 sec
LIST PRICE
from EUR 166,600.--
Markos Statement
The Mercedes-AMG GT R is the road-going version of the GT 3 racing car. With a fabulous lap time of 7.11 minutes, it knocked the Porsche 918 Spyder off the top spot in 2016, making it the fastest production car ever measured by sport auto on the Nordschleife when it first appeared. My curiosity about the current HOTLAP test candidate was correspondingly high. How will it perform at the Pannoniaring, especially in comparison to our Porsche GT3 RS, which is always used as a benchmark, how will it feel? The 4-litre V8 biturbo and the power of the test car, which has been optimised from a not exactly meagre 585 hp to 650 hp anyway, left no doubt about sufficient thrust. As the saying goes: "Power is nothing without control! In other words: the overall package of drive, chassis, steering and brakes is decisive.
What strikes you immediately when you start the car is the unique sound typical of AMG. The V8 draws on its full power and roars through the newly designed titanium exhaust system in Race mode, bringing a grin to the face of every sports car enthusiast. The ergonomics and lateral support of the AMG Performance seats are also perfect.
Compared to its "smaller brother", the GT S, the GT R is 46 mm wider at the front and the rear measures 57 mm more in width. The fixed rear wing is part of the extensively modified aerodynamics. An active aero element is installed in the underbody, which automatically extends, and an active air control system sits behind the front apron, although these do not have the same effect on the Pannoniaring as they did during the record drive on the Nordschleife.
The optionally available ceramic brake system deserves high praise in terms of dosage and braking performance.
We will not go into the traction control system, which has been praised in many tests, in this test, as all electronic helpers are deactivated in Marko Klein's hotlaps.
In terms of traction, the GT R fell somewhat short of expectations, although it is fair to say that the MICHELIN Sport Cup 2 tyres used were no longer the latest and greatest.
The slight roll over the longitudinal axis in the dynamic passages also takes some getting used to and, compared to the GT3 RS, doesn't convey the same exactness and precision that you find in Porsche without being really annoying.
CONCLUSION:Compared to the AMG GT S, the GT R is much closer to the GT3 racing version than to the GTS. It is huge fun because of the sound alone. The car is coherent and with a lap time of 2:05.2, taking into account the tyres that are no longer quite optimal in terms of grip, on a par with Porsche's 2018 GT3 RS facelift model! In contrast to the 911, in which you immediately feel intuitively comfortable and which cuts the corners like a scalpel, in the GT R you have to "work" every lap, which is definitely conducive to driving pleasure and is less a question of better or worse, but rather depends on the type of driver. In normal road use, the GT R is a sporty GT that is also fun to drive off the track and should be seen more as an option to a BMW M8 than as a "racing car".