Mercedes Benz AMG GT Black Series delivered to first customer here, only 2 units reserved for India owing to global demand
Mercedes Benz India has delivered its exclusive AMG GT Black Series to the super car’s first customer in India named Boopesh Reddy. As there’s huge demand for this GT throughout the world, only 2 units have been reserved for India out of which 1 has been delivered now.
The 2-door rear-wheel-drive sports coupe is the most powerful Mercedes-AMG ever built and features a 4-litre bi-turbo V8 that exerts a humongous 730 HP and 800 Nm mated to AMG Speedshift DCT 7G dual-clutch transmission.
The AMG GT Black Series is also the fastest series production car on the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit. The performance machine can crack 100 km/hr in 3.2 seconds, 200 km/hr in 9 seconds, and can hit a top speed of 325 km/hr.
On the outside, it gets a large front apron with an additional manually-adjustable front splitter for racetrack use. The bonnet, front diffuser, front wings, and roof are finished in carbon fibre.
As standard, the super car gets AMG 10-spoke matte black forged wheels including rim flange with high-sheen finish. The front gets 19-inch wheels while the rear features 20-inchers.
On the inside, the sports coupe features Nappa leather Dinamica microfibre upholstery in black with orange contrast top-stitching.
The performance car’s dedicated race start function helps achieve increased starting revs and more sensitive wheel slip control. The car sports the highly-praised AMG Traction Control that enables the driver to get individual support for controlling the immense power of the Black Series.
The level of support can be fine-tuned providing the ideal level of assistance for each driver and each track situation. It allows pre-selection of 1 of the 9 slip settings on the live rear axle
suspension.
The super car gets AMG coil-over suspension with AMG Ride Control that automatically adjusts damping. Further, manually adjustable camber on front and rear axle, and anti-roll bars on front and rear axle help achieve perfect dynamics.
The performance machine features AMG ceramic high-performance compound brake system with black brake callipers and white lettering, motorsport brake pads, and discs optimised for fade resistance and temperature stability.
The Mercedes Benz GT Black Series is priced from Rs. 5.5 crores (ex-showroom). It gets a variety of customisation options.
