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When we first saw the new AMG GT63 on display at the reveal, we were immediately disappointed that the stunning, cab-rear, two-seat sportscar had been replaced by, essentially, a hard top version of the SL, which we are not big fans of. Fortunately, AMG has worked some true magic into this car and the GT feels like a completely different, and much improved, everyday sports tourer.
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The AMG GT63 Coupe Fixes Nearly Everything We Hated About The SL Convertible - TheSmokingTire
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[@lucagattoni-celli1377]

Shifting from competing with Porsche to Bentley and Aston Martin is a good insight. This really is a GT, the first generation was trying to compete with the 911. No more. It is what it is I guess. Still seems a bit too heavy!

[@kraenk12]

Imho this car looks considerably better than the last gen GT. It’s absolutely gorgeous. One of the prettiest cars of our time!

[@omg_stoppit]

Laughed pretty hard when Matt started singing Master of AMG at 6:43

[@Dan-ce3sd]

master of puppets from metallica

[@honzarox]

700 lbs heavier than a Turbo S is crazy

[@Peel5000]

Wow that is crazy

[@AlexBerman1]

That's ridiculous...where does it go?

[@993mike]

The new M5 is a huge porker as well. What is it with the Germans and the car weights lately? We seem to be in an era of automotive body positivity. 😊

[@user-jf8gd3lv7q]

And so what....??? Stupid blah blah, dude! This new GT from AMG is simply what its named: it's a GT. Period! It's a Grand Turismo, but not a hardcore sports car. And in 2024 of course this means, that it's a lot heavier than sports or GT cars from 10 years ago, because it is full with the best technology. And Mercedes-AMG compensates its weight with even more technology. So much of tech, that trashtalkers like you simply don't have any points for critizism. It just destroys a lot of much lighter sports cars, but it's also much more daily drivable as a GT. This new AMG GT is bloody fast and it drives just perfectly, and due to its AWD system even in winter. This is something the predecessor AMG GT simply couldn't achieve.

[@mfsusanoo7238]

2:59 and it moves like that..

[@Adrianinhd]

I absolutely love how this car looks.

[@nameommited]

Wish they still had an slk size car. This tech package in that size would be killer.

[@ce7190]

Shoutout to the Reg Cab F150 5.0 4x4

[@Aaron-jp5nz]

Matt you gotta stop being so hard on yourself man. You look like a normal sized human with a seatbelt on. Be proud of the work you’ve put in cause it’s very noticeable. (I’m 5’7 130lbs so you should trust me when I say you look normal sized).

[@krusher74]

He is standard American overweight, probabbly on the border of obese on the body fat scale. not "normal" on the health scale.

[@craiganderson8569]

@@krusher74 BMI is a nonsense, outdated metric. Also, don't be a dick.

[@ABoringTool]

​@@krusher74 Which governing body sets Standard America overweight vs Metric European overweight 😂

[@Bob_Smith19]

48% of the US population is obese and he falls into that category. Some of the blame is the food here. It’s literal poison. The rest is on the individual for not putting the fork down.

[@Aaron-jp5nz]

@@krusher74 and you’re a douche I’ll take overweight any day

[@billymays7210]

Jesus, Skynet spamming comments hard. This car is pretty much as expected. Better than the SL, worse than the previous GT.

[@GentlemanJamesWin]

This is the GT...

[@billymays7210]

@@GentlemanJamesWin *previous

[@doubledown8229]

Car companies are competing with eachother on who can make the biggest grill.

[@robdon1111]

Thank EU safety regs. Front ends will continue getting taller until Brussels collapses into itself.

[@terryttk1]

Big turbos need big cooling.

[@lexburen5932]

no thats not it.Big HP power mega heavy car needs proper cooling.

[@CJ-gh4eh]

Seeing this new generation has made me appreciated and realized just how great the old GT was. It may not be the fastest but it had all the character and charm with its front-mid setup and transaxle transmission.

[@poolmonkey]

The extra weight is like strapping a Harley Davidson Fat Boy to a Porsche 911 Turbo. Where does Mercedes hide all that weight?

