The new two-door coupe is a limited-edition flagship model that draws on the brand’s experience in GT3/GT4 competition to be the most dynamically able GT yet, according to AMG. Ahead of the arrival of AMG One, the GT R Pro is the closest any AMG gets to motor racing, they say.
As well as the addition of the R Pro to the range, all other GT versions, coupe and convertible, get a mid-life facelift. Along with spruced up looks, every GT now comes with AMG Dynamics control system, a fully digital dash, new steering wheel and the latest centre display from the AMG GT four-door coupe – all worthwhile but it’s the R Pro that’s the headline event.
So what’s new? It is more powerful and lighter, but not by much, with the biggest changes being in the suspension and the aerodynamics, tweaks that are said to significantly reduce front end lift at speed.
They must do quite a bit because it all adds up to a time at the Nürburgring Nordschleife of 7 minutes 4.6 seconds, six seconds quicker than the AMG GT R managed in 2017. There’s no record in that, but AMG can take solace from the fact that its sports coupe has now just pipped the Porsche 911 GT3 RS’s time achieved earlier in 2018.