{"id":121260,"date":"2023-11-12T23:49:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T23:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=121260"},"modified":"2023-11-12T23:49:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T23:49:18","slug":"new-mercedes-amg-gt-2023-review-has-merc-finally-got-a-porsche-911-beater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/auto-news\/new-mercedes-amg-gt-2023-review-has-merc-finally-got-a-porsche-911-beater\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mercedes-AMG GT 2023 review: has Merc finally got a Porsche 911 beater?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The latest Mercedes-AMG GT turns up the power, the tech \u2013 and the practicality<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--cX7GOc7m--\/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1\/v1699612819\/autoexpress\/2023\/11\/Mercedes-AMG%20GT%2063%202023-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<li><stop offset=\"0%\" class=\"stop-color-first\" style=\"stop-color:#f9bf23;stop-opacity:1\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"50%\" class=\"stop-color-first\" style=\"stop-color:#f9bf23;stop-opacity:1\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"50%\" class=\"stop-color-final\" style=\"stop-color:#D5D4D4;stop-opacity:1\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" class=\"stop-color-final\" style=\"stop-color:#D5D4D4;stop-opacity:1\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg viewBox=\"0 0 17 17\" class=\"widget-svg widget-selected\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px;transition:transform .2s ease-in-out\"><\/path><\/svg><svg viewBox=\"0 0 17 17\" class=\"widget-svg widget-selected\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px;transition:transform .2s ease-in-out\"><\/path><\/svg><svg viewBox=\"0 0 17 17\" class=\"widget-svg widget-selected\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px;transition:transform .2s ease-in-out\"><\/path><\/svg><svg viewBox=\"0 0 17 17\" class=\"widget-svg widget-selected\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px;transition:transform .2s ease-in-out\"><\/path><\/svg><svg viewBox=\"0 0 17 17\" class=\"widget-svg multi-widget-selected\" style=\"width:22px;height:22px;transition:transform .2s ease-in-out\"><\/path><\/svg>\n<p><span>4.5<\/span> out of <span>5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>How we review cars<\/span>Find your Mercedes AMG GTOffers from our trusted partners on this car and its predecessors&#8230;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--nEOBf0CM--\/f_auto,t_manufacturer-logo-mobile@1\/v1562254982\/autoexpress\/mercedes-logo.jpg\">New Car Deals<span>New Car Deals<\/span><svg><use xlink:href=\"\/assets\/polaris-sprite.svg?v1#polaris__ico-arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg><span>Find your perfect new car<\/span><span>Find your perfect new car<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--fM49z77L--\/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1\/v1699612848\/autoexpress\/2023\/11\/Mercedes-AMG%20GT%2063%202023-7.jpg\"><span>16<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Inside you immediately notice a more mature car. You don\u2019t sit as low and the front occupants have been positioned 200mm further forward in the cabin, but the optional sports seats hug you without pinching. The GT manages potholes and speed bumps with little cabin intrusion. A front-axle lift system that allows you to save locations in the navigation system allowing the car to remember the location, activating the lift the next time you drive the same piece of road, is a neat piece of tech you can expect others to follow with.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>More reviews <\/h4>\n<h5>Car group tests<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Porsche 911 Cabriolet vs Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster<\/li>\n<li>Mercedes-AMG GT C vs Porsche 911 Turbo<\/li>\n<h5>In-depth reviews<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Mercedes-AMG GT review<\/li>\n<li>Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster review<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Road tests<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>New Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series 2020 review<\/li>\n<li>New Mercedes-AMG GT R Roadster 2019 review<\/li>\n<li>New Mercedes-AMG GT R Pro review<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Away from the town when you can stretch the twin-turbocharged 4-litre V8 the overriding emotion is one of confusion. Inside the soundtrack is very different from its predecessor \u2013 despite the fact that the engine is an evolution of the same unit.