AMG GT R - Der Tag

kindai · 4 Mar 2021 at 18:20

Housey said:
I have just insured the car with Manning UK, who also provide track cover.

£1680

Yikes, whats going on there, the AV is only costing me 700 a year with agreed value, no trackday instance mind.

Diddums · 4 Mar 2021 at 18:22

Housey probably drives like a yobbo though.

Tom|Nbk · 4 Mar 2021 at 18:29

kindai said:
Yikes, whats going on there, the AV is only costing me 700 a year with agreed value, no trackday instance mind.

It must be the trackday cover? That car and track and the risk rises hugely.

OM3GA · 4 Mar 2021 at 18:45

Thats gonna be a fun car to drive. Nice purchase!

hurfdurf · 4 Mar 2021 at 18:59

A top tier now veteran of the posting game, deserves nothing less than a car as genuinely sporty as this, congrats.

naefeart · 4 Mar 2021 at 19:48

Mushy.

Looking forward to hearing this thing :cool:

Housey · 4 Mar 2021 at 19:56

kindai said:
Yikes, whats going on there, the AV is only costing me 700 a year with agreed value, no trackday instance mind.

No idea but compares with others I’ve been quoted. Only 3 points too.

Housey · 4 Mar 2021 at 19:58

TomO said:
some of it can be how its setup / what you are used to hearing. I test drove a M6 GC with the optional B&O system and thought it sound muddled and was very underwhelmed, someone had really messed around with the EQ settings but even with trying to change those I wasn't impressed.

Tidal. It’s fairly basic sound settings too. Base, middle and treble with surround on or off.

nocash168 · 4 Mar 2021 at 20:08

Beautiful car from every angle. Hope you enjoy the hell out of it :cool:

Housey · 4 Mar 2021 at 20:09

HoneyBadger · 4 Mar 2021 at 20:13

What a lovely, purposeful car. If I had that I’d be looking at an NC500 trip. Enjoy it, drive it how it was designed to be driven.

Tom|Nbk · 4 Mar 2021 at 20:14

Rather nice that m8, anymore pics of the house?

Housey · 4 Mar 2021 at 20:16

Tom|Nbk said:
Rather nice that m8, anymore pics of the house?

Loads but the bin needs emptying

pugheaven · 4 Mar 2021 at 20:38

Oh My word... that is lush, really nicely balanced... doubt we'll find someone who can't appreciate that car and if we do, they need removing from this forum! Looks like you have a lovely house as well.

So, was looking at the specs... and they make me smile: The M178 engine in this variant is tuned to an output of 430 kW (585 PS; 577 hp) at 6,250 rpm and 700 N⋅m (516 lb⋅ft) of torque at 5,500 rpm. The GT R accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.6 seconds and has a claimed top speed of 319 km/h (198 mph).

dlockers · 4 Mar 2021 at 20:43

pugheaven said:
Oh My word... that is lush, really nicely balanced... doubt we'll find someone who can't appreciate that car and if we do, they need removing from this forum! Looks like you have a lovely house as well.

So, was looking at the specs... and they make me smile: The M178 engine in this variant is tuned to an output of 430 kW (585 PS; 577 hp) at 6,250 rpm and 700 N⋅m (516 lb⋅ft) of torque at 5,500 rpm. The GT R accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.6 seconds and has a claimed top speed of 319 km/h (198 mph).

It's like they are teasing you to prove the claim.

pugheaven · 4 Mar 2021 at 20:54

I believe them hahaha but yeah, that would have to be tested somewhere...

naefeart · 4 Mar 2021 at 20:58

pugheaven said:
So, was looking at the specs... and they make me smile: The M178 engine in this variant is tuned to an output of 430 kW (585 PS; 577 hp) at 6,250 rpm and 700 N⋅m (516 lb⋅ft) of torque at 5,500 rpm. The GT R accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.6 seconds and has a claimed top speed of 319 km/h (198 mph).

Those figures are almost up to the level of my family wagon

I know which I’d rather have though... funny how Merc can build this and also that other great super car, the venerable A45 giant killer. With Aero obviously.

kindai · 4 Mar 2021 at 21:10

Housey said:
No idea but compares with others I’ve been quoted. Only 3 points too.

Guessing they consider it a high risk car, not surprising given how a noob would probably wrap it around a tree with just a tickle.

Chris1712 · 4 Mar 2021 at 21:10

That, is a significant driveway.

CaptainRAVE · 4 Mar 2021 at 21:37

ezekial said:
I really didn't like the AMG GT when it came out but its subsequent iterations have really made it an absolute stunner.

I wouldn’t say no to any of them, although as a minimum I’d need the carbon aero kit on the first iteration.

The convertible GTC is tempting. I need to see how much I put the top down this year now that I’ll be using the car again before deciding.

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