We've been given a passenger ride in the new Mercedes-AMG GT, with AMG CEO Michael Schiebe behind the wheel - time to find out what it's like
The wheelbase has increased by 70mm to 2700mm too, and the interior has been repackaged, which provides the scope for a set of rear seats and a much larger boot.
There are significant changes to the drivetrain too. Initial models will retain AMG’s twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 engine. Schiebe would not go into detail yet but said it has been engineered with Euro 7 emissions regulations in mind. He also hinted at electrified models further down the line: “They are not planned from the beginning but we’re well prepared to bring them online when the regulatory framework demands it.
As before, it offers both manual and automatic shifting. An even greater change in engineering philosophy for the GT comes with the adoption of a fully variable four-wheel drive system in place of the traditional rear-wheel drive.What is noticeable from the passenger seat while hammering along empty roads near AMG’s base later on is just how close the new model feels to the original. Despite larger dimensions, a more spacious interior and a heavily reworked drivetrain, it still feels like a GT.
It is traditionally AMG in character. Schiebe admitted the larger dimensions, the new interior layout and the addition of four-wheel drive have inevitably increased weight. However, he is confident the new GT is every bit as dynamically adept as its predecessor, if not more so.
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