First AMG GT 4-Door in the wild + A Rant

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
04/07/2019 at 17:01 • Filed to: None

I like this car. It’s an attractive, nice-sounding super sedan, so I guess what’s not to like.

I have two observations. 1) It’s interesting to me that this is the 577hp GT 63, not the 630 horsepower GT 63S, because from what I can see, this thing is rocking about $20,000 in upgraded brakes, wheels, and carbon fiber alone. That’s damn near the difference in cost.

2) For the umpteen thousandth time, I give up with Merc’s new model/naming scheme. The regular 2-door AMG GT, which is sort of the closest thing they have to a halo sports car, is available as a base, S, C, or R, which are 4 different power outputs of the same engine. Then there’s this “4-door coupe” version, which is available in the US with only this 63 (not called the “R” despite using the same tune for the 4.0 V8 TT as the top R 2-door coupe) and the 63S, which not to be confuse with the 515hp S coupe, makes 630 horsepower. And in Europe, you can get a 43 or a 53 version of the so-called AMG GT 4-Door coupe with 362 and 429 horsepower I 6 engines respectively. Oh, and then there’s the CLS 450 and CLS 53 AMG, which for some God unknown reason is is an entirely separate sedan that is also called a coupe, looks basically just like the GT 4-door, and makes identical power to the GT 43 and GT 53 respectively.

What. The. Fuck.

I get leaving the AMG GT as it is, with the 4 models or whatever, because I guess there’s a need to compete directly with the 911.

As for the sedan...

a) Stop calling it a “4-door coupe AMG GT.” Just stop. All the swoopy big sedans can go under the CLS name.

b) I’m willing to overlook the fact that the numbers are now meaningless...but give us the CLS450, CLS550, CLS 63 AMG, and CLS 63S AMG. We don’t need two seperate, nearly identical model lines with 50% engine overlap.

UPDATE: Since this was originally written, Mercedes has brought the GT 53 4-door Coupe to the United States because apparently there were still a few people left in America who hadn’t been sufficiently confused yet.

DISCUSSION (11)

404 - User No Longer Available > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
04/07/2019 at 17:07

I think the current new gen CLS actually tops out at 53. There’s no V8 CLS 63 and beyond, and the AMG GT starts at 53 and only in Europe. So that’s only 1 engine overlapping.

And there is a difference between the body style, CLS isn’t a liftback.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > 404 - User No Longer Available
04/07/2019 at 17:12

1. I’m aware that the CLS currently tops out at 53.

https://www.mercedes-amg.com/en/press-information/mercedes-amg-gt-43-4matic-4-door-coupe.html

Kinja'd!!!

3. Ok so make the CLS a liftback like the A7. Does even more to differentiate it from the E-Class.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
04/07/2019 at 17:13

Is the rear door handle lower than the front so that the back passengers can grab it after their spines have been reshaped by the “agg ressive” roofline?

MultiplaOrgasms > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
04/07/2019 at 17:16

Don’t forget that the CLS is based on the E-Class platform, as opposed to the GT 4-Door which is based on a modified E-Class platform.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > MultiplaOrgasms
04/07/2019 at 17:20

Lol

Sovande > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
04/07/2019 at 17:40

It doesn't matter what they call it as the naming scheme does nothing to cover the fact it is is a very unattractive car.

404 - User No Longer Available > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
04/07/2019 at 17:40

Aight... I’ll stand corrected.

I guess the Germans are having the same problem with Google: to be a hotshot you need to have ridiculous model ideas, only to get them cancelled and discontinued later.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
04/07/2019 at 17:56

This is the stupidest fucking car Mercedes has made. Possibly ever. I would rather have a CLA. This stupid thing doesn't share a single fucking part with the real GT. I refuse to call this a GT.

CRider > MultiplaOrgasms
04/07/2019 at 19:27

HEY! IT’S BEEN MODIFIED!

You know, not unlike the Dodge Charger.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
04/07/2019 at 19:30

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/1833872070

AMGmatic > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
04/07/2019 at 20:16

“And in Europe, you can get a 43 or a 53 version of the so-called AMG GT 4-Door coupe with 362 and 429 horsepower V6 engines respectively.”

The 53 models are I6's not V's.