15 Rad Things You Need to Know About the Mercedes-AMG GT S

{"meta_title":"15 Things You Need to Know About the Mercedes-AMG GT S \u2013 Feature \u2013 Car and Driver","meta_description":"If you didn't already love the AMG GT, you will. Read more and see photos at Car and Driver.","meta_keywords":"2015, 2016, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, GT, GT S, GT-S, GTS, sports car, coupe, twin-turbocharged, V-8, turbo, M178","news_keywords":"2015, 2016, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, GT, GT S, GT-S, GTS, sports car, coupe, twin-turbocharged, V-8, turbo, M178, cars, car news","related":[{"link":"http:\/\/http://ift.tt/1xychwB","img":"http:\/\/media.caranddriver.com\/images\/14q3\/612022\/2016-mercedes-amg-gt-s-prototype-drive-review-car-and-driver-photo-637621-s-429x262.jpg","title":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S Driven!"},{"link":"http:\/\/http://ift.tt/1xNSCXP","img":"http:\/\/media.caranddriver.com\/images\/14q3\/628590\/2016-mercedes-amg-gt-photo-639178-s-520x318.jpg","title":"Official Photos and Info: 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT \/ GT S"},{"link":"http:\/\/http://ift.tt/1xycjog","img":"http:\/\/media.caranddriver.com\/images\/14q3\/637532\/2015-jaguar-f-type-r-coupe-photo-637533-s-520x318.jpg","title":"2015 Jaguar F-type R Coupe Tested: Sorta Like an AMG GT S, But Even Better-Looking"}],"slides":[{"id":169644,"title":"","body":"Powerful, agile, and alluringly sculpted, the Mercedes-AMG GT S makes one hell of a strong vehicular statement. Shunning the grand-touring attitude favored by the SL roadster and undercutting the $200K-plus price of the departed SLS AMG, the GT S plays in the same semi-attainable realm as the Porsche 911, Audi R8, and Jaguar F-type R coupe. Here are 15 reasons the GT S has the competition on its toes.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/placement.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"","illustrator":"","make_id":"170","model_id":"1144","submodel_id":"6063","make_name":"Mercedes-AMG","model_name":"GT \/ GT S","submodel_name":"Mercedes-AMG GT S","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S"},{"id":169599,"title":"1) It has four chassis modes, each gnarlier than the last.","body":"Selected via a rotary dial on the console, Comfort is already stiff and aggressive, although it offers up a measure of Mercedes\u2019 trademark relaxed throttle tip-in. Sport ramps up the anger, Sport+ more still, and for ragin\u2019, booty-swinging antics, Race mode is your wild, hairy-chested friend.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/15ThingsAMGGTS-3.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"","illustrator":"","make_id":"170","model_id":"1144","submodel_id":"6063","make_name":"Mercedes-AMG","model_name":"GT \/ GT S","submodel_name":"Mercedes-AMG GT S","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S"},{"id":169597,"title":"2.) It's not slow.","body":"According to AMG, the GT S will scoot to 60 in 3.6 seconds and top out at 192 mph.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/15ThingsAMGGTS-1.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"","illustrator":"","make_id":"170","model_id":"1144","submodel_id":"6063","make_name":"Mercedes-AMG","model_name":"GT \/ GT S","submodel_name":"Mercedes-AMG GT S","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S"},{"id":169598,"title":"3) More than 90 percent of the structure is made from aluminum.","body":"To keep the mass manageable, the AMG GT is constructed largely of aluminum. AMG Chairman Tobias Moers notes that 93 percent of the car\u2019s structure is made up of the stuff. To reduce weight ahead of the engine\u2014which aids turn-in\u2014the front module is made of magnesium. Spoiler alert: Damn if the thing doesn\u2019t turn in harder than a stevedore after a long day on the docks and a longer night at the bar.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/15ThingsAMGGTS-2.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"","illustrator":"","make_id":"170","model_id":"1144","submodel_id":"6063","make_name":"Mercedes-AMG","model_name":"GT \/ GT S","submodel_name":"Mercedes-AMG GT S","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S"},{"id":169600,"title":"4) Six styles of wheels are available. ","body":"Order the \u201cDynamic Plus\u201d package and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R-compound tires are yours for the track-day shredding.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/15ThingsAMGGTS-4.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"","illustrator":"","make_id":"170","model_id":"1144","submodel_id":"6063","make_name":"Mercedes-AMG","model_name":"GT \/ GT S","submodel_name":"Mercedes-AMG GT S","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S"},{"id":169606,"title":"5) It fights in the middleweight class.","body":"Mercedes hasn\u2019t released weight figures for the U.S. configuration, but we estimate it will come in at around 3600 pounds. For comparison, a Porsche 911 GT3 tipped our scales at 3197, and a 911 Turbo S at 3588. The upcoming Corvette Z06 will weigh a reported 3500 or so. And from Blighty, the Jag F-Type R Coupe waddles in like Sydney Greenstreet, lugging a portly 3917 pounds to the curb.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/15ThingsAMGGTS-10.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"","illustrator":"","make_id":"170","model_id":"1144","submodel_id":"6063","make_name":"Mercedes-AMG","model_name":"GT \/ GT S","submodel_name":"Mercedes-AMG GT S","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S"},{"id":169601,"title":"6) You can go basic or bodacious.","body":"If you\u2019d like, you can opt for the blingy diamond grille on the GT S. We prefer it in the basic black pictured here. Just because Li\u2019l Wayne does a thing to his face doesn\u2019t mean your sports car has to.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/15ThingsAMGGTS-5.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"","illustrator":"","make_id":"170","model_id":"1144","submodel_id":"6063","make_name":"Mercedes-AMG","model_name":"GT \/ GT S","submodel_name":"Mercedes-AMG GT S","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S"},{"id":169607,"title":"A hybrid powertrain is a possibility.","body":"Because the world is new and brave, AMG has not ruled out future electric\/hybrid versions of the GT.