C190 · 2014–2021
AMG GT GT S
- Horsepower
- 510
- 0–100 km/h, s
- 3.8
- Curb weight, kg
- 1,645
- Top speed, km/h
- 310
Overview
The first AMG GT was Affalterbach’s own sports car, not a dressed C-Class. A front-mid V8, a transaxle, and proportions that quoted the 300 SL without costume. The GT S is the one you want: enough power to frighten, enough chassis to explain it.
Powertrain
M178 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8
Heavy at low speed, telepathic once the tyres are warm. The seven-speed dual-clutch is a character, not a servant, and the steering still talks. This is the AMG that drivers defend in arguments about the 911.
- Horsepower
- 510
- Torque, Nm
- 650
- Layout
- RWD
- Gearbox
- AMG Speedshift DCT 7-speed
Design
Long hood, cab-rearward, haunches that look load-bearing. The 2015 car still photographs as a piece of industrial design rather than a product cycle. It is the Mercedes that Pacôme Pertant’s motion work later learned to orbit — the car as the interface, chrome as a last resort.
If the four-door GT is the cover, the C190 is the origin myth. Buy the GT S, leave it in the right colour, and do not let anyone put a bodykit on it.
Specifications
| Powertrain | M178 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 |
|---|---|
| Engine | 4.0L twin-turbo V8 |
| Output | 510 hp / 650 Nm |
| Transmission | AMG Speedshift DCT 7-speed |
| Drivetrain | RWD |
| Fuel | Petrol |
| Curb weight | 1,645 kg |
| Length | 4,546 mm |
| Width | 1,939 mm |
| Height | 1,288 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,630 mm |
| 0–100 km/h | 3.8 s |
| Top speed | 310 km/h |
| Economy | 9.4 L/100km |
| Availability | discontinued |
| Region | Global |
