Wednesday 1st October 2014

Mercedes-AMG GT preview evening

Join PH at Mercedes-Benz World for an exclusive look at the new AMG GT

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We love being able to offer PHers access to exclusive offers and events as frequently as possible. Well, today is one of those days... We've teamed up with the Mercedes-Benz World at Brooklands to offer PHers an exclusive chance to see the highly anticipated Mercedes-AMG GT. The car on show at MBW will be the first one in the UK no less, so you will be amongst the very first people to see it in this country.

All you need to do is put your name down here and make your way to Mercedes-Benz World at Brooklands between 1830 and 2030 this Tuesday, October 7. Furthermore, you'll be kept refreshed with complimentary soft drinks whilst you enjoy a look around the car.

See you there!

[eybic]

This should be a great event

[TimLambert7]

eybic said:

This should be a great event

Will it be as simple as car on show for us to wander round? Any technical stuff?

And will the rest of MBW be open to have a quick wander round?

[eybic]

There will be MB guys there in case you have questions but yes, essentially it's giving you chance to look around the car before anyone else.

There may well be other areas of MBW open too.

[sanctum]

Is this an open invite, or limited numbers?

[MDMetal]

Do we get a +1?

[Josh135]

MDMetal said:

Do we get a +1?

This was going to be my question.
I would assume/hope so.

[gumsie]

I think Mercedes have trouble making their cars look good in photos right now. Mind you better that than the other way round.

[TimLambert7]

gumsie said:

I think Mercedes have trouble making their cars look good in photos right now. Mind you better that than the other way round.

I'm not 100% certain they've got the front end quite right on this new GT thing. I hope I'm proved wrong as the rest of the car looks great, interior especially.

I'll be at MBW and as a die-hard 911ist I'll be very curious to see if I can be swayed.

[eybic]

Yes you get a +1 so feel free to bring someone along and with regards to numbers, we're monitoring the list but at the moment there's no cap

[Palmball]

Should be a decent evening, shame I'm too far away to do this

However, I was lucky to be shown round a new GT when I visited AMG last Friday and it does look good (assuming you like the way it looks in the pictures because it's one of those cars where the pictures reflect the reality very closely).

The interior is stunning, a huge improvement in design over the SLS, beautifully constructed and the nav screen is better integrated than in any other new-age Mercedes.

I was also allowed to start it up and I think it's fair to say, if you like the sound of AMG's, theres nothing to worry about with a deep, burbly and very loud sound. Nothing about it appeared to be contrived, fake or muted. As good as the 6.2? Without a side by side comparison it's hard to tell and I suspect it would always come off second best in such a comparison but in isolation, it sounded great to me.

[crosseyedlion]

Shame its 100 miles each way for me, and im only in the midlands!

And on a weekday.

I would be all over it like a flannel otherwise.

As lovely as it looks, I really don't fancy attacking the M40/M25 during rush hour to see a car I wont be able to test drive. :/

[jon-]

It's worth going just to look around MB world at brooklands, new car or not.

Some lovely stuff on show in the building.

[crosseyedlion]

jon- said:

It's worth going just to look around MB world at brooklands, new car or not.

Some lovely stuff on show in the building.

Yea, but I can go on the weekends, during the day in the week if i'm off work.

I really wish mercedes world was a bit further towards the centre of the country. I've been twice, I love the place - but the location is a pain.

[Dr Interceptor]

Something's come up at work, so I'm ooot, have removed myself from the list.

[AMG Merc]

Not many attended so we more or less had the place to ourselves. This was the S which is coming before the "standard" model. I thought it usually the other way around. Impressive looking, a bit Aston love-in at the rear, and lovely interior. They've shoe-horned the two turbos inside the Vee and you can see them on top (not hidden by covers). Nice exhaust note - they even started her up thee times whilst I was there. Ceramic brakes are going to be a costly extra.

I'm thinking the SLS coupe is more impressive looking but this view may change later.

[MDMetal]

The sound was amazing, I'm sure being inside helped but it certainly had a growl to it as the missus said "like a lion" It does look nicer in the metal and the yellow version they were displaying looks nicer than the red seen in photos so far. Very impressed.

[Aeroresh]

I would have put my name down had I had seen the thread!!! Im normally on here daily so not sure why I missed it!

Perhaps I wasn't the only one?

[Dr Interceptor]

Aeroresh said:

I would have put my name down had I had seen the thread!!! Im normally on here daily so not sure why I missed it!

Perhaps I wasn't the only one?

It was on the front page, but I couldn't find it in events when I wanted to de-list myself...

[salisbees]

Not bad in the flesh but still has the corporate big engine in the front and a somewhat forgotten rear that unbalances the overall presence. A pity because the noise is good and the interior is well thought out. However, getting in to and out of the area around MB World was a pain!!

[Sheks]

My little video from last night, shot on my phone:

http://youtu.be/izLH-QpvYwQ

Great noise!