Despite the fact that Mercedes-Benz AMG changed its GT Roadster final 12 months with the redesigned 2022 SL (the long-lasting nameplate is now a part of the AMG fold), the coupe model of the GT sports activities automotive has caught round and can quickly be redesigned.
The most recent spy pictures and video present a prototype for the redesigned GT, which must be revealed shortly and arrive as a 2024 mannequin. An up to date model of the GT 4-Door Coupe can also arrive for 2024.
The redesigned GT will experience on a newly developed platform often known as the MSA (Modular Sports activities Structure), which made its debut within the redesigned SL. Our spy footage suggests the GT and SL may have comparable proportions, however distinctive lights and fascia designs to assist separate them.
Naturally, there shall be extra variations between the 2 automobiles than simply the styling. For instance, the SL incorporates a convertible prime and a couple of+2 seating. The GT shall be a coupe solely this time round, although can even undertake 2+2 seating as an alternative of the present two-seat format.
The GT must also characteristic extra hardcore tuning than the SL, because the SL appeals extra to consumers searching for efficiency mixed with luxurious and luxury, whereas GT consumers are usually all in regards to the efficiency.
We won’t see the inside, however anticipate variations right here, too. It is attainable the GT will skip the massive pill display within the middle stack that is discovered within the SL.
Just like the SL, the GT ought to characteristic a turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 and 9-speed computerized as normal. Nevertheless, it is sure that variants of the GT will provide extra energy than the SL, which at present tops out at 577 hp. The GT must also come normal with rear-wheel drive and have all-wheel drive as an possibility. Within the SL, all-wheel drive is normal, at the least right here within the U.S. Plug-in hybrid powertrains are additionally regarded as deliberate, with the range-topper (till a brand new Black Collection arrives) more likely to be a brand new GT 63 S E Efficiency grade, probably with greater than 800 hp.
Although it is but to be confirmed, extremely bespoke, limited-edition variations of the GT could also be launched as a part of Mercedes’ new Mythos sequence. Mercedes has already confirmed a distinctive SL speedster, in addition to a Maybach-enhanced SL.
