Wild Sounds of the Mercedes-AMG GT3
AMG GT3 is the best performance Mercedes money can buy, but it can’t even be driven on the street.
Isn’t it too bad that the one of the best cars Mercedes makes you’ll never be able to see on the road? Well, there is only one place to find this vehicle: the race track. This car is the Mercedes-AMG GT3, a homologated race car that is all about business first. Now, this isn’t just some one-off piece built by some Benz enthusiasts, this is a factory race car with factory support. Although this car might be based on the AMG GT Coupe that its body resembles, it is far from it.
These cars are built from scratch in Germany by the AMG team. That means every piece of carbon fiber, steel, and aluminum are all made in-house. Why GT3? Well, this category of racing has quickly become the premier racing series globally. These aren’t Formula 1 cars that you’ll never even seen an equivalent of on the street. These are race cars are all based on road cars, road cars that we actively become jealous over every time one passes us on the freeway. At least, that’s my case when I see an AMG GT. This way, manufacturers can flex their road cars abilities by winning races with their motorsport equivalents. Everybody loves having bragging rights. When you have a car that looks and sounds as good as the AMG GT, why wouldn’t you?
If you weren’t a fan of this German race car before, you will be after seeing this video by YouTube channel Belgian-Motorsport. It features clips of AMG GT3s going 10/10ths across a host of legendary European race tracks including Zolder, Nurburgring, Spa-Francorchamps, and Hockenheimring. You really can’t appreciate truly an AMG until you see one going 150+ MPH in the rain on the front straight.
As far as GT3 cars are concerned, the AMG-GT is far from the lightest. Coming in at around 2,833 pounds, it has actually heavier than most. However, the car makes up for this weight with sheer power from its 6.2-liter naturally-aspirated V8. GT3 cars are all bound by what is known as Balance of Performance or BOP for short. Thus, all cars need to be somewhat within fighting range of one another, but their performance can come from a variety of factors. Some cars brake better, others are more agile, others make more power. The V8 gracing this GT3 makes around 550 HP in its regular tune and sounds absolutely stunning. It has a certain bass-heavy roar in the lower register that is very reminiscent of the road car. In the higher RPMs, the V8 comes alive with a high-pitched whine that is distinctly race car. We have to say we love the way this thing sounds so much.
Hoping you could make your AMG GT sound like this? Well, you won’t find any parts really shared with the road car on the racing chassis. You really shouldn’t expect it to either. Consider the fact that one of these fine pieces of machinery costs just about $441,000 plus taxes. At that price point, you want to make sure that the AMG GT3 you are paying for truly is worth the every penny. Sharing parts with an “average” production car simply won’t cut it to potential buyers. Not that you would really want an engine that requires a full rebuild every 15,000 or so miles in your road car to begin with. However, when you hear how good these engines sound on race track. Maybe.
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