2016 mercedes amg gt r

Specifications and performance

The M178 V8 engine in a GT. The turbochargers are visible in the centre, beneath a metallic heat shield

The GT uses a front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, with the engine positioned inside of the vehicle’s wheelbase. The spaceframe chassis and body are made out of aluminium alloys, while the trunk lid is made of steel and the hood is made of magnesium. The suspension system is a double wishbone unit at the front and rear, with forged aluminium wishbones and hub carriers.

The car is powered by a 4.0-litre M178 twin-turbocharged V8 engine. The engine is in «hot inside V» configuration—with exhaust manifolds and turbochargers inside the cylinder banks to reduce turbo lag—and uses dry-sump lubrication. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a seven-speed AMG SPEEDSHIFT dual-clutch transmission; the GT S variant employs an electronically controlled mechanical limited-slip differential. In a road test executed by Car and Driver, the GT S accelerated from 0–97 km/h (60 mph) in 3.0 seconds, completed the quarter mile in 11.2 seconds and attained a top speed of 311 km/h (193 mph).

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Sedan				V177
B	Hatch			W245	W246
C	Saloon	W201	W202	W203	W204	W205
Estate		S202	S203	S204	S205
E	Saloon	W124	W210	W211	W212	W213
Limousine	V124			V212
Estate	S124	S210	S211	S212	S213
S	Saloon	W126	W140	W220	W221	W222
Limousine	V126	V140	V220	V221	V222, X222
Pullman		VF140		VF220			VV222
CLA	4-door coupé				C117
Shooting-brake				X117
CLS	4-door coupé			W219	W218	C257
Shooting-brake				X218
CLC/C	Coupé			CL203	CL203	C204	C205
Cabriolet				A205
CLK/E	Coupé	C124	C208	C209	C207	C238
Cabriolet		A124	A208	A209	A207	A238
CL/S	Coupé	C126	C140	C215	C216	C217
Cabriolet				A217
SLK/SLC	Roadster		R170	R171	R172
SL	R129	R230	R231
SLS/GT	Coupé			C197	C190
Roadster				R197		R190
4-door coupé				X290
SLR	Coupé			C199
Roadster			R199
Speedster			Z199
Vaneo	MPV			W414
R			W251
V				W447
GLA	Crossover				X156
GLB	Crossover				X247
GLK/GLC	SUV			X204	X253
SUV coupé				C253
EQC	SUV				N293
M/GLE	SUV		W163	W164	W166	V167
SUV coupé				C292
GL/GLS	SUV			X164	X166	X167
G	Off-road vehicle
X	Pickup truck				W470
Citan	LCV				W415
Vito & Viano	MB100	W638	W639	W447
Sprinter	T1	W901 - W905	NCV3
Vario	T2	W670
Unimog	Tractor/truck		U435	U437
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Estate	S213
Coupé	C238
Cabriolet	A238
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Limousine	V222, X222
Pullman	VV222
Coupé	C217
Cabriolet	A217
CLA	4-door coupé
Shooting-brake
CLS	4-door coupé	C257
SL	Roadster	R231 → R232
AMG GT	Coupé	C190
Roadster	R190
4-door coupé	X290
GLA	Crossover
GLB	Crossover	X247
GLC	SUV	X253
SUV coupé	C253
GLE	SUV	V167
SUV coupé	C292
GLS	SUV	X167
G	Off-road vehicle
EQC	SUV	N293
V	MPV	W447
X	Pickup truck	W470
Citan	LCV	W415
Vito	W447
Sprinter	NCV3
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History

Mercedes-AMG GT S

The interior of the Mercedes-AMG GT was previewed on 16 April 2014. The car made its debut on 9 September 2014 and was officially unveiled to the public in October 2014 at the Paris Motor Show with two engine power output options: the GT, with 340 kW (462 PS; 456 hp), and the GT S with 375 kW (510 PS; 503 hp). The GT generates 600 N⋅m (443 lb⋅ft) of torque, and the GT S generates 650 N⋅m (479 lb⋅ft) of torque.

