Mercedes and AMG have a penchant for offering an abundance of model iterations. In a bid to fill every niche on the planet, the German automaker has been known to sling together all kinds of extra letters and titles to differentiate trim levels, equipment specifications, and performance capabilities. Now, according to a report from the Australian publication Motoring, that tradition looks to be intact with the new AMG GT lineup, which will apparently be even larger than the previous SLS range.
That’s the word coming from Mercedes-AMG CEO Tobias Moers, who spoke to the publication last month at an Australian first preview drive of the AMG GT.
So far, there are three models in the AMG GT family, including the entry-level GT Coupe, the GT S Coupe, and specialty Edition 1. However, Motoring reports that: “Moers made it clear the GT would grow to include an entire family of models, and a convertible is expected to be the next body derivative. The drop-top GT would also be available in base, S and Edition 1 guises, bringing the number of model variants to six.”
“Asked if a GT Roadster would be forthcoming, Moers reiterated the company line: ‘We will bring a family... which doesn’t necessarily mean I’m confirming a convertible,’ he said with a grin.”
Moers went on to confirm that the GT family would indeed become larger than that of the SLS AMG. As a refresh, the SLS line included coupes, roadsters, high-performance Black editions, the electric E-Cell prototype, a slew of race cars, and several market-specific limited editions.
"There’s room for much more models, even more than in SLS, because the GT is at a different level than SLS, so we can expand the portfolio a little bit wider,” Moers said. “The portfolio of GT is supposed to be wider than SLS.
Continue reading to learn more about the future Mercedes-AMG GT family.
Mercedes-AMG GT Family Will Be Larger Than SLS Model Range originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 10 April 2015 12:00 EST.
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