Mercedes-AMG to debut hardcore sports car at LA Auto Show

Das limitierte Sondermodell Mercedes-AMG GT R PRO wurde in zahlreichen Details für noch mehr Rennstrecken-Performance geschärft. Dabei flossen die Erfahrungen aus dem erfolgreichen Customer Racing Engagement mit AMG GT3- und AMG GT4-Rennfahrzeugen ein.;Kraftstoffverbrauch kombiniert: 12,4 l/100 km; CO2-Emissionen kombiniert: 284 g/km*The limited-edition special AMG GT R PRO model was modified in numerous details to deliver even more racetrack performance. This incorporated the findings from our successful Customer Racing activities with AMG GT3 and AMG GT4 racing cars.;combined fuel consumption: 12.4 l/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 284 g/km*

Mercedes-AMG will reveal the most extreme road-going version of the GT yet at the LA Auto Show — the R Pro.

Set to take on the Porsche 911 GT3 RS and Ferrari 488 Pista, the GT R Pro is said to take inspiration from AMG’s racing efforts in GT3 and GT4 categories.

Little else has been revealed about the car but an image of a heavily-camouflaged prototype shows it will sport more aggressive bodywork than the current range-topping AMG GT R.

Closer to motor racing than ever before: the new Mercedes-AMG GT R PRO. World premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov 28th. Stay tuned.
[Fuel consumption combined: 12.4 l /100km | CO2 emissions combined: 284 g/km | https://t.co/ntV4w0pJ6R] pic.twitter.com/3xpXpaCwju
— Mercedes-AMG (@MercedesAMG) November 20, 2018

The GT R Pro is expected to be lighter and produce more power from its turbocharged V8 engine than previously seen in a GT, and be produced in limited numbers.

The AMG GT R Pro will be joining range-wide updates for the sports car too, which ‘includes modifications to the interior and exterior that emphasise the close relationship to the 4-Door AMG GT Coupe’.

More details will be revealed at the LA Auto Show, when the car debuts on November 28, along with performance figures for the R Pro and possibly a Nürburgring time, too.

BREAKING: the global debut of the Mercedes-AMG GT R PRO. The #LAAutoShow is about to take over NOV 30-DEC 9. pic.twitter.com/sH9V7BWPKf
— Los Angeles Auto Show Nov. 30 – Dec. 9 (@LAAutoShow) November 20, 2018

It’s not all just AMG GTs on display, though. Mercedes will also be bringing along the new GLE, A-Class and Sprinter van for public debuts in the USA. The latter of those will also be produced locally for the American market, with a dedicated facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, having begun production in September.

The LA Auto Show will take place from November 30 until December 9.