The Apex of Benz

Designed to provide the highest performance, the AMG GT-S is the unseated superstar of Mercedes-Benz, says

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx n the vast firmament of tri-starred Mercedes-Benz performance vehicles, none shines more brightly nowadays than the AMG GT- S. While its other AMG-prefixed stablemates are born as vehicles for normal, everyday driving, then extensively modified and transplanted with high-performance parts to upgrade their sporting capabilities, the GT- S is designed from the beginning to be nothing less than the highest performing vehicle Mercedes-Benz can build and sell.

As Mercedes-Benz’s latest halo car, the GT- S is only the latest in the German carmaker’s long line of legendary supercars, following in the hallowed footsteps of such luminaries as the 300SLR Silver Arrows, the iconic 300SL Gullwing, and its most immediate predecessor— the limited-edition AMG SLS. With its long hood line, sloping roofline, broad shoulders, wide shark mouth-like tri-star embedded grille, the GT-S evokes all the great Mercedes-Benz sports cars of yore. The GT- S design is truly an homage to the classics of its past.

While the GT-S is unmistakably meant to evoke its design lineage, it is likewise intended to appeal to a broader market than, for instance, the AMG SLS. Of the two, the GT-S is shorter, narrower, lighter, easier to drive, and less expensive. While the limited-edition SLS was a serious (and expensive) statement of a car, the GT- S is more accessible but no less a performer. There is considerable consensus that the GT- S is actually more fun to drive than the SLS, which requires more concentration and attention from its driver due to its larger dimensions.

One of the main reasons for the GT- S’ fun factor is its superb engine: a 4.0-litre biturbo V8 that generates 510 horsepower