The most highly anticipated AMG model of the year has finally been revealed to us. The AMG GT has been solely designed and built by the AMG and the team there have labelled it as an everyday sportscar.

AMG GT Details

The AMG GT design has been a key talking point over the months of spy pics and shadowy, partial reveals. The front end in particular with its inward and downward pointing headlamps will be a bone of contention for some but it certainly stands out.

The AMG GT was revealed with two models, a standard GT and a GT S for the go even faster crowd. The AMG GT rides on 19-inch wheels with the GT S having the option of 20s. The roofline slopes down to the rear sweetly and personally I can see quite a bit of Jaguar E-and F-Type installed there. It’s not a negative though as the rear end looks majestic and quite like its big brother the SLS AMG.

The power unit is all new and AMG have developed a four-litre, twin-turbo V8 for specific use in the AMG GT. The power unit has two different power outputs, the first for the standard AMG GT churns out 339kW and 600Nm. The more powerful version for the GT S pumps the power up to 375kW and 650Nm. The extra power means that the GT S is two-tenths faster in the sprint to 100kph, managing it in just 3.8 seconds. Top speeds are electronically limited, but are allowed to run as fast as 304kph and 310kph respectively.

Weight was a major factor when building the AMG GT as the engineers wanted to keep the weight low down in the car and as light as possible. Extensive use of aluminium, steel and magnesium means the AMG GT weighs in at just 1 540 kg.

The major difference between the two models is in the suspension and differential department. Standard GT is equipped with a mechanical locking differential whilst the GT S gets the full electronic differential, AMG say it responds faster than the mechanical one. The GT S also gets ride control, allowing three-stage damper settings to adapt the ride from comfort to sport and sport plus.

The interior features high quality materials such as nappa leather, carbon and aluminium. An 8.4-inch central screen sits above the four air vents and is equipped with Mercedes-Benz’s COMAND system. One of the many buttons inside the cabin controls the exhaust valves opening up the full roar of the V8.

Take a gander at the video below to see the car in action in Spain and on a racetrack where the V8 is at full song.

Mercedes-Benz AMG GT price in South Africa

Mercedes-Benz has released pricing details for the AMG GT which is set to launch locally during the second quarter of the year.

The standard GT is said to be priced from R1 642 000, while the GT S will start at R1999000. Pricing excludes CO2 and the Edition 1 package retails for an extra R211 000 on top of the GT S price tag.

Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Video