$1.5 million The car was supposed to cost a cool $1.5 million and feature a full carbon fiber body. Mercedes envisioned the concept with an AMG biturbo V8 pushing out 585 horsepower (430 kilowatts) and a massive 800 Newton-meters (590 pound-feet) of torque channeled to the road via a seven-speed automatic transmission.

In 1967, Aufrecht and Melcher left Daimler-Benz to venture into a business together forming AMG®, using the first letter of their last names, A for Aufrecht, M for Melcher, and the first letter of Aufrecht's birthplace, GroBaspach. Their goal was to use what they learned at the track to make road cars faster.

503 hp Power for the 2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S comes from a turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 engine that cranks out 503 hp and 479 pound-feet of torque. Power flows to the rear wheels through a seven-speed automated manual transmission.

The power plant allows the sophisticated wide-body coupe to punch from standstill to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds, and go zero to 124 mph in under 9 seconds before topping out at 202 mph. The GT Black Series is limited to just over 1,700 examples, and the approximately 400 that are earmarked for the US are already spoken for.

That means you can expect the AMG GT 55 to cost around £140,000, with the 63 fetching close to £170,000. Can't wait for the new Mercedes-AMG GT? Check out the latest new Mercedes deals through carwow, or tap the button below to get help changing your car the easy way.

The Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo is a concept car produced by Mercedes-Benz and the Mercedes-AMG division. It was developed as a concept car in a video game but later built as a real-life model.

The letters "AMG" stand for Aufrecht, Melcher and Großaspach. Aufrecht and Melcher were the original founders of AMG, and Großaspach was Aufrecht's birth place. Mercedes-Benz engineers Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher began AMG as a racing engine forge in Germany in 1967.

What does Mercedes-AMG stand for? Mercedes Aufrecht, Melcher and Großaspach (AKA Mercedes-AMG), is the performance branch of the iconic German automotive marque Mercedes-Benz, and is named after the two engineers that founded the AMG name in 1967.

The fastest Mercedes-Benz car ever made is the 2021 Mercedes-AMG® GT 63 S 4-door Coupe. Check out what it and the other four fastest Mercedes-Benz cars can do: 2021 Mercedes-AMG® GT 63 S 4-door Coupe: 0 to 60 in 3.1 seconds. 021 Mercedes-AMG® GT Black Series Coupe: 0 to 60 in 3.1 seconds.

The 2021 AMG® GT Black Series reaches new heights in agility, power, and style. With an incredible AMG® V8 engine creating an astounding 720 horsepower, and 590 lb-ft of torque, this Black Series has the most horsepower in a Mercedes-Benz yet.

1700 examples Mercedes officially ended production of the AMG GT Black vehicles approximately one year after they debuted. This means there are only around 1700 examples worldwide, only 400 of which made it to US shores in 2021.

The GT Black Series is a high-performance variant of the Mercedes-AMG GT and was officially revealed on Mercedes-AMG's YouTube channel on 9 July 2020. The M178 engine in this variant is tuned to an output of 537 kW (730 PS; 720 hp) at 6,700–6,900 rpm and 800 N⋅m (590 lb⋅ft) of torque at 2,000–6,000 rpm.