[@aryapradhanad186]

possibly the chassis itself, since it is based on the SL, and convertibles need a really stiff lower chassis to compensate the non existent roof to comply with safety regulations, and also the V8 itself weighs more than a flat 6.

[@hotdog9262]

in safety

[@DJLvanillaICE113]

It’s made of steel not fiberglass

[@gustavoflorio5383]

Still one of the best reviewers out there!

[@JeffryCollins-m3x]

Careful Matt…..that rendition of Master of Torque Vectoring was almost good enough to get you a copyright strike!! Lol

[@yass123]

Watching this at the end of summer September 4th 😂

[@Tshegofatso......]

As long as they keep the 2 liter milk carton of an engine out of the gt it should be alright. The biggest issue with most of the past amgs has always been traction. It's been better in a few instances and glad to see it's good here.

[@DJLvanillaICE113]

Traction on the 4 matic was never an issue

[@SkyyMi]

Funny the systems put in place to manage weight add more weight. Either way it's certainly quick and for majority of owners putting around town in nice days and to car shows on weekends it will be great.

[@blakealtonen9858]

screens suck buttons please

[@craiganderson8569]

This is where the Aston Martin's completely win the argument. Actual buttons, not tacky touch pads.

[@MauriceBln1]

Tell that to Tesla too!

[@craiganderson8569]

@@MauriceBln1 I will never own a Tesla. The awful interior is only one of the many reasons.

[@eastbaystreet1242]

@@craiganderson8569 Agree 100% on the buttons, but I am an actual buyer of these cars and as much as I love Aston, they are well into the $300Ks. Same with Bentley. Merc is competing with the other GTs very well and staying around $200K. Then all the silliness begins: if you are so rich why can't you afford $300K... these choices are all part of a much bigger financial picture. But, yes, I hate screens too.

[@craiganderson8569]

@@eastbaystreet1242 I agree with you. I would actually never buy a brand new Aston. A Vantage after two years will have depreciated to a point that it will be the same price, or cheaper than this Merc. A 911 is the only one I would buy brand new (of this level and price point).

[@DailyStreetRacing]

10:24 that bang of the rev limiter is delicious!!

[@craiganderson8569]

Such a beautiful design. It's unfortunate Mercedes went with a big screen, no buttons. For that kind of money, I want actual buttons. The less digital display/screens the better.

[@MegaM563]

We have come to a time where some sports cars weigh more than a pickup with a V8 that sounds like a V6. Mercedes please remember what SL stands for. This is like bringing a trailer on a hiking holiday.

[@krusher74]

*weight

[@MegaM563]

@@krusher74 thanks bro😅

[@vercingetorige400]

never been a light SL in history if exclude gullwing, and they never been sports cars

[@MegaM563]

@@vercingetorige400 poorly chosen name

[@errorist3716]

@@MegaM563 no you were correct. Weigh is a verb and is correct for your sentence

[@Marc-ty5sz]

so this is what the c63 suppose to be but now at 3x the price

[@DJLvanillaICE113]

The C63 is a compact car compared to this

[@carguy7627]

I thought of Master of Puppets when you said "master" too.

[@WillSatchwell]

MASTER... Master of Torque vectoring! 🤣Amazing! Speak to Misha and Tosin! That parody needs to happen!

[@antonakis79ohyes]

Sports cars used to make me enthusiastic and fall in love with cars in general, back in the 90s when I was a teenager... Even my mother's car, a Honda-engined Rover, the first car I ever drove, had more soul than this Merc. Today's cars are disappointment, they fail to make you dream about them. No wonder the newer generation has no interest in them...

[@W1GSPL1TTAH]

Matt, a tribute to the yellow dial OP for an upcoming Nodus collab would be super cool!

[@biznatcho7]

The target demo of this car aren’t be driving it in a way where the weight make a difference. Between the looks, sound, and cargo area, this is for the King of the Country Club.

[@eastbaystreet1242]

100%. My AMG is EVEN heavier than this, but it is an S Class, full four seat cabriolet and it is surrounded by late model S63s and SLs at our country club. There are also a lot of Porsches, a few Astons, several Bentleys, a handful of Rolls - probably a fairly representative mix of the high-end car market. Mine weighs a whopping 4,800 pounds, but who cares - I am not racing teenagers at stoplights (not racing anyone, actually). But when I want some phat pickup, it is there. When I want some snap, crackle, pop I can just push one button for sport mode.

