From its striking exterior design, that successfully straddles muscular brawn with classically sensual beauty, to the impressively slick interior treatment that drips quality and richness, the Mercedes-AMG GT S exudes x-factor, fanfare and gravitas.
The hand-built 4.0-litre bi-turbo engine is flexible and virtually lag-free, even under very light throttle application, and it’s effortlessly tractable without unwarranted peakiness or urgency.
The seven-speed dual-clutch transmission shifts as seamlessly and intuitively as either AMG’s finest conventional automatics. With modest mass up front, the speed-sensitive variable-ratio steering remains crisp and communicative at a cruise and the whole car feels quite light on its rubber feet.