Yahoo Autos Mercedes-AMG GT3 Edition 55 race car celebrates 55 years of AMG
This is the Mercedes-AMG GT3 Edition 55, and it’s a limited-run AMG GT race car that looks like it belonged in the scrum of other limited-production vehicles just revealed at Monterey Car Week. Mercedes is only producing five of these Edition 55 race cars, and there are a number of things that set them apart from a regular AMG GT GT3 car.
For starters, this vehicle isn’t FIA homologated, so it doesn’t need to adhere to restrictions. That means the 6.3-liter V8 under hood delivers 100 horsepower more than the regulations-meeting version, bringing total power output to a mighty 650 horsepower. Mercedes-AMG also removes the silencer from the Inconel exhaust, which means this AMG GT is going to be appropriately louder with its extra power.
The exterior is finished in a unique Manufaktur Alpine Grey Uni and features red accents along with visible matte-finished carbon fiber all over it. You’ll notice the 55-year anniversary logo (for 55 years of AMG) on the rear wing, and the Affalterbach crest is painted on the doors.
