A harder, faster, angrier version of AMG’s hard, fast and angry GT will be revealed at the LA Auto Show, with the brand to unveil a limited-edition AMG GT R Pro.
The entire AMG GT range is being updated, but the GT R Pro will sit at the very top of the family, being the most performance-focused version to date.
While details remain scarce, this is the “Club Sport” variant vehicle that AMG boss Tobias Moers has been promising. The brand says the Pro has been “modified in numerous details” that have been inspired by its GT3 and GT4 race cars.
The idea, Moers has said, is to take the fight to the Porsche GT3 RS with an AMG GT version that is both lighter and more powerful than any that have come before it. As such, expect a power increase, with reports suggesting outputs of around 442kW, up from the current GT R’s 430kW.
The rest of the GT range has been tweaked inside and out, too, and updated models will make their debut at LA Show, which kicks off next week.
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Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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