AMG GT R Runs Around Nurburgring in Under Seven Minutes
Mercedes-AMG GT R’s tuner Renntech says there’s more potential in the car for even lower Nurburgring lap times.
It’s come to a point where everyone and their mother wants the best time around the Nurburgring, especially if you’re a manufacturer. Mercedes-AMG, Porsche, General Motors, and more have fielded cars to swing around the Green Hell, pulling times around seven minutes.
Now, we have tuners wanting to play the game. Top Gear reports German tuner Renntech recently worked its magic on a Mercedes-AMG GT R to pull down a time of 7:04 around the ‘Ring.
Piloted by Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenpokal Nürburgring driver Andreas Simonsen, Renntech’s GT R boasts a set of new turbos and exhaust downpipes, plus a tweaked ECU to wring out as much power as possible from the four-liter twin-turbo AMG V8. While the standard output is 577 horses, Renntech’s witchcraft dropped “nearly a whole [Volkswagen] Golf GTD” into the V8, boosting the power to 750 horses. The tuner also upgraded the brakes and suspension with two-piece discs, steel brake lines, ventilation, and Bilsteins.
The results bested the standard GT R, which set a lap time of 7:11 around the Green Hell. Furthermore, the time was set while the track was occupied by other drivers having a go at their personal bests in their cars. Though 7:04 is an amazing lap time already, Renntech boss Lukas Domogalia says it’s not enough for the tuner. Domogalia’s team is already “working on several intelligent solutions to unlock even more hidden potential from the AMG GT R,” with the aim squeezing “a few seconds” more from the GT R. Not one or two seconds, “a few seconds.”
In short: Renntech wants a lap time in the high 6:50 range. We can’t wait to see this green GT R slip under seven minutes around the Green Hell.
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