Mercedes-AMG GT S Debuts As DTM Safety Car
Peter Parcon May 31, 2015
The Mercedes-AMG GT S is considered as among the best luxury supercars in the market. But, it appears that some people have other plans for this supercar from the German luxury vehicle manufacturer.
The AMG GT S is set to make its first appearance as the official safety vehicle during the second DTM race, as shown on a report from gtspirit.com. The sports car will serve as a replacement for the C63 AMG Black Series, which was used as the DTM safety car at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz from 2012 until 2014.
The Mercedes-AMG GT S will feature a light bar installed on its roof along with the Edition 1 aerodynamics package. The luxury sports car will also have a number of stickers placed on different parts of its body along with green license plate lights at the back. Jurgen Kastenholz will take the wheel of the vehicle when it makes its first appearance in the DTM racing series of Germany.
The AMG GT S used at the DTM racing series will feature the same engine of the production model of the vehicle. Due to this, it will come with a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine offering 510 HP of power and torque of 650 NM. Its overall weight with all the added components is at 1540 kilograms. It is also capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h within 3.8 seconds and has a top speed of 310 km/h.
The Mercedes-AMG GT S will be used as the safety car for the DTM race from May 29 to May 31.
