Yahoo Autos The 2021 Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series Costs Nearly Triple the Price of a Normal AMG GT
Want to own your own copy of the newest Nürburgring production lap record-holder? Well, you're going to have to shell out a whole lot of cash. Mercedes has just revealed pricing for the new AMG GT Black Series, and it's nearly triple the price of a normal AMG GT.
You'll have to lay down no less than $325,000 plus a destination fee of $1050 for your chance to own an AMG GT Black Series, according to a press release issued by Mercedes today. For some context, that's over $209,000 more than the standard AMG GT, which starts at just $115,900. Even the second most expensive model, the GT R Pro, starts at "just" $200,645. So theoretically, you can have a base AMG GT for daily driver duties and a GT R Pro for the track for less than the cost of one GT Black Series.
There are a bunch of reasons for the massive price increase. The biggest is the engine. It's a reworked version of the GT's 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 that uses a flat-plane crank and makes 720 horsepower, running nearly 25 psi of boost. There's also the new body panels and extra aero pieces, all designed to make sure the Black Series strikes the perfect balance between efficiency and downforce.
The upgrades you can't see—carbon fiber reinforcements to the aluminum chassis, retuned coilovers, and manually adjustable camber—mean even more speed through the corners—enough to break the Nürburgring production car lap record. Of course, straight-line speed hasn't suffered. Mercedes quotes a 0-60 time of 3.1 seconds, and a top speed of 202 mph.
Would you pay $325,000 to own a Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series? Or would you rather save $100,000 and get a GT R Pro? Let us know in the comments below.
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