AMG GT As A Daily Driver
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Picking up a black GTS for my wife and she commented that the front nose is quite long. I daily a DBS and it also has a long front end which scrapes on driveway entrances if I’m not turning in at a good angle. Does the GTS have similar issues? Visibility perspective ok?
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Picking up a black GTS for my wife and she commented that the front nose is quite long. I daily a DBS and it also has a long front end which scrapes on driveway entrances if I’m not turning in at a good angle. Does the GTS have similar issues? Visibility perspective ok?
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plastique999 (07-19-2019)
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2016 GTS; 2019 Alltrack; 1974 C10; 97 993 ---- Gone GLA45, APR STG3 Golf R, 2 E55's, E63S, 911's
We do have one steep drive to deal with and just taking the transition at a slight angle removed our one scrape risk. Why folks making steep drives don't understand that the transitions are so important....
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Orcbolg (07-13-2019)
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Picking up a black GTS for my wife and she commented that the front nose is quite long. I daily a DBS and it also has a long front end which scrapes on driveway entrances if I’m not turning in at a good angle. Does the GTS have similar issues? Visibility perspective ok?
#30
Agreed. For me and my wife the nose length took a little driving to adjust to (and no skyview front/side cameras like our E63S). But just a week of using as a daily and that's all good now. I find the front parking sensors mores sensitive than our E63S too, so that keeps the nose otherwise safe.
We do have one steep drive to deal with and just taking the transition at a slight angle removed our one scrape risk. Why folks making steep drives don't understand that the transitions are so important....
We do have one steep drive to deal with and just taking the transition at a slight angle removed our one scrape risk. Why folks making steep drives don't understand that the transitions are so important....
Driver height is going to play a large role in visibility for those asking, as my wife is shorter than I am and has a much more difficult time with it than I do, 5' 2" vs 5' 10".
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cward2 (07-13-2019)
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AMG GTC Roadster, E63s Ed.1, M8 Comp. Coupe
Just for reference; while all AMG GT models have limited rear visibility, the coupes rear visibility is excellent compared to the roadster as 60% of the rear view is covered by the soft top storage. Blind spot assist is essential on the top down car.
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garymac (07-14-2019)
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2020 GTA; 2022 Audi e-tron GT, 2022 Ford F-150; 1926 Rolls-Royce Springfield 40/50 Playboy roadster
I have a lot of scraping in the areas I haunt, primarily Malibu, Calabasas, West L.A., Santa Monica. There are some places where you can't approach or depart from the severe angled driveways and others where it makes no difference. Poor road maintenance is also a problem. The noise is horrendous.
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G63 & 991.2 GT3 & AMG GT
You can daily any car, question is would you want to!
Long hood, rear set driving position and awkward side mirrors make the AMG GT more difficult to position on the road, although you would get used to it.
911 suffers from none of these issues.
Buy what you like best
Long hood, rear set driving position and awkward side mirrors make the AMG GT more difficult to position on the road, although you would get used to it.
911 suffers from none of these issues.
Buy what you like best
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