At the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Mercedes revealed the Mercedes-AMG GT R, a more powerful version of the GT S that will make other drivers green with envy, not only because of its poisonous green color, but mainly because of the characteristics it threw down the gauntlet to the McLaren models. 675LT and Porsche 911 GT3 RS.
High performance Mercedes-AMG GT R was recently presented to the public at the Festival of Speed in the UK Goodwood, where he scared the competition not only with the poisonous green color (they called it 'green hell'- AMG green hell magno) but also toxic characteristics. A more powerful version of the model Mercedes GT S it has 4.0 liter biturbo V8 engine, which develops 430 kW (577 hp, 700 Nm of torque), which is 55 kW more than the GT S.
From the latter, it is at the expense of additives to improve air flow and stability, use carbon fiber, aluminum and new lighter rims are also lighter by 50 kilograms (1555 kg).
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The Mercedes-AMG GT R brake is powerful and improved braking system, and faster shifting is enabled by the electronics of the two-clutch 7-speed automatic transmission. Combined with weight and sophisticated aerodynamics, this results in acceleration 3.6 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h. Its upper limit is otherwise 318 km/h, which is 8 km/h more than the electronically limited GT S model. The driver has various operating modes of the chassis, which has also been improved, and the sports exhaust has also been improved. The interior also received changes. The seat belts are yellow, as are the decorative stitching, and the seats are manually adjustable. The hulking Mercedes-AMG GT R will be for sale November 2016.
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