OT: AMG GT R
01-07-2018, 12:16 PM
#631
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My main gripe with the GTR is the looks. I do like it. I like it enough to have put an order in for one. And while if I blur my vision and sort of look at the car out of the corner of my eye, it looks sick... when I really pay attention to some things, I scratch my head and wish I could change them. The rear bumperettes. Ugly. I get it's DOT stuff. But still. Ugly. I wish the transition from the rear window to the deck were a tiny bit sharper. I wish the hood were not as long. I wish the angle from the front of the hood all the way to middle of the door weren't just a straight, flat line. I hate the wheels. I hate the chrome trim on the front grill and door handle. The interior is great. Love it. Except all the gloss black, even with the carbon fiber trim package. Performance seems fantastic. But I'm not a race car driver. Would I track the thing? Sure, a few times. But I'm not doing 7:10 on the Nurburgring. I just love fast cars and would love to have fun tooling around in one.
I had everything planned out for when I would take delivery of the car: PPF (ordered the matte paint), black out the front grill, door handles, rear emblem, and swap the wheels for HRE P101s. All that would add another $20,000 to the car, just to get it the way I want it. And I had to basically grovel and kiss the *** of every salesman I talked to for three MONTHS to get an allocation. I got a GT3 allocation after three DAYS of looking.
The GT3? Well, I absolutely LOVE the stock wheels. Probably the only OEM wheels out there I actually like. So that saves me $10,000 right there. And I like everything about the exterior trim. I do wish it was all carbon fiber instead of black. But hey, it looks good. No chrome anywhere! And the proportions of the design are drool-worthy. I've never been a huge fan of many Porsches in the past. But when I saw the GT3 in person, my jaw hit the floor. Will I miss the extra 100 BHP of the GTR? Maybe. The thought of owning a twin-turbo V8 is nice. More power is always more fun. And the GTR is probably faster around some tracks than the GT3. But oh, it comes in a stick. Huge plus for me since I just want to have fun and not worry about lap times.
tl;dr
The GTR is sick. But I didn't like having all the things I didn't like about it weighing on my mind. I had to force myself to love it when I really just like it.
I had everything planned out for when I would take delivery of the car: PPF (ordered the matte paint), black out the front grill, door handles, rear emblem, and swap the wheels for HRE P101s. All that would add another $20,000 to the car, just to get it the way I want it. And I had to basically grovel and kiss the *** of every salesman I talked to for three MONTHS to get an allocation. I got a GT3 allocation after three DAYS of looking.
The GT3? Well, I absolutely LOVE the stock wheels. Probably the only OEM wheels out there I actually like. So that saves me $10,000 right there. And I like everything about the exterior trim. I do wish it was all carbon fiber instead of black. But hey, it looks good. No chrome anywhere! And the proportions of the design are drool-worthy. I've never been a huge fan of many Porsches in the past. But when I saw the GT3 in person, my jaw hit the floor. Will I miss the extra 100 BHP of the GTR? Maybe. The thought of owning a twin-turbo V8 is nice. More power is always more fun. And the GTR is probably faster around some tracks than the GT3. But oh, it comes in a stick. Huge plus for me since I just want to have fun and not worry about lap times.
tl;dr
The GTR is sick. But I didn't like having all the things I didn't like about it weighing on my mind. I had to force myself to love it when I really just like it.
01-07-2018, 01:47 PM
#633
Race Director
I am more interested in the when they make the Vantage S which will use same engine. Vantage already being released so will see how that does but want to wait for them to have more time developing plus it will come with a Maual option shortly
01-07-2018, 01:58 PM
#634
Drifting
01-07-2018, 02:00 PM
#635
Originally Posted by FourT6and2
Yeah but he hated it because it was too much of a track weapon. He thinks AMGs should be savage drift machines where you go sideways. The GTR is all about going around a track fast, not breaking the rear loose and sliding around.
01-07-2018, 06:57 PM
#637
And Clarkson comes from the perspective of a street driver, who is the most likely buyer of this type of car. You're way more likely to be seeing a GTR being driven on the street by someone looking for attention in their shouty car than at trackdays being thrashed by a trackrat. The car obviously performs, as he concluded. It's the package that he didn't care for so much.
As for your characterization of GT R owners wanting to own the car just to garner attention I’m amazed. It does in fact garner attention as all AMG GT variants are fairly rare on the road versus a ‘911’, and the GT R is (currently) the most extreme version of the GT, but I think that most people are buying them to actually use it for it’s designed purpose, which is to be a track weapon. Unfortunately due to the delay at the VPCs for the vast majority of delivered cars, few owners have had an opportunity to get them out to the road course. This spring can’t come soon enough for that purpose. If a GT R owner wants to get the car just to showboat, there are far cheaper ways to accomplish it with cheaper versions of the car.
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01-07-2018, 07:41 PM
#639
And Clarkson comes from the perspective of a street driver, who is the most likely buyer of this type of car. You're way more likely to be seeing a GTR being driven on the street by someone looking for attention in their shouty car than at trackdays being thrashed by a trackrat. The car obviously performs, as he concluded. It's the package that he didn't care for so much.
01-07-2018, 09:06 PM
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Also, let’s not forget the merc is in fact a mid engine RWD car with more grip than an AWD 911.... that is incredible. Plus the V8tt puts the 3.0tt torque to shame AND still sounds awesome. Not one person poked fun at the sound vs the old 6.3!
on the other hand reliability...
on the other hand reliability...
01-08-2018, 03:57 PM
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We love our GTR - a lot. Although it's targeted at the GT3's we feel it differs enough to justify having both in the collection. Congrats to all those in here who have ordered one.
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01-08-2018, 04:42 PM
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Also, let’s not forget the merc is in fact a mid engine RWD car with more grip than an AWD 911.... that is incredible. Plus the V8tt puts the 3.0tt torque to shame AND still sounds awesome. Not one person poked fun at the sound vs the old 6.3!
on the other hand reliability...
on the other hand reliability...
01-09-2018, 01:02 AM
#643
Drifting
If anybody reading this wants an AMG GTR—without a huge ADM—please PM me. Since I've decided on the GT3, my slot is available. 
01-09-2018, 02:07 AM
#644
Clarkson is an arrogant douche. He is first and foremost a showman, not a true motoring journalist IMHO. As an ex-pat, I find him to be an embarrassment, and unlike other serious auto journalists like the aforementioned Chris Harris, his opinion on vehicles are as much about causing controversy versus an accurate portrayal of the merits.
01-15-2018, 06:02 PM
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