Mercedes-AMG’s GT Black Series heading to NZ

The track-ready GT Black Series goes from 0-100km/h in 3.2 seconds. Photo: Mercedes-AMG

There’s good news, and bad news, for fans of Mercedes-AMG GTs with the arrival of the exclusive Black Series models to New Zealand.

The GT Black Series is the sixth model to grace the most performance-focused branch of the AMG family, the first Black Series to be offered since 2013, and sports the most powerful AMG V8 production engine to date. 

The coveted 4-litre biturbo V8 engine that underpins other models of the Mercedes-Benz GT family has been significantly redesigned to extract a staggering 537kW (at 6700 to 6900 rpm) and 800Nm (at 2000 to 6000 rpm) output, capable of sprinting to 100 km/h in just 3.2 seconds.

Only three examples will be arriving in New Zealand – bad news, all have been presold.

The Black Series features of the Mercedes-AMG GT3 race car.

The road-legal Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series is firmly focused on racetrack performance, inheriting many of the aerodynamically optimised features of the Mercedes-AMG GT3 race car.  

Further bolstering the qualities of the GT Black Series as a track-day specialist, New Zealand-bound models will be fitted as standard with the Track Package, which includes a lightweight bolted titanium tube cage for rollover protection and four-point seatbelts for the driver and passenger. The rollover  system has the added benefit of increasing the already excellent vehicle rigidity, with a positive influence on driving dynamics. 

The Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series is priced at $707,000 and the three Kiwi customers will get their Black Series delivered quarter two of 2021.

New Zealand-bound models will be fitted as standard with the Track Package.