The Mercedes AMG GT Black Series - What You Need To Know

In this video Tom walks you through the key things you need to know before purchasing a Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series. The Black Series. The flagship of flagships. The most aggressive and pure form of AMG to roll out of Affalterbach. The Black series recipe is one that has produced track kings for a while, with the AMG GT iteration being no exception. The AMG GT Black Series most certainly looks the part, with vents, louvres and aggressive body lines governing every inch. These are by no means there for solely aesthetics purposes – the manually adjustable aero produces a hugely impressive 800kg of downforce at 202mph. The front splitter is able to be extended manually by 8cm which accelerates the air beneath the car which in turn increases downforce. The upper and lower part of the gigantic rear wing can be manually adjusted to 3 different angles, with the upper level featuring a flap that adjusts automatically depending on drive mode. A 4.0L V8 is mounted up-front, much like the GTR Pro, this time with some fundamental changes which sees a substantial increase in power from 577bhp to 720bhp. At the heart of the twin-turbo V8 lies a flat-plane crank as opposed to a cross-plane which makes the engine more efficient, facilitating quicker response from throttle input. Two new twin-scroll turbo chargers have been employed which contributes to the increased power output by their twin-scroll setup and anti-friction-bearing-mounted turbines. These turbos produce an 18% higher...