With no less than that man Harris saying the Porsche 911 is looking at its most vulnerable in generations and the explosive arrival of the Jaguar F-Type
in coupe
and roadster form the Serious Sports Car market (an arbitrary new category created for the purposes of this story) is looking more exciting than ever. Throw in Maserati's confirmation
the Alfieri
will be built (surprise!) and the forthcoming
Mercedes-AMG GT
and the next few years look to be fertile ones for those with £100K or so to spend on a sexy sports car.
Different exhaust trims suggest range of models
What's AMG bringing to the party? The GT is its second self-built car following the SLS and from hints dropped by engineers and this first dynamic teaser video suggest it's going to be entertainingly lairy. The SLS always had a hint of old-school muscle car about it; shrunken and pitched to take on pricier 911s is a recipe for something properly exciting.
We were at AMG not so long ago to drive the Final Edition SLS and while there caught glimpse of a couple of AMG GT mules rumbling around the factory. Our guide teased 'can you tell the difference between the two of them?' and after closely studying the photos the answer is ... no. Beyond one of them having quad exhausts and one having single rectangular outlets and the possibility of larger side gills on the former it's hard to say; at the very least it suggests the GT will be available in a variety of flavours to really tempt 911 buyers at all levels.
Interesting times. More when we have it...
Mercedes-AMG GT teaser