<\/p>\n<p>Two variants of GT will be offered by AMG, but the UK will only get the more powerful 63 model (there\u2019s also a milder 55), producing 577bhp and 800Nm of torque, but it sounds nowhere near as NASCAR-esque many know and love about AMG\u2019s powerhouse V8. It\u2019s an issue rooted in today\u2019s noise emissions regulations that AMG has tried to get round by making the GT quieter on the outside, and then piping sound sampled by a microphone mounted on the exhaust tract inside. So while you get the exhaust pops and bangs in Sport+ mode, the engine note sounds flat and linear regardless of engine speed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--2ndlamRb--\/v1683626472\/assets\/partners\/powered-by-motorway_150x70.png\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?iu=\/359\/impcount.co.uk&amp;sz=1x1&amp;t=creative%3DAEXMotorwayWidgetApril2022&amp;c=%%CACHEBUSTER%%\" style=\"display:none\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A pair of rotary controls at the base of the steering wheel allow you to adjust the car\u2019s drive modes: Comfort, Sport, Sport+, Race, Individual and Ice along with switching between auto and manual for the nine-speed automatic gearbox &#8211; no longer positioned on the rear axle to free up boot space and therefore changing the weight distribution from 46\/54 front\/rear to 54\/46 &#8211; changing the exhaust and suspension settings. By default the powertrain, which includes AMG\u2019s 4Matic+ four-wheel drive for the first time on a GT,\u00a0 sends power to the rear wheels, but it can supply up to 50 per cent of the engine\u2019s torque to the front axle when and where required. In Drift mode, full power heads straight to the rear axle.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--8gqV8RgY--\/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1\/v1699612836\/autoexpress\/2023\/11\/Mercedes-AMG%20GT%2063%202023-4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Comfort and Sport settings provide very little difference, the car feeling relaxed and fluid with a Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo feel in how it absorbs the road and deploys its performance. In Sport+ the GT takes on a more focussed role, with more energy flowing through the car as you lean on its performance and ask more from it. It feels more tied down the higher up the driver modes you go.<\/p>\n<p>Underpinned by suspension technology that\u2019s a developer\u2019s dream, the GT enjoys a no-holds barred approach to chassis armoury. There\u2019s a semi-active anti-roll system, each damper is hydraulically connected to each other, with the left-hand compression stage connected to the right-hand rebound stage, and vice versa. The struts themselves are rigidly connected to the suspension\u2019s linkage so that while the driver doesn\u2019t feel the intrusion as much as they did in the old car, there\u2019s still enough movement through the car when you encounter some big surface imperfections.<\/p>\n<p>For a car of this weight, 1970kg, its body control and lateral grip leave you wanting for nothing on the road, flowing with a clear fluidity with every direction change. But the steering can feel remote in anything less than Sport+ mode and the rear-wheel steering can occasionally feel like it\u2019s playing catch-up, generating an unexpected lateral lurch on corner exit as it applies a degree or two of additional rear lock just as you are straightening your line.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More dynamic and engaging to drive, still ferociously quick and now with added practically (you won\u2019t really put anyone in those rear seats, but they are perfect for small bags) the new AMG GT is the closest it\u2019s been to meeting AMG\u2019s remit of being the company\u2019s halo sports car. It\u2019s not 911 sharp but neither is it left flat-footed in its wake, and along with the new GranTurismo it will give Aston Martin\u2019s impressive DB12 a run for its money.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Model:<\/td>\n<td>Mercedes-AMG GT 63 Coupe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Price:<\/td>\n<td>\u00a3160,000 (est)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Engine:<\/td>\n<td>4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Power\/torque:<\/td>\n<td>577bhp\/800Nm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Transmission:<\/td>\n<td>Nine-speed auto, four-wheel drive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>0-62mph:<\/td>\n<td>3.2 seconds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Top speed:<\/td>\n<td>198mph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Economy:<\/td>\n<td>20mpg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CO2:<\/td>\n<td>319g\/km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>On sale:<\/td>\n<td>Now (deliveries 2024)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoexpress.co.uk\/mercedes\/amg-gt\/361464\/new-mercedes-amg-gt-2023-review-has-merc-finally-got-porsche-911-beater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Mercedes-AMG GT turns up the power, the tech \u2013 and the practicality 4.5 out of 5 How we review carsFind your Mercedes AMG GTOffers from our trusted partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New Mercedes-AMG GT 2023 review: has Merc finally got a Porsche 911 beater? 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