The AMG GT coupe shares its platform with the new SL-Class. Mercedes design chief Gorden Wagener said Road & Track last year that the company was preparing to differentiate between the two models. He developed the SL into a take-along roadster for comfortable and luxurious cruising. The GT coupe, on the other hand, will be developed for buyers looking for sportier driving behaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The AMG GT coupe will likely weigh less than the new SL due to the use of a fixed roof rather than the roadster\u2019s power soft top. We don\u2019t have any interior photos yet, but a rumour suggests the coupe is a pure two-seater instead of the convertible\u2019s 2+2 layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the hood, expect the GT coupe to feature 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engines. In the SL, these engines are available in 469 and 577 horsepower versions. Insiders have already stated that Mercedes is developing a plug-in hybrid version of the SL, and it\u2019s possible that will be an option in the coupe too. The power of this variant could reach 800 hp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mercedes-AMG G63 Facelift<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The original Mercedes-Benz G-Class stuck around for four decades and was given multiple updates over the years to keep it fresh. It\u2019s not sure how long Mercedes plans to keep the current G-Class on the shelf before giving it a redesign, but it looks like the automaker will at least give the vehicle periodic updates in similar fashion to its predecessor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our man at the N\u00fcrburgring was able to snap a set of spy shots depicting a tester for the updated G63 from AMG. That as well as the standard G-Class versions are expected to debut later this year as 2023 models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judging by the camouflage gear on the G63 prototype, it\u2019ll likely get a revised fascia introduced up front. And while the general shape of the grille should remain unchanged, a new mesh pattern is expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The dash on this particular prototype was also covered up, suggesting some changes inside as well. A key update inside should be the addition of Mercedes’ MBUX infotainment system, which features in every current Mercedes bar the G-Class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The G63 is powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V-8 good for 577 hp. While AMG has just launched a plug-in hybrid powertrain using this V-8 in its GT 4-Door Coupe, don’t expect the G63 to go the plug-in hybrid route just yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A more likely bet is the addition of the mild-hybrid system already offered with the 4.0-litre V-8 in some Mercedes models. The system features an electric motor capable of adding a temporary boost of 21 hp. An all-electric powertrain is planned for the G-Class, though it won’t arrive until 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nAUTOMEDIA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This latest look at the new Mercedes-AMG GT coupe offers a preview of the coupe in two flavours. Our spy at the German N\u00fcrburgring caught the GT 53 unloading from a N\u00fcrburgring-owned truck while our man in the north got shots of a GT 63 trying to escape from his long lens. The camouflage on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35350"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35383,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35350\/revisions\/35383"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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