The Mercedes-AMG GT R Pro Is £40k More Than The 'Regular' Version

The ultimate version of the AMG GT (for now) weighs in at £188,345, and in some ways, that's decent value
The Mercedes-AMG GT R Pro Is £40k More Than The 'Regular' Version

If the already rather hardcore Mercedes-AMG GT R doesn’t cut it for you, be warned: the extra pile of cash you’ll need to bring to the table for the new ‘GT R Pro’ is going to be quite large. Mercedes has now announced that the on-the-road price for the car is £188,345, just under £40,000 more than the price of the lightly updated GT R, which is £148,595.

But perhaps that’s not so bad. This is, after all, a car with significantly altered suspension derived from the AMG GT4 car. It also features a new aero kit featuring a new front apron, a bigger splitter with canards, louvres on the front wings to reduce front axle lift, and carbonfibre fins sprouting from the rear diffuser.

The Mercedes-AMG GT R Pro Is £40k More Than The 'Regular' Version

In case your track day takes a crashy turn, the GT R Pro also has a roll cage, a fire extinguisher, and four-point harnesses. These additions, along with the bucket seats, are part of the GT R’s ‘Track Package’, which is fitted as standard here.

Equipment is better than the standard GT R across the board, with the Pro gaining a carbon ceramic brakes, an AMG Carbon package, and keyless go, among other things. Oddly for a super-focused track-biased supercar, Mercedes has also fitted extra creature comforts in the form of the Premium package - which includes a Burmester sound system - and the ‘Parking package’.

Suddenly £188,345 doesn’t seem so bad, particularly when a McLaren 600LT is only slightly less and not as generously specced.

The Mercedes-AMG GT R Pro Is £40k More Than The 'Regular' Version

Mercedes has also now released pricing for the whole updated AMG GT range. If you want a coupe, that’ll set you back £104,195 for the base GT, £117,495 for a GT S and £132,695 for the GT C. In Roadster form, these three weigh in at £115,795, £129,095 and £144,295 respectively.

Comments

Ali Mahfooz

£188,345 for a two door sports car in 2019… 10 years ago for the same price, you could get yourselves a base Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. Oh how time and inflation flies.

03/16/2019 - 08:33 |
28 | 1

Well this isn’t just any two door sports car. For something with this much gear, it’s really not that bad. In fact given the choice between one of these and a LP700 Aventador (I guess today’s equivalent of the Murci), I’d have this.

03/16/2019 - 09:30 |
16 | 1
MeBoosta

The hotter and younger sister of the girl’s sister I fell in love with

03/16/2019 - 08:45 |
8 | 0
MrLeo

Ouch Shmee150

03/16/2019 - 09:09 |
2 | 0
Wogmidget

GT4 suspension, front wing canards . . . everything you need for cruising through central London at 8mph

03/16/2019 - 11:48 |
19 | 0
Destroya

40k extra for some graphics, a roll cage, tuned suspension, some slightly upgraded aero bits and no extra power. Not worth it.

03/16/2019 - 12:40 |
3 | 3

Worth it on the truck

03/16/2019 - 14:38 |
0 | 0

Did you read the piece? Premium pack, Track pack and carbon ceramic brakes are fitted as standard - these on their own would add £14k to the price of a ‘normal’ base GT R. Also has Night Pack and Carbon Pack fitted (struggling to find the prices for these). Dampers are pretty much GT 4 spec, and the aero changes are reasonably significant. £40k sounds about right to me…

03/16/2019 - 15:15 |
10 | 2
Anonymous

They have gone mad with the price of those AMG models. Especially given that more than half of them comes from an E class.

03/16/2019 - 15:15 |
2 | 5
Olivier (CT's grammar commie)
03/18/2019 - 15:58 |
0 | 0
Gianluca 1

Still rather have the gt3 rs

03/20/2019 - 15:39 |
1 | 0

Topics

Sponsored Posts