Mercedes-AMG GT 73 with hybrid V8 and 800 hp due next year
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Mercedes-AMG GT 73 with hybrid V8 and 800 hp due next year
Twin-turbo V8 PHEV could open the books on a slew of AMG 73 models ...
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/n...pe-coming-2020
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/06/03/...#slide-7513940
Autocar spy photographers caught a Mercedes-AMG GT with a "complex electrical system" under the hood. The UK mag suspects that four-door coupe is due next year with a production version of the high-powered hybrid powertrain that debuted on the GT Concept at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show. The concept carused a twin-turbo V8 hybrid system for a total of 805 horsepower. The production version is expected with a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with an electric motor on the front axle and a potential 805 hp and 738 pound-feet of torque. The predicated model name is AMG GT 73 4Matic.
Daimler trademarked three "73" model names in Europe in late 2017 - G 73, GLS 73, and S 73. The automaker did the same in Canada in early 2018. The last time Mercedes used the designation was on the R129 SL 73 produced from 1999 to 2001, powered by a 7.3-liter V12 with 518 hp and 553 pound-feet of torque. The coming incarnation of the 73 powertrain has been predicted for the next SL, which AMG is developing, and mooted as a possible engine for a resurrection of the Mercedes-McLaren SLR.
All of these theoretical AMG GT 73 figures, should they come to production, will loom over the only real competition, the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid. The Porschehas 677 combined horses and 626 lb-ft, gets to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds, and has an electric range of up to 20 miles. The AMG GT 63 S is already faster than the Porsche in the stoplight sprint, and the 73 version could break the three-second barrier. As well, Autocar's shooters said they heard the hybrid AMG GT leave the scene on electric power, and the magazine predicts an all-EV range of up to 31 miles.
Daimler trademarked three "73" model names in Europe in late 2017 - G 73, GLS 73, and S 73. The automaker did the same in Canada in early 2018. The last time Mercedes used the designation was on the R129 SL 73 produced from 1999 to 2001, powered by a 7.3-liter V12 with 518 hp and 553 pound-feet of torque. The coming incarnation of the 73 powertrain has been predicted for the next SL, which AMG is developing, and mooted as a possible engine for a resurrection of the Mercedes-McLaren SLR.
All of these theoretical AMG GT 73 figures, should they come to production, will loom over the only real competition, the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid. The Porschehas 677 combined horses and 626 lb-ft, gets to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds, and has an electric range of up to 20 miles. The AMG GT 63 S is already faster than the Porsche in the stoplight sprint, and the 73 version could break the three-second barrier. As well, Autocar's shooters said they heard the hybrid AMG GT leave the scene on electric power, and the magazine predicts an all-EV range of up to 31 miles.
https://www.autoblog.com/2019/06/03/...#slide-7513940
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2 dr. Coupe/roadster only: The next GT model should arrive as a MY22 in late 2021 or latest in 2022. New platform (which is shared with the next SL), AWD and hybrids. Not sure if the GT models gets different motors before that.
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It seems like the GT is the last of the line of true petrol head motors of this natural legacy. Something about a pure gas engine for nostalgia...
However hybrid is awesome, lots to look forward to...
However hybrid is awesome, lots to look forward to...