[@ExNought]

As a racing fan, I can not accept this. The AMG GT3 is absolutely amazing and still is competitive. I can not think about ANY way this car can be a GT3 entry. Since the GT was the only viable option I don't see how Merc does go differently than Aston did a couple of years ago and completely vanish from endurance racing. This would be so awful! Well, maybe I am wrong, but this really is not what I wanted and now I would not buy (haha, even if I could, I'd still pick different brands, I am too loyal in that way) any of the current cars ... Yes, the GT was probably a lesser 911 for most, but it was something different and at that quite unique. I liked to strike the AMG GT as the German, still modern, Viper since the SLS is no longer with us. Long hood with a big engine (even if it is the "same" as in any other 63 model) and made stuff work on the racetrack it probably shouldn't. But as you can see, I am absolutely not the targeted audience and it likely is the best choice for Merc.

[@guillaumelemay8889]

Interior looks really good.

[@hotdog9262]

except the nod to 2k`s mobiles

[@lastlondon]

weight is a dealbreaker.

[@mtnman1984]

"Hey, we added all of these systems to help with the weight that those systems add to the car."

[@krusher74]

95% of the fat old men that can afford these cars drive them about as fast I daily a geo metro.

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

Well for a sports car it is - this is not a sports car. It's a real GT and they are now all in this weight range.

[@jongeephotography]

Funny, I thought the cost of ownership was the deal breaker 😂😂😂

[@PigglyWigglyDeluxe]

This is effectively a SL, which would never have been an enthusiast choice to begin with

[@frogogogo]

4000lbs is pushing it these days. 4300lbs is overboard. We all threw a fit about the M2 and M4 weighing within 100lbs of each other. Are the days of the middleweight high performance sports car far behind us?

[@jpl8878]

It's a GT, not a pure sports car. The point is to combine luxury and performance, and luxury features add weight. Almost all GTs weigh over 4000 pounds.

[@krusher74]

its more than twice the weight of my daily!

[@EthanKlassen00]

What gave it away? This or the 5300lb M5?

[@Fitzy215]

A 90s sl weighed right around 4000lbs this has so much more tech than one of those cars and awd and is only a couple 100lbs heavier. It’s not that bad by Mercedes standards they’ve always been heavy

[@frogogogo]

@@jpl8878 True, but as a fully fledged GT (2+2 config) it weighs more than several notable cars in its class by a wide margin, even with the rear seats removed. The AM DB12, Vantage and Ferrari Roma all clock in below 2 tons and are of similar proportions. Other notable entries like the Bentley Continental GT and BMW M8 Coupe are well beyond the range of sports car as their weight (5000lbs+) makes them more comparable to saloons and estates that are available today. One might attribute most of the added weight to the AWD system. With the refinements made to the previous gen AMG GT, though, it could be argued that the original formula made for an equally capable car without the need for such technologies. But the 992 Turbo S also showed us that AWD doesn’t have to mean Added Weight Distributed, coming in at ~3700lbs. Not withstanding the top-of-the-line GT63 AMG E Performance, weighing an additional 500lbs due to the hybrid system, making that car almost as heavy as a Taycan Turbo GT. You get power, but you can only put so much lipstick on a pig.

[@usmcplu]

Mercedes is trying to steal some Porsche 911 sales from the market that buys a Porsche 911 for aesthetics alone.

[@vindevhunta4905]

A good looking SL I PREFER THE MORE PRONOUNCED FRONT MID ENGINED LAYOUT OF THE PREVIOUS GEN...AMG GTR HELL GRREN FOR ME

[@Death2Rum]

StrongBad reference is amazing

[@TrustworthyFox37]

4300 lbs… that’s heavier than my seven seat, 4WD daily… yikes

[@MattJelonek]

Woah! When did you get the car? Haven’t watched this yet but will return to watch this. As always, Matt, great work.

