Not too long ago, a report suggested that the Mercedes-AMG GT model-line would be coming to an end with the arrival of the SL. A new report however, contradicts this and suggests that a next-generation model is already on the way.
As reported by Auto Express, the next Mercedes-AMG GT will be a track-focused hard-top as seen with the GT R variation. According to AMG boss Philip Schiemer and chief technology officer Jochen Hermann. The new model will adopt the updated MSA spaceframe platform but with a more hardcore setup.
“With the GT which is now coming to the end of its lifecycle, we have some new ideas,” said Schiemer.
“Our GT drivers are people who love to go with their vehicle on the race track. We see this every weekend and we see this when we do our events and driving academies. This is the place where the GT drivers are meeting. The classical SL owners are not so much on the racetracks, but more interested in cruising.”
Schiemer said that the MSA platform would be used by the brands in “many ways” in the future, while Hermann added: “And of course, with the MSA architecture, there’s room for a successor car [for the GT]. But it wouldn’t make sense for example to have a GT Roadster in the future because this will be overlapping.
“Of course, the GT will be a very different car from the SL because even if we use the same powertrain layout and the basic principles of the body in white structure for example, we have to make the GT an even sportier car.”
