I have bought 2 AMG GTs (GTC and now GTR) and I gotta say this is a good “DAILY” GT. It is very clear to me this is a completely different car than the Gen 1 for many reasons.
Mercedes clearly didn’t sell enough Gen 1 GTs to continue the formula of a mid-front engined, RWD, 2 seater. They want to go after the 911 buyers, which is fine, but this is 100% a different car for a different crowd. I can see guys who want an E/S class coupe, LC500, M4, M8 who will love this.
For the “R” version to get me back on board, it’s gonna take a lot of changes lol.
“Absolutely not. Second, maybe. Or third. Part of me does wish it were edgier—permanently rear-driven, lighter, louder, less insulation between my hands and the road—but, as it sits, this Boy Scout can throw down.”
You just described a 911. I love the first gen AMG GT but didn’t get one because it wasn’t practical for me without a rear seat. I saw spy photos of this and got really excited esp with the addition of a rear seat I thought the rest would be the same or better. I still don’t understand the difference between this an and SL. To me the 911 922 is still perfect, lighter, less digital with that stupid iPad in the middle, and I can get it with rear wheel drive and a manual.
Yeah this car seems like it was made for an entirely different customer than the 1st gen and I suspect MB will find out that it will be very difficult to find enough of those.
The 8 series does not sell very well. Mercedes already has the E class and S class coupes. It just doesn’t seem like the market is asking for another heavy 2+2 GT in that price segment.
I can see where Mercedes probably did their market research on why some of their typical customers may not have bought the first gen GT. But sometimes chasing the people that didn’t like your car is a fool’s errand. They’re certainly not going to win over 911 customers with this car.
Ultimately maybe the big thing here is platform sharing. Maybe MB knows they’ll lose some buyers but this car costed a lot less to develop.
I have bought 2 AMG GTs (GTC and now GTR) and I gotta say this is a good “DAILY” GT. It is very clear to me this is a completely different car than the Gen 1 for many reasons.
Mercedes clearly didn’t sell enough Gen 1 GTs to continue the formula of a mid-front engined, RWD, 2 seater. They want to go after the 911 buyers, which is fine, but this is 100% a different car for a different crowd. I can see guys who want an E/S class coupe, LC500, M4, M8 who will love this.
For the “R” version to get me back on board, it’s gonna take a lot of changes lol.
Exactly this. I think it makes for an awesome one car solution for people who don‘t have a family.
Much better daily driver, much worse sports car. For me if I had way too much money it would be perfect.
Also imo it looks fucking amazing - pretty much the best mercedes design since the s coupe.
“Absolutely not. Second, maybe. Or third. Part of me does wish it were edgier—permanently rear-driven, lighter, louder, less insulation between my hands and the road—but, as it sits, this Boy Scout can throw down.”
You just described a 911. I love the first gen AMG GT but didn’t get one because it wasn’t practical for me without a rear seat. I saw spy photos of this and got really excited esp with the addition of a rear seat I thought the rest would be the same or better. I still don’t understand the difference between this an and SL. To me the 911 922 is still perfect, lighter, less digital with that stupid iPad in the middle, and I can get it with rear wheel drive and a manual.
Hope not with this thing, cause it ain’t happening. Did you mean they wanted to go after with the 1st gen?
Yup. LC500 and M8 especially.
Most in the market for a 911 want “a pro athlete with a suit on” vs “a well-dressed guy that works out a lot” (LC500).
What gets Porsche drivers going is knowing that they could take their cars to the track…if they wanted to. [whispers] 99.9999% never will.
Yeah this car seems like it was made for an entirely different customer than the 1st gen and I suspect MB will find out that it will be very difficult to find enough of those.
The 8 series does not sell very well. Mercedes already has the E class and S class coupes. It just doesn’t seem like the market is asking for another heavy 2+2 GT in that price segment.
I can see where Mercedes probably did their market research on why some of their typical customers may not have bought the first gen GT. But sometimes chasing the people that didn’t like your car is a fool’s errand. They’re certainly not going to win over 911 customers with this car.
Ultimately maybe the big thing here is platform sharing. Maybe MB knows they’ll lose some buyers but this car costed a lot less to develop.