The big Mercedes-AMG GT, but with a small engine under the long hood.
The second generation Mercedes-amg Gt is, as its name suggests, a GT which competes in its own way with machines like the Porsche 911 Turbo, the Aston Martin Vantage or the Ferrari Roma. It still relies on a good big 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, developing 585 horsepower in its 63 “core range” version or outright 816 horsepower in the E-Performance plug-in hybrid variant.
But for several months, it has also been available with a small 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder to reduce its price. Including here where the GT 43 now represents the entry-level model. Strong in 421 horsepowerit claims a 0 to 100 km/h time of 4.6 seconds compared to 3.2 seconds for the V8 variant by abandoning the all-wheel drive of the “large” versions. But also a mixed consumption of 10 liters per 100 km instead of the 14 liters of the 63. Enough to avoid the maximum ecological penalty? Not even since it is also entitled to the €60,000 ecotax because of its 235 g/km of CO2. So, what’s the point?
€55,000 difference, does that count?
The interest is only the price set at €146,300 instead of €201,500 for the 63 V8 (or €230,800 for the GT 63 Pro and GT 63 S E-Performance). This GT 43 thus poses a highly philosophical question: is it better save €55,000 or benefit from an exceptional engine, certainly less generous in character than on the previous generation of AMG GT? We would be tempted to opt for the second possibility but perhaps some can be satisfied with the simple idea of driving in a car with a spectacular physique. Imagine an AMG Line kit, but pushed to the maximum…
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