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/15ThingsAMGGTS-11.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"","illustrator":"","make_id":"170","model_id":"1144","submodel_id":"6063","make_name":"Mercedes-AMG","model_name":"GT \/ GT S","submodel_name":"Mercedes-AMG GT S","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S"},{"id":169603,"title":"8) The powertrain is laid out like a Corvette's.","body":"A V-8 connected via torque tube to a transaxle is Chevy\u2019s recipe for balanced weight distribution, but none of the AMG GT\u2019s more-direct competitors make use of it. Jaguar uses a conventional behind-the-engine transmission. Porsche hangs the engine off the back of the transaxle, while Audi\u2019s mid-engined R8 sees the transaxle bolted to the back of the engine. The most similar car to the AMG, then, would be the new Ferrari California T, with its twin-turbo V-8 and rear-mounted trans, but the droptop Italian costs a lot more, while even the supercharged Vette Z06 will cost significantly less.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/15ThingsAMGGTS-7.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"","illustrator":"","make_id":"170","model_id":"1144","submodel_id":"6063","make_name":"Mercedes-AMG","model_name":"GT \/ GT S","submodel_name":"Mercedes-AMG GT S","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S"},{"id":169609,"title":"P) It uses magnetorheological fluid in the powertrain\/chassis coupling","body":" Porsche\u2019s dynamic engine mounts use magnetorheological fluid, the same ferrous juice that makes the Corvette Z51\u2019s variable shocks such a Juggalo-confounding miracle. Mercedes-AMG uses hydraulics to accomplish the same thing \u2014 namely, to adjust the stiffness of the coupling between the powertrain and chassis, depending on the demands of the current situation. AMG claims their system reacts to changing loads within .001 seconds.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/15ThingsAMGGTS-13.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"","illustrator":"","make_id":"170","model_id":"1144","submodel_id":"6063","make_name":"Mercedes-AMG","model_name":"GT \/ GT S","submodel_name":"Mercedes-AMG GT S","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S"},{"id":169602,"title":"9) There will be a GT3 racing version.","body":"Not a surprise, but AMG honcho Tobias Moers confirms that the program is for-sure a go.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/15ThingsAMGGTS-6.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"","illustrator":"","make_id":"170","model_id":"1144","submodel_id":"6063","make_name":"Mercedes-AMG","model_name":"GT \/ GT S","submodel_name":"Mercedes-AMG GT S","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S"},{"id":169605,"title":"10) It uses a \"hot vee\" turbo configuration.","body":"Like BMW\u2019s latest turbo V-8s, the 503-hp 4.0-liter mill in the GT S features two turbochargers acquiring compressive power via what one would normally think to be the intake ports. The snails sit on top of the engine between the cylinder heads, in what is referred to as a \u201chot vee\u201d configuration. Frathouse dudeguys, this is decidedly not the \u201chot vee\u201d you were Googling for. We\u2019re sorry.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/15ThingsAMGGTS-9.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"","illustrator":"","make_id":"170","model_id":"1144","submodel_id":"6063","make_name":"Mercedes-AMG","model_name":"GT \/ GT S","submodel_name":"Mercedes-AMG GT S","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S"},{"id":169604,"title":"11) It has intimate knowledge of the Green Hell.","body":"During the GT\u2019s development, AMG logged 33,696 kilometers on the N\u00fcrburgring, which adds up to 1613 laps. That, friends, is helluv Green Hell.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/15ThingsAMGGTS-8.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"","illustrator":"","make_id":"170","model_id":"1144","submodel_id":"6063","make_name":"Mercedes-AMG","model_name":"GT \/ GT S","submodel_name":"Mercedes-AMG GT S","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S"},{"id":169608,"title":"13) There are different diffs for the GT and GT S models.","body":"While both the GT S and GT feature locking differentials, the GT uses a mechanical system, while the GT S features an electrically actuated unit for even more positive Positraction action.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/15ThingsAMGGTS-12.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"","illustrator":"","make_id":"170","model_id":"1144","submodel_id":"6063","make_name":"Mercedes-AMG","model_name":"GT \/ GT S","submodel_name":"Mercedes-AMG GT S","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S"},{"id":169610,"title":"14) It's bite is bigger than its bark.","body":"Although a pedestrian Boxster S with Porsche\u2019s optional sport exhaust will trigger the infamously draconian noise meter at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, the GT S at does no such thing, even at full whack. It does, however, deliver a wholly violent rifle-shot report on overrun. ","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/15ThingsAMGGTS-14.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"","illustrator":"","make_id":"170","model_id":"1144","submodel_id":"6063","make_name":"Mercedes-AMG","model_name":"GT \/ GT S","submodel_name":"Mercedes-AMG GT S","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S"},{"id":169611,"title":"15) The GT S version goes on sale in April.","body":"The more sedate GT won\u2019t hit showrooms until 2016. Although AMG boss Moers has already said that it\u2019s coming, Mercedes won\u2019t confirm the existence of a future Black Series model. C\u2019mon, guys\u2014charades are for those unfortunate parties in Zuffenhausen, the sort of sad-schnitzel shindigs where Bitburger Drive is considered \u201cthe hard stuff\u201d. Don\u2019t be like that.","src":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/15ThingsAMGGTS-15.jpg","mimetype":"image\/jpeg","photographer":"","illustrator":"","make_id":"170","model_id":"1144","submodel_id":"6063","make_name":"Mercedes-AMG","model_name":"GT \/ GT S","submodel_name":"Mercedes-AMG GT S","year":"2016","submodel_alias":"2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S"}]}



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