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The second-generation Mercedes-AMG GT prices about $16,000 greater than its predecessor, however a extra inexpensive model can be coming. The model has detailed a brand new entry-level mannequin known as the GT 43 that will get a turbocharged four-cylinder engine and rear-wheel-drive.
Downsizing isn't the flashiest phrase 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 reference, the entry-level V8-powered mannequin – known as the GT55 – makes use of a 4.0-liter that's twin-turbocharged to 469 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque. Shedding half the displacement and giving up half the cylinders doesn't imply giving up half the output, luckily, and AMG quotes a zero-to-60-mph time of 4.5 seconds at a 174-mph prime pace. Does.
AMG notes that the 48-volt-powered electrical turbocharger ensures wonderful throttle response all through your entire rev vary. Derived from Components 1, this know-how provides a 1.6-inch-wide electrical motor to the shaft of the turbocharger between the turbine wheel and the compressor wheel.
Whereas the V8-powered GT is simply supplied with all-wheel-drive, the four-cylinder mannequin will get rear-wheel-drive. These modifications ought to make a big distinction by way of dealing with: the 43 is admittedly slower than the V8s, but it surely weighs considerably much less over the entrance wheels. To cut back weight, the engine is mated to a nine-speed automated transmission with a moist start-off clutch as a substitute of a torque converter.
A number of design modifications distinguish the 43 from the 55 and 63 fashions. On the entrance, there’s a piece of black trim that extends throughout your entire width of the bumper and a grille with out a black body. AMG narrowed the entrance and rear wheel arches and put in oval exhaust ideas. Inside, it's largely customary GT fare: there's 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. The value has not been introduced but.