Shortly after its introduction, Mercedes-AMG CEO Tobias Moers promised a Black Series variant of the Mercedes-AMG GT. The new high performance variant was called the AMG GT R.

F1 Safety Car

Mercedes-AMG GT S Formula 1 safety car

The GT S was the Formula 1 safety car for the 2015 season, having made its debut in that role at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix. Since 2018, the GT R has replaced the GT S as F1’s current safety car.

2017 facelift

The Mercedes-AMG family was given a facelift in 2017, along with the introduction of the GT C roadster variant and the Edition 50 model, which is a limited-edition derivative of the GT C variant. The key improvements made as part of the facelift include increased power output from the M178 engine for the GT and GT S variants (10 kW and 9 kW respectively) and the inclusion of the ‘Panamericana’ grille from the GT3, GT4 and GT R variants as standard equipment for all variants.

Motorsport

In March 2015, Mercedes-AMG presented the AMG GT3, a race version of the GT, at the , which employs the M159 6,208 cc (6.2 L) V8 naturally aspirated engine also used in the SLS AMG GT3. It consists largely of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer to decrease the vehicle’s weight to under 1,300 kg (2,866 lb) to comply with FIA regulations for races.
In 2016, AKKA ASP, Black Falcon, HTP Motorsport and Zakspeed compete in the Blancpain Endurance Series. Zakspeed also competes in the ADAC GT Masters. They claimed a 1-2-3-4 and 6 at the 24 Hours Nürburgring.

In the Super GT GT300 class, the AMG GT3s made their Super GT debut with Goodsmile Racing with Team UKYO, the number 11 GAINER team, LEON Racing, and Rn-sports opting to use the AMG GT3s in favor of the SLS AMG GT3s that they used in the previous season. Two Mercedes customer teams, R’Qs Motor Sports and Arnage Racing, opted to continue using the SLS AMG GT3s. Both of them would switch to AMG GT3s during the season, switching from SLS AMG GT3 and Ferrari 488 GT3 respectively.

New Zealand born driver Craig Baird gave the new AMG GT3 its first race win anywhere when he took out race 1 of round 2 of the 2016 Australian GT Championship at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit on 17 March 2016. The round was held as a support race to the 2016 Australian Grand Prix.

Riley Technologies entered two customer AMG GT3s in the 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship GTD class. One of the teams cars finished 3rd in class and 20th outright at the 2017 24 Hours of Daytona before going on to win the GTD class and finish 16th outright in the 2017 12 Hours of Sebring.

A GT4 version of the Mercedes-AMG GT was presented at the 2017 24 Hours of Spa. This customer racing car is based on the GT R road version and it made its debut in the ROWE 6 Stunden ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen race, the fifth round of the 2017 VLN season.

As of June 2019, a total of 130 GT3 cars were sold.

An updated version of the GT3 was introduced at the 24 Hours of Nurbürgring in June 2019 for the 2020 season of the FIA GT3 race. New technologies include an automatic data logger and analysis system, a function to automatically start the engine when the car is lowered from its in-built air jacks along with new brake and traction control systems. The design was also updated in line with the design of the new design update of the AMG GT road car with the changes being the new headlamps and the grille with the latter providing better protection for the radiator. The front splitter and rear wing were tweaked in order for faster adjustments. The car uses the same 6.3-litre V8 engine as the previous model rather than the 4.0-litre V8 engine of the road car it’s the engineers stating the user friendliness and reliability of the engine as the main factor of its retention.

Features

The GT’s exterior design was kept similar to that of the preceding SLS AMG. It features the wide wheel arches, lower bodywork, and fastback sloping roofline of the SLS AMG, but uses conventional forward-opening doors instead of the iconic gullwing style pioneered by the 300 SL in the 1950s. The large bonnet and slim windscreen have been retained. The vehicle structure is made up of 93% aluminium, with the front module base made up of magnesium. The exterior lead designer was Mark Fetherston, whose previous works include the W176 A-Class, the CLA-Class, and SLS AMG. The interior, designed by Jan Kaul, features a large centre console and decorative elements in a leather and carbon polymer design. The trunk offers room for a medium-sized suitcase.