[@KUROSHURA]

🎶 MASTTERRRR!!!!🎶 shit man you gave me Amon Amarth Flashbacks LOL. 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

I think it was meant to be Master of Puppets by Metallica, no? Although I do love me some Amon Amarth

[@KUROSHURA]

You’re probably right. But I always German Sportscars with Nordic Metal🔥🔥🔥🔥.

[@carwerks101]

Meanwhile I’m in a class diagnosing a bugged one of these

[@DaBaltimoron]

6:40 Zack rubbing off on Matt

[@singular9]

Hot in California = 72-74F mid day for me. Also beautiful driving weather.

[@spencerloop284]

my fault is listening to the podcast and hearing yourself claim "trex arms" and I had to look... I can't fully agree with you, but can't stop checking haha

[@polybiuschampion7225]

See, my SL is indeed super lighter than the coupe.

[@Nuumet]

Hidden deep in the settings there is a way to enable big guy belt sinch mode 😁

[@tiborkoppersable]

The competing Aston Martin DB12 has the same Mercedes engine but with 90hp more and weights 600 pounds less whilst being just as big and luxurious. How is that possible?

[@dash-ryan]

So how does it drive when you put this German car's dynamic select into Master and drive mode into Race? Master Race, hm. Maybe should have used the word Expert instead of Master.

[@neilturner6749]

Haha Adolf himself would’ve loved this one then! Does the SatNav always start off taking you East, then veers West temporarily, then gives up and goes all-in back Eastwards in search of open space?

[@stevemartegani]

I don't think I've ever been LESS interested in a sportscar than this thing...

[@imaheatfan]

Hey TST, where's the video on the manual Z4?

[@GentlemanJamesWin]

The party trick is that the rear seats fold flat. Its more practical than any of the competition.

[@DJLvanillaICE113]

AMG torque is the best torque

[@dbeckMSP]

So heavy. The name feels diluted too, last gen is the one for me. Seems more special.

[@Jchandlerify]

This car makes me appreciate the previous generation quite a bit more.

[@LavshBeatsTMlavishbeats]

Hey Matt, how does it compare to the Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo that you drove?

[@JH-di3nu]

Matt is undoubtedly the best car journalist out there. Every review is so thorough and well researched. Keep it up Matt!

[@galazoulay8498]

Actually 2.3 tons 😂 1:45

[@kellybanks3717]

New gen looks 1000x better to me.

[@sergiopereira9546]

This new GT being so distant from the old one i believe the previous gen is going to be an enthusiast car in a few years wich is crazy to say but its mercedes fault for revolutionozing the car instead of evolving it . Would like to see a comparison between this and the old gt on track to see if technology can overcome the old gt lightness

[@henryovalles1163]

It has everything including a 200k price

[@chrisfranks6867]

"but weight" was a better thumbnail!

[@raygotz1069]

Heard the weight and I am out, there's nothing sporty steering a boat anchor like this.

[@michaelmcdonald9847]

The last gen was way cooler, and the SLS was way cooler than the last gen. Mercedes is going downhill

[@SUPERPOWERPHIL]

Overweight, exorbitant price, simply out of touch.

[@Bob_Smith19]

Eloquent way to describe Matt. Well done sir

[@GGxKiwi]

​@@Bob_Smith19Matt is hot bear mate.

[@_IMNNO]

It legit sounds like an AMG IMSA GT3 racecar in those outside shots.

[@vvevvevvvv]

GT3 Merc still uses the old 6.2 V8 as a race motor.

[@_IMNNO]

@@vvevvevvvv Your right. I wonder why it sounds like one though - despite the engine difference.

[@bitkarek]

master, MASTER! :D

[@grabir01]

What is the surprise? You have a Mercedes that gets less than 20 error codes per liter?

[@flyboy8282]

I tell you what this car is also heavier than my 2011 Lexus RX 350's curb weight but that's not the deal-breaker 🤑🤑🤑

[@viktorjohansson86]

Is it only me that sees jaguar f-type when you see it in that red color?

