Mercedes is all set to launch the GT Roadster and GT R in India on Aug 21.The two additions take the AMG GT line-up count to 3 – AMG GT S, GT R and Roadster—and the count of AMG-marked offerings in India to twelve, with five launches in 2017 till date. The Merc-AMG GT R is the most hardcore version of the standard Mercedes-AMG GT yet. Powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol engine, it belts out 585hp of power and 700Nm of torque. Mated to the engine is a 7-speed, dual-clutch transmission that sends the power to the rear wheels only and the vehicle has been made 15kg lighter than the standard car—all of which makes the GT R zip from 0 to 100kmph in just 3.6 seconds, with top speeds of 318kmph. The Roadster, though, has far less power but it gets one up on the style quotient with the advantage of being a convertible. Though powered by the same 4.0-litre twin turbocharged petrol V8, it gets 470bhp of power—about a 100 horses less that the GT R—and 630Nm of torque. Barely weighing over a tonne, the Roadster sprints from 0 to 100 kmph in 4 seconds and reaches top speeds of 302 kmph—a pretty impressive figure in itself. The Roadster gets an aggressive vertically slatted chrome grille that adds menace to the otherwise classic lines of the AMG GT. While the AMG GT R is expected to be priced at a whopping Rs 3 crore, the GT Roadster commands only slightly reduced figures of Rs 2.7 crore.
