In a fairly short six-year lifespan, the AMG GT hasn't been short of model derivatives. What began as a simple GT and GT S line up then spawned the GT C Edition 50 (to become the series production GT C soon after), the GT R, GT R Pro, the GT four-door and the incredible new GT Black Series. Plus all the Roadster variants. So while buyers have been spoilt for choice, it has been hard to keep up.
Seemingly conscious of this, AMG has introduced a new entry point to the GT range; however, rather than adding to the line up again, it's replacing both the previous GT and the GT S. So that means 530hp (54hp more than the old base model, and 20hp up on the outgoing GT S) plus all the equipment familiar from that car: AMG Ride Control adaptive damping, the electronic limited-slip diff, AMG composite brakes and a Race drive mode. All well and good, though it'll be a shame to bid farewell to the old base GT's unique spec: it came as standard with a mechanical LSD and Multimatic passive dampers, rather incongruous for a tech-obsessed AMG and all the more interesting for it. Handily, there are one or two left in the classifieds for those interested in a bare-bones GT...
By replacing the S, the new GT comes with a refreshed options list as well, with four-wheel steer available and - because AMG seemingly can't help itself - a GT Night Edition as well. It basically brings together both exterior and interior Night Packages, with more black, more dark chrome, more carbon and more dark tinting throughout.
It's unconfirmed yet whether the Night Edition will make it to the UK, though we are certainly receiving the newly uprated GT. In Germany the car costs €119,000 as a Coupe or €130,000 as a Roadster; we would expect the price in pounds to be similar, and cars are due here before the end of 2020. Audi R8 RWD twin test here we come...
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