Mercedes-AMG GT R Track Drive & Road Review [Video]

Hannes Oosthuizen

17 Jan 2017

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Mercedes-AMG recently unleashed its AMG GT R on track in Portugal and we got a chance to whip the bewinged, track-primed AMG around the Portimao circuit, followed by a stint on the road, to see what it delivers.

What happens when you strip down a Mercedes-AMG GTS, add more downforce and tweak just about every component in the search for extra performance? You get an AMG GT R, that's what!

It's fast, it's loud, but it's not as difficult to drive as you would expect. We sent seasoned motoring scribe Hannes Oosthuizen to Portugal to make a video of the machine affectionately know as "the monster from the Green Hell".

Read: Mercedes-AMG GT R (2016) First Drive

QUICK FACTS

Engine: 4.0-litre V8 biturbo
Power: 430 kW/6 250 rpm
Torque: 700 Nm/1 900-5 500 rpm
Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch
0-100 kph: 3.6 sec
Maximum speed: 318 kph
Availability in SA: Order books are open. First delivery around May next year
Price in SA: R2 689 900

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Hannes Oosthuizen

With the ultimate goal of spending his life writing about cars, Hannes studied journalism at the University of Stellenbosch. A brief stint as a sports editor for Paarl Post followed, before he joined CAR magazine in 2001. He eventually became the (youngest-ever) editor of CAR in 2011, a position he occupied for two years. During his career at CAR he became a member of the WCOTY (World Car of the Year) panel, wrote a book (Cranked Up: Confessions of a Petrolhead) and was named by the Mail & Guardian as one of the Top 200 South Africans to take to lunch in its 2008 Youth Day supplement, and by The Media magazine as one of the most influential media professionals under 40 (2012). He left CAR in 2013 to experience the \other\" side of the industry

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