Mercedes-AMG GT Track Sport Teased As Porsche 911 GT3 RS Fighter
Mercedes-Benz is clearly aware that the second-generation AMG GT is not the sports car the first-generation car was. It’s compromised because it shares its platform with the latest SL-Class and has morphed into a 2+2 situation.
On Friday, the AMG team in Affalterbach released teaser images and a handful of words about the Concept AMG GT Track Sport, but this thing looks like anything but a concept. It looks like a near-production-ready car. And it’s clear the teaser images are a way to give cover so this sports car can start testing on race tracks and public roads without wild speculation.
A V8 engine is confirmed under the hood, and it’s hard to imagine it’s not the AMG team’s twin-turbo setup with a hot-v design. Expect well over 600 horsepower, a 9-speed automatic transmission, and of course, a limited-slip rear differential. Adaptive shocks and huge (carbon ceramic?) brakes should keep things controlled.
This coupe looks the part. Despite the camouflage, we can see a swan-neck rear wing and massive front splitter. A wheel lying on the ground next to the car appears to be wrapped in a Michelin street-legal tire, possibly a Cup 2 R, which would be both street legal and track-ready. It looks like a Porsche 911 GT3 RS fighter.
