2024 Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe Prices Mirror Those of Stuttgart's Other Sports Car
You may have to sell an organ or two to cover the 2024 Mercedes-AMG GT coupe's asking price.
Mercedes-Benz has continued—with customer feedback—to buck the impractical supercar trend with the redesigned 2024 Mercedes-AMG GT. The twin-turbo V-8 coupe is larger and more comfortable than other sports cars of its caliber, much like Porsche's unexpectedly everyday friendly 911 lineup. Given the Porsche is the Benz's primary competitor, even though both are capable of delivering supercar-like performance, it should come as little surprise how much the new AMG GT costs.
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As a refresher the 2024 Mercedes-AMG GT comes in two flavors, the AMG GT 55 coupe and AMG GT 63 coupe. The former produces 469 horsepower from the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 and the latter making 577 horsepower from a re-tuned version of the same engine. What you won't find is any electrification to be found in the powerplant which becoming increasingly rare these days. This very well might be the last sports car from Mercedes-Benz exclusively powered by fossil fuel. The new AMG GT is also only available in AWD and it has a back seat that no one taller than 4 feet will ever use.
Alright so now that we roughly know what we're getting with the 2024 Mercedes-AMG GT coupe, what is it going to cost? If you guessed "a lot" you would be correct but let's get a bit more specific. The Mercedes-AMG GT 55 coupe will start at $136,050 and the AMG GT 63 coupe starts at $177,050. There will very likely be some dealer markup tomfoolery to increase those price tags even further, but officially those are the price tags to be expected—and they fall more or less in line with roughly similar 911 variants, namely the 443-hp Carrera S and the 502-hp GT3.
Generally speaking, $177,000 is a ton of cash by most measures but in supercar context, that's actually not so bad. In terms of raw performance, the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 coupe brushes up against the likes of the more exotic-seeming 2025 Aston Martin Vantage—not surprising since the two vehicles share an engine—and hotter 911s. However, we reckon the Aston Martin will have a higher price tag. We're not sure by how much but it could make the AMG GT coupe look like a bargain by comparison. Though by the same logic, a Chevrolet Corvette has very comparable performance to the AMG with a much smaller price tag, but high-flying performance at a low price has always been the Vette's "thing."
Now that we know the asking price, the question is will buyers be willing to fork over near-supercar money for a more practical, comfortable AMG GT coupe? For now, we're guessing yes. The performance is still there, it has beautiful exterior styling, and there's no electric motors to speak of. There is hidden gem potential here, but it's up to the market at this point.
Andrew Beckford’s passion for cars started as a middle schooler when his friend Richie explained how an internal combustion engine works. He was bitten by the bug and the rest, as they say, is history. He dug deep into the tuner scene and eventually wrote for Turbo Magazine, Import Tuner, Super Street. He covered car shows, feature builds, and reviewed racing games for those magazines in addition to covering motorsports including Formula Drift, Indy Car, and F1 for his personal blog. Eventually Beckford joined MotorTrend to cover the daily automotive news beat. Besides being a gearhead, Beckford has been a gamer since the ’80s and is a huge fan of the arcade racing games of the ’90s like Daytona USA, SEGA Rally, and Ridge Racer. Beckford’s a movie buff as well, especially comic book films from DC and Marvel. When car culture crosses over with gaming and entertainment, rest assured Beckford is aware of it. In addition to serving as a consultant on a “triple A” racing titles, he’s reviewed major racing games such as Forza Motorsport, Need for Speed, Gran Turismo, F1, and more. He’s also interviewed blockbuster directors including Steven Caple Jr. (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts) and Neill Blomkamp (Gran Turismo). His biggest profile to date was with Robert Downey Jr. on his love affair with cars and his show Downey’s Dream Cars on MAX. Beckford’s profile of Downey Jr. was the first print cover story written by an African American in MotorTrend’s history. Along with KJ Jones, Andrew Beckford also heads up MotorTrend’s celebration of Black History Month by spotlighting diverse voices in the automotive industry and motorsports. Beckford’s first car was a 1982 Nissan Stanza affectionately named “Stanley” by his late mother.
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