The Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Black Series breaks Lamborghini Aventador SVJ’s record by 1.3 seconds after about 2 years
Mercedes does not manufacture many GT Black Series models, but when they do the result is phenomenal, to say the least. The sixth Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Black Series that launched this year is now named the fastest production car around the famous German track, Nordschleife Nurburgring.
Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series (combined fuel consumption: 12,8 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions: 292 g/km), 2020, Outdoor, Nürburgring Nordschleife, AMG magmabeam
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This fully loaded speedster was driven by GT3 driver Maro Engel. He completed the truncated 20.6 km lap in 6:43 minutes without the T13 straight. “With speeds of up to almost 270 km/h in the Kesselchen section of the track or well over 300 km/h on the long Döttinger Höhe straight, the AMG GT Black Series is significantly faster than my GT3 race car. To finally drive around the Nordschleife in 6:48.047 minutes with a production road car in these track conditions is really awesome. Like my GT3 race car, the AMG GT Black Series offers a lot of adjustment possibilities, all of which enabled me to create a setup that was tailor-made for me.” said Maro Engel. The lap set beats the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ by 1.3 seconds, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS by 4 seconds and the Porsche 918 Spyder by 13 seconds – this sets the Black Series on a higher level than its peers!
Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series (combined fuel consumption: 12,8 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions: 292 g/km), 2020, Outdoor, Nürburgring Nordschleife, AMG magmabeam
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The Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Black Series is powered by the most powerful AMG engine – 4.0-litre V8 engine that puts out 720 bhp and 800 Nm of peak torque. The sports car can go from zero to 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds and attains a top speed of 325 km/h. Along with a powerful heart, the AMG GT Black Series is also equipped with front splitter, twin-blade rear spoiler, a coil-over suspension that can be lowered by 5 mm at the front and 3mm at the rear. The Series also uses impressive aerodynamics, thanks to the seven-speed AMG Speedshift dual-clutch gearbox. Focusing on the air cooling aspect, the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Black Series uses the new carbon-fibre bonnet, with two large exhaust air outlets made from black-finished carbon surfaces guiding the warm air from the diagonally positioned cooling pack.
Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series (combined fuel consumption: 12,8 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions: 292 g/km), 2020, Outdoor, Nürburgring Nordschleife, AMG magmabeam
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The German automaker has unveiled the price of the latest GT to be $325,000 plus destination taxes that is about three times the price of the standard AMG GT. The company also mentioned that this speedster is all set for sale next year.
