Black Series Matter: Mercedes-AMG GT [730 pk] gaat duister

Het heeft even mogen duren voordat we weer een AMG Black Series mochten verwelkomen. Gelukkig is Affalterbach niet voor de semantische discussie gevallen en kiest men er daar nog steeds voor om de bruutste en sinisterste versie van een auto als Black Series aan te duiden. Mensen, maak kennis met de Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series. Met zijn 730 pk en enorme vleugel is het een auto waar je niet omheen kunt, want Black Series Matter.

Mercedes-AMG drukt het als volgt uit: "Black Series models are exclusive automotive rarities. They have not been developed to gather dust in collectors’ garages, but for high-speed use on racetracks, despite being approved for roads." Dat u het even weet, niet in achterin de plantage opbergen deze wagens.

V8 Biturbo

Onder de lange neus van de AMG GT een monster dat in de Black Series nog wat meer power heeft dan in de 'gewone' GT's. De Biturbo met een inhoud van 4,0 liter heeft een platte krukas en dat maakt de motor eigenlijk helemaal nieuw. De platte krukas zorgt ervoor dat de performance van de motor omhoog gaat en de gasrespons een stukje sneller is. Gevolg van de verandering van een cross-plane crank, naar een flat-plane crank is dat de motor nu 730 pk en 800 Nm aan de achterwielen doneert. Ook de grotere turbofans helpen daarbij, ze leveren nu 1.100 kg lucht per uur af, tegen 900 kilogram per uur in de AMG GT R.

Wat betekent dat in prestaties? 0-100 km/u is in 3,2 seconden voorbij, 0-200 km/u duurt minder dan negen seconden (AMG's PR heeft vast nog een extra moment in gedachten om dat getal exact te vertellen). De topsnelheid van het circuit-/Autobahnkanon is 325 kilometer per uur.

Aerodynamica

De grote vleugel achterop de Black Series verraadt uiteraard meteen zijn taak: plak die bak op de weg. Mercedes-AMG heeft voor de gelegenheid een beleid van vorm-volgt-functie aangehouden. Dat betekent dat de auto niet per se mooier is geworden, maar zeker wel beter. Er zitten luchtuitlaten boven op de wielbogen voor, het en der zitten flippertjes en flappertjes die de luchtstroom over, door en langs de auto verbeteren.

De diffusers en splitters zijn verstelbaar, voor gebruik op het circuit en dan plakt de AMG GT optimaal op het asfalt. Het aantal verandering is bijna niet op te noemen en dat gaan we daarom ook niet doen (Mercedes beschrijft het uitgebreid op de eigen website)

Facts

Drive and driving performances

4.0 litre V8 biturbo motor with dry sump lubrication, identification code M178 LS2

537 kW/730 hp max. output at 6700-6900 rpm

800 Nm max. torque at 2000-6000 rpm

Vmax 325 km/h

0-100 km/h 3.2 s

0-200 km/h in under 9.0 s

Engine has a new 'flat' and lighter crankshaft with crankpins on one plane – characteristics of an uncompromising sports engine

New firing order with 180-degree crankshaft angle offset: 1-8-2-7-4-5-3-6

Advantage: more evenly distributed combustion in all cylinders, more agile throttle response

New camshafts and exhaust manifolds

Reinforced AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7G dual clutch transmission for higher torque

New twin-pipe exhaust system made of thin-walled stainless steel

Exterior

New, significantly larger radiator trim (inspired by GT3 racing car) with vertical struts in dark chrome

New, larger front apron with an additional manually adjustable front splitter for racetrack use, with front diffuser in carbon fibre

New carbon-fibre bonnet with two large air outlets and visible carbon-fibre surfaces

New carbon-fibre front wings with seamlessly integrated louvres in the body colour

Lightweight carbon-fibre roof with sunken centre

New, significantly larger side sill panels with carbon-fibre elements which merge into larger blades at the front and rear

Black painted carbon-fibre tailgate with small spoiler lip and larger rear windscreen made of lightweight thin glass

Windscreen in thin glass

New rear apron with visible carbon-fibre elements, double diffuser, two rounded tailpipe trim elements on the outside left and right, and side wheel arch ventilators

New, two-piece carbon-fibre rear aerofoil with specially moulded supports in matt black painted carbon fibre, bolted to the carbon-fibre tailgate. Additional electric flap which can be adjusted automatically or manually by means of a button

Standard AMG 10-spoke forged wheels in matt black, including rim flange with high-sheen finish

New, exclusive AMG magmabeam special paintwork

Interior

Specific interior concept in Exclusive nappa leather/DINAMICA microfibre in black with orange contrasting topstitching and matt black carbon-fibre trim, and AMG Interior Night Package

Standard light AMG carbon-fibre bucket seats with orange contrasting topstitching or AMG Performance seats (standard in the USA, Canada and China. Performance seats are available as an option in all other markets.)

AMG Performance steering wheel in DINAMICA microfibre with AMG steering wheel buttons and badge with Black Series lettering

Lightweight door panels in DINAMICA microfibre with orange contrasting topstitching and loop pull handles

Instrument panel in DINAMICA microfibre with orange contrasting topstitching

Optional AMG Track Package with lightweight titanium roll-over protection and additional four-point seatbelts and 2 kg fire extinguisher

Suspension

AMG coil-over suspension with AMG RIDE CONTROL adaptive adjustable damping

Manually adjustable camber on front and rear axle

Manually adjustable anti-roll bars on front and rear axle

AMG ceramic high-performance compound brake system with black brake callipers and white lettering, motorsport brake pads and discs, optimised for fade resistance and temperature stability

Bodyshell stiffness

Carbon-fibre shear panels in front section combined with lightweight integral carrier and carbon-fibre tunnel cross

Carbon-fibre shear panels in underbody at rear

Material mix

Aluminium lightweight integral carrier at front axle

Carbon-fibre drive shaft

Aluminium instrument panel

Carbon-fibre tailgate and coiled carbon-fibre transmission mount

Carbon-fibre bonnet

Carbon-fibre anti-roll bar on rear axle

Thin glass for front and rear windscreens

Aerodynamics

High downforce and perfect aerobalance to increase dynamic driving properties

Aerodynamic measures integrated into bodyshell for lower air resistance and increased downforce

No separate inlets for wheel arch coolers (coolers are fed with air via enlarged main air inlet)

Front diffuser has two manually adjustable settings: Street and Race (Race exclusively for use on racetracks)

Wheel arch ventilation, thanks to integrated louvres in the body colour and side openings in the wings behind the wheels to increase the downforce

Integrated cool air ducts in the side member panelling for brake cooling at the rear axle

Largely closed underbody panelling and adapted geometry with longitudinal fins and rear diffuser increase the negative pressure surface area on the underbody and thus also the downforce. The measures interact with the new rear aerofoil concept

The large twin-pipe exhaust outlets in the bonnet not only discharge warm air, they also direct the air precisely past the A-pillars – allowing an optimum flow of air to the rear aerofoil

Double rear aerofoil with large upper blade and smaller lower blade

Both rear aerofoil blades are mechanically adjustable

Flap on upper rear aerofoil blade adjustable by 20 degrees - automatically or manually by button, depending on the selected drive program or AMG DYNAMICS position - improves longitudinal and transverse dynamics as well as brake balance