Whenever we think we’ve seen the hardest Mercedes-AMG GT, a German car manufacturer founded on its own. Such is the case with the GT Track Series. It’s a track-specific version that’s lighter, stronger and more exotic Black line before it.
The seriousness is quite obvious from the outside. It even has more aggressive splitters and wings than before, many of which can be adjusted to produce more or less traction. Carbon fiber makes up most of the bodywork including the hood, fenders, side skirts, trunk lid and rear bumper.
Best of all, the car has been stripped down as much as possible, all to reduce the weight to 3,086 pounds. There’s hardly any comfort to speak of in the frugal single-seater cabin for air conditioning, helmets and optional ventilated seats as well as a beverage system. In lieu of all that are custom racing wheels, carbon fiber seats, five-point harnesses, roll cages, multi-function instrument screens, safety nets, exit doors and fire suppression systems, all of which meet FIA standard.
The carbon-dense bodywork hides the most powerful version of Mercedes-AMG’s twin-turbo V8. Like the Black Series, it has a flat crankshaft, but it has a “sports car racing“injectors and a new tune deliver up to 778 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque. Power goes down a carbon fiber torque tube to a six-speed sequential transmission at the rear. .
Suspension and brake also has motorsport quality. It features a four-way adjustable suspension with ride, suspension and height adjustments. The anti-roll bars are also adjustable. Braking system uses steel rotors measuring 15.4 inches in front and 14 inches in rear. The front calipers have six pistons while the rear has four pistons. All ride on 18-inch forged wheels with 325 mm wide tyres. In addition, the brakes, traction control and ABS are all adjustable.
Mercedes just building 55 Tracking examples, because it’s an anniversary By AMG Celebrating 55 years. Each car starts at 369,000 euros, or about $406,000. In addition to the vehicle, owners will receive training on how to use the vehicle, along with a support line and the availability of event engineers for help with setting up and operating the vehicle.
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