The winding tarmac at the Goodwood FOS has long since been the stage for many monikers’ public debuts. Among the entrants this year, a near production-ready 2024 AMG GT may have sent it a little too hard resulting in an embarrassing rendezvous with the grassy mounds at the top of the hill.
It’s been anything but smooth sailing at this year’s action-packed Festival of Speed. On day 2, spectators witnessed Hyundai’s RN22e plough through five hay bale barriers. Thankfully the occupants were unharmed but the same can’t be said for the one-of-one prototype.
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A little later in the day, a prototype of the 2024 AMG GT pulled up to the start line and cemented its dungy run with a little sideways action. What could only be a sonorous V8 under its elongated bonnet oddly be heard bellowing and howling as it paced up Goodwood Hill.
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One doughnut. Two doughnuts. Boom!
Unfortunately, it seems that in an attempt to please the crowd and showcase a sliver of its V8-sourced grunt, the sultry coupe ended up mounting the grassy mound whereafter it returned to the tarmac with some damage to the front diffuser but not much else thankfully. The same cant be said for the driver’s ego.
The near production-ready model is said to be the range-topping “63” offshoot given its V8 snarl, aggressive wheels and exhaust configuration.
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There’s still no word on when the next iteration of the AMG GT nameplate will be revealed, however, it must be said that earlier this year, eager enthusiasts had the opportunity to peak beyond the cover and get a glimpse of the undisturbed frame at the AMG GT Live Sneak Preview in Affalterbach. Despite having to pay to get a view of the car, it does give us an indication of where the project is at so expect a reveal date not too long from now.
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