What has 577 horsepower, 516 pound-feet of torque, and is
bright green? The Mercedes AMG GT R, of course. It's at the top of Mercedes'
street-legal sports car range and, fresh off its
unveiling on Friday, the car has arrived at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
to take on the famous
hill climb.
It's the harder, better, faster, stronger version of the
Mercedes-Benz's excellent AMG GT that was released a few years ago. It'll get
from 0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds, up to a top speed of 198 mph. We didn't get a
chance to ride in the AMG GT R (not to be confused with the similarly-named
Nissan), but we saw — and heard — it scream up the hill earlier today.
And that green color? Mercedes calls it "AMG green hell
magno," an homage to the Nurburgring Nordschleife. It's certainly not
subtle, and just screams "LOOK AT ME" in a way that is decidedly
un-German. Brilliant.
We managed to snag a few shots of the Mercedes AMG GT R in
the Goodwood Supercar Paddock after it took a run up a mud-caked hillclimb, so
take a look and imagine the sound of fury from a dragon that just found out the
AMG GT S it bought a few months ago already has a bigger brother. That's
basically what it sounds like.
source: http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/26/12034334/mercedes-amg-gt-r-goodwood-festival-photos-gallery
by Jordan Golson
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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