2020 MERCEDES-AMG GT EXTERIOR

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The SLS, with its naturally-aspirated, 6.2-liter V-8 was a whole 3.6 inches longer. The differences are particularly obvious at the back, the AMG GT having a much shorter rear overhang while it retains the prolonged front hood.

The design of the AMG GT is the work of a team led by Mark Fetherston and, while similar to previous front-engined Mercedes sports cars like the SLS and, more remotely, the SLR, it looks very much like its own thing and, due to the smaller proportions, actually feels more like a sports car and less like a laid-back tourer.

Up front, you’re greeted by the rounded grille with chromed vertical bars. The Mercedes-Benz three-pointed star is lavishly placed in the middle while the AMG logo barely found its way on the grille being placed in the lower right corner next to one of the two cameras that have been crudely placed between the bars.

The light guide also takes up the task of the indicator while three reflectors placed within the arch of the main light guide are there to offer the main beam and dipped beam. It’s LED all the way in the case of the headlights and taillights.

The menacing stance of the front fascia is completed by the lower air intakes. The two rounded air inlets positioned on the extremities of the front end feature a horizontal strake each. They are connected by a narrow, blacked-out, crumple that runs in between, that’s only interrupted by the number plate holder. There’s also a frown-shaped intake that opens up in the middle, just above the lip of the splitter.

The AMG GT C looks virtually identical to the coupe (in either GT or GT S guise) from the front while the more extreme GT R comes with added air vents that are carved on the corners of the nose as well as in between the two rounded air inlets below the headlights. All models share the two air vents positioned towards the top end of the hood, near the windshield, one in each corner.

From the side, the Mercedes AMG GT's svelte physique is clearly visible.
Whether riding on the new Y-spoke wheels, as seen at the Mercedes-Benz booth at the L.A. Auto Show, or the standard 10-spoke ones, the car looks fast. That’s, in part, because of the low roofline and, also, due to the fastback-style rear end. The white coupe example brought to the L.A. Auto Show has a blacked-out roof as well as blacked-out exterior rearview mirrors, both of which are standard. There’s also the classic air inlet just aft of the front wheels which is cut across by a bar with the ’V8 Biturbo’ lettering placed on it, just in case passersby are curious what engine your Merc is packing.

At the tail end, the 2020 model year AMG GT sports a slightly remodeled diffuser painted in black with quad exhaust tips - round on the Coupe and more angular on the Cabriolet - and some taillights that now come with a dark background.

The AMG GT Convertible also has the extra air vent in between the narrow, elongated, taillights to set itself apart from the Coupe.
The AMG GT R, meanwhile, comes with a fixed spoiler at the back as well as a black side skirts that extend the rocker panels. A fixed wing is an optional extra for the more serene AMG GT and GT S models as well. Without the high-perched wing, the AMG GT only has a horizontal crease across the trunk that barely mimics an integrated spoiler.