[@trooper5131]

Seatbelt actually made you look buff af

[@nmills156]

At least it looks good

[@slaytalera]

I honestly wasnt expecting any praise after the SL review, mildly disappointing they shifted markets with the car since I love the first gen AMG GT so much, but hey, I cant afford one either way

[@captainkirks7600]

To address the elephant in the room.. there is an elephant

[@ValentinNadolu]

It also "fixes" all the things that definitely didn't need fixing from the previous AMG GT, like the silhouette and the weight.

[@papapetad]

I really like how they grafted a Porsche rear end on it. Works well with the lines of the car 😅 I do like how it looks though. Nothing that sticks out. Just a sleek, coherent design with no over styling. Me gusta.

[@user-xe8rh7ot8e]

Love AMG but this car isn’t worth the money. Last gen was perfect. M8 coupe ~150k NEW AMG GT63 ~180k?!!!! …not to mention Porsche, Bentley, Aston, etc. The old AMG GT model price points actually made sense

[@dieselEdge123]

Still see that cheap ipad center console, not fixed.

[@ShogunsDojo]

Turbo S all day

[@M1911jln]

That weight is absurd.

[@HiddenWen]

Prefer the new Vantage over this.

[@deathandtaxes8949]

Behold, the L*zzo of sport coupe's.

[@miketeeveedub5779]

It's a nice car no doubt, great even, but it's so derivative looking; Aston Martin One-77 from the front, and 911 Carrera from the rear. Now I realize the SL/GT needed an update, but I still wished they went more 50s 300 Gull wing like the older iconic GT then what they got. This car, although handsome, doesn't yell Mercedes Benz to me. Only the front emblem tells you that. And the weight! Oh well. Good review as always Matt!

[@joeplatz7289]

That weight is crazy, my 718 GTS is 1200lb lighter! Ps loving your sunglasses!

[@hyperverbal]

I like the production of this one, cameras on the car are really good. I'm watching out the window😂❤I'm enjoying the scenic view wide window. You look good, I think you've lost some, don't be so hard on yourself.❤

[@nx_Exe]

dont forget to drop a like on the video

[@Jafinamore]

Is anyone else getting German mustang vibes?

[@oldspicey6001]

Looks like a Nissan GTR

[@yoinck__]

i hate that they went this way with the styling, no character left in this car

[@kraenk12]

Looks much better than before.

[@danv8717]

These cars today need to go on a diet!

[@krusher74]

but so do the fat old rich men that own them

[@TTT-1961.]

I dont know why someone would buy this over a 911; MB’s are all heavy and feel it when driving. Also, they burn through tires as a result.

[@outwestinc]

iPad on the dash is a non starter.

[@michaelwiedmann5624]

Guten Morgen👍✌️

[@georgesherman4763]

Did you not sell an ad for this video? #paymatt

[@dominicv964]

The numbers are really low to me. My 2014 E550 makes the same power and almost 200 more lbft of torque with ONLY an ECU tune...

[@dominicv964]

Not to mention my E550 is 3,800 pounds.

[@neilturner6749]

Hey don’t forget this is only the initial, startup model. Look at what happened with the last GT during its lifespan. They’ll be forthcoming much more powerful, lighter (and way more expensive versions) already in testing.

[@FreestylerAlbert]

that fake interior sound is just soooo irritating

[@plutodestroyer12]

give me the previous model

[@HenryStan]

Damn I feel like their view counts are even lower now. How to fix ?!

[@davidh2809]

Throttle house guys said this is the new c63 coupe. Seems like the best way to describe it.

[@kraenk12]

Throttle House have gone full populist lately. Annoying

[@chris8535]

People complain about weight never buy nor track this car. This is a very sporty GT car and nails that while looking beautiful. I’ve spent a lot of seat time in the car. It’s spectacular. You want a light sports car get the last cayman around otherwise that story is over.

[@satyakammisra]

Interior is deal breaker. I have the w222 S63 AMG coupe and it has usable rear seats for adults. It is still the Best GT car for daily driving. Porsche 911 turbo is better sports car than this any day.

[@bing4321]

Matt, I’m 6’2”. Show us getting in and out of it. Took me a minute to get into the old GT. Now, 4 times a day as a daily… still need a crane to enter and exit?

[@SamXbit]

This is nothing compared to the last GT…

[@conspicuoustraverser7375]

I'm here