With AMG engines getting smaller and smaller, and their turbochargers getting bigger and bigger, you would think their signature soundtrack is dead and gone. Not So. Check out these Mercedes AMG GT S-models revving their tiny 4.0 liter V8s. That still sounds pretty good to us.
AMG is an expert in extracting great exhaust notes regardless of the engine’s size and aspiration. Even their 2.0 liter four-cylinder which is used in the A45, CLA45 and GLA45 models sounds like it has testicles instead of turbos!
“With the new GT we are positioning Mercedes-AMG even more aggressively than to date as a dynamic sports car brand,” says Tobias Moers, CEO of Mercedes-AMG GmbH. “With its technological substance, the Mercedes-AMG GT fulfils our high aspirations with regard to driving dynamics, agility and sportiness. The new GT is the second sports car developed fully independently by Mercedes-AMG. The car is manufactured according to the motto ‘Handcrafted by Racers’ – which perfectly encapsulates our heritage and our spirit.”
Video by BrianZuk
Mercedes AMG GT Specs:
| Displacement | 3982 cc | 3982 cc |
| Output | 375 kW (510 hp) at 6250 rpm (6000-6500 rpm) |
340 kW (462 hp) at 6000 rpm |
| Max. torque | 650 Nm at 1750-4750 rpm (1750-5000 rpm) |
600 Nm at 1600-5000 rpm |
| Fuel consumption NEDC combined | 9.4 l/100 km | 9.3 l/100 km |
| CO2 emissions | 219 g/km | 216 g/km |
| Kerb weight (according to EC) | 1570 kg / 1645 kg | 1540 kg / 1615 kg |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 3.08 / 3.22kg/hp | 3.33 / 3.49kg/hp |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h | 3.8 s | 4.0 s |
| Top speed | 310 km/h | 304 km/h |
