Mercedes-AMG brings forth a new customer racing machine.
Succeeding the SLS AMG, the first AMG-exclusive model from Mercedes-Benz, the Mercedes-AMG GT has held the important responsibility of demonstrating AMG’s approach to performance in a car that was designed purely to embody AMG’s signature approach of combining luxury and compelling performance-oriented engineering. Since its introduction, however, the AMG GT has not only served that purpose, but blossomed, giving way to a family of vehicles including coupe and convertible variants, a four-door coupe, the Black Series and Track Series models, race cars, and a second generation that includes electrified models with unprecedented power and an optional four-seat layout.
Now, however, a new customer racing version of the Mercedes-AMG GT has been unveiled, and it’s one of the greatest customer race cars Mercedes-AMG has unveiled yet. It’s called the new Mercedes-AMG GT2 Edition W16, and it expands on the racing excellence of the Mercedes-AMG GT2, which was introduced in 2022.
With F1 driver Kimi Antonelli as the patron of this new limited edition customer race car, its deisgn, along with many of its track-ready features, are inspired by the Formula 1 car that he pilots on courses across the globe. With 818 horsepower, it’s the most powerful customer racing car to emerge from Mercedes-AMG yet, thanks to not being made to any homologation specifications, and only 30 examples are set to be made.
In addition to its increased power, its excellent racing-focused construction means that it has a strong power-to-weight ratio, and a push-to-pass function brought from the racing grid allows the car even more performance potential on demand. With immense power and track-ready innovation, the new Mercedes-AMG GT2 Edition W16 is one of the ultimate expressions of AMG performance.
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