The second-generation Mercedes-AMG GT prices about $16,000 greater than its predecessor, however a extra reasonably priced model is across the nook. The model detailed a brand new entry-level mannequin referred to as GT 43 that will get a turbocharged four-cylinder engine and rear-wheel-drive.
Downsizing is not probably the most enticing phrase to listen to once we’re speaking a few sports activities automobile, however the turbocharged, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine delivers 416 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque. For context, the entry-level V8-powered mannequin — referred to as GT 55 — makes use of a 4.0-liter that is twin-turbocharged to 469 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque. Shedding half of the displacement and ditching half of the cylinders doesn’t suggest giving up half of the output, fortunately, and AMG quotes a zero-to-60-mph time of 4.5 seconds on to a 174-mph prime pace.
AMG notes {that a} 48-volt-powered electrical turbocharger ensures glorious throttle response throughout the total rev vary. Derived from Formulation 1, this know-how provides a 1.6-inch-wide electrical motor to the turbocharger’s shaft, between the turbine wheel and the compressor wheel.
Whereas the V8-powered GT is just provided with all-wheel-drive, the four-cylinder mannequin will get rear-wheel-drive. These modifications ought to make a major distinction when it comes to dealing with: the 43 is slower than the V8s, granted, but it surely has significantly much less weight over the entrance wheels. The engine is bolted to a nine-speed automated transmission with a moist start-off clutch as an alternative of a torque converter to scale back weight.
A number of design modifications set the 43 other than the 55 and 63 fashions. Up entrance, there is a piece of black trim that stretches throughout all the width of the bumper and a grille with no black body. AMG additionally made the entrance and rear wheel arches narrower and fitted oval exhaust ideas. Inside, it is just about commonplace GT fare: there is a 2+2 seating structure, a digital instrument cluster, and the MBUX infotainment system.
The 2025 Mercedes-AMG GT 43 will attain showrooms within the coming months. Pricing hasn’t been introduced but.