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Mercedes-Benz unveils

| | Aug 23, 2017, at 04:01 am
Kolkata, Aug 22(IBNS): Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz on Monday launched AMG GT R, the "fastest car globally" with a top speed of 318 km/h, in India.

The company also launched the AMG GT Roadster in the country.

The GT Roadster is priced at INR 2.19 crore onwards and the AMG GT R is priced at INR 2.23 crore onwards (prices ex-showroom, all India)

The AMG GT R, which can race 0-100 km/h in a 3.6 seconds, houses a 4.0-litre V8 bi-turbo engine producing 585 hp @ 6250 rpm and 700 Nm @ 1900-5500 rpm.

The AMG GT Roadster is powered by the 4.0-litre V8 bi-turbo engine developing 476 hp @ 6000rpm and 630 Nm @ 1700-5000rpm with a top speed of 302 km/h and can race from 0-100km/h in 4 seconds.

Roland Folger, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India said: “We are excited to pursue the #50YearsOfAMG celebrations in India, and what better way to celebrate it than by introducing the Beast of the Green Hell – the Mercedes-AMG GT R – and the Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster. AMG brings race-bred genes from the most challenging tracks in the world to the world’s best driving road. Bringing in the fastest cars from the fastest family in the world is proof of the increasing importance of India as a market and its potential for performance sports cars. We are confident that these two sensational sports cars will entice Mercedes-AMG enthusiasts in India and redefine the performance motoring segment altogether.” 

“The AMG GT R and the AMG GT Roadster combine the driving dynamics of our AMG GT3 racing car with the everyday practicality of the AMG GT. We are confident that these fascinating products will be well received by our elite Indian customers and reinforce AMG’s reputation as the most preferred performance brand in the country,” added Folger.

Presently Mercedes-Benz India has 12 AMG models available across the country.

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