Great video! I bought one of these last year. Was looking at a Porsche 911 as well but for the same age (2017) I believe you get so much more car for your money and the sound is simply amazing.
8:41 Very good points. Funny that i thought about this last night. A C63 on first sight looks like a C-class which is available for a fraction of what you pay for a new AMG GT. (And you see the c-class everywhere here in Germany) But still a used AMG GT is not that much more expensive than a used C63...so yeah if you want an exclusive car this is a no brainer. Also i totally agree that the new GT version looks like a fat 911. The old proportions with the stupid long looking hood where the best part about this AMG GT.
Thanks for the review! Excellent. I would have the Merc Gt amg over a 911 as a road car. It has bags of personality and that excellent engine and soundtrack. It looks fantastic. The Porche is clinical and boring. If it is the fastest laptime I am after I would buy a Radical for the fraction of the price of a Gt3 Rs and get a better time.
Former 911 owner here - nothing wrong with the Porsche at all - too good if anything - but it does not stir your soul or passers by like the GTS can - and that's before you get to the sound - its annoying, it's deafening it's unnecessary and truly, truly, totally brilliant - when did you last see one? Servicing costs are about on par with Porsche too
@@Kelvin_Ess The Targa - mine was 2015, is astonishing, if you find the edge you are going too fast. I never tried that hard - its a lot easier to park than the GT as well!!! Go for it you will not be sorry
@nelsonclub7722 good to know, thx!! I feel the Targa is one of the best looking Porsche, looks so classic. Ill enjoy the GTS another year, and then I'll search for Targa between 2015 - 2020. Unless a really good deal pops up sooner. Temptations 🙈
Great review. I agree with many of your points and its main rival being a 991. Also to consider in this price range in my opinion - a pair of dark horses - but the Lotus Emira and facelifted Jaguar F-Type
I had a F-type before my GTS..... To be honest, super fun car, but very small (I am 6'2) and interior felt cheap, and to be honest was kind of annoyed I had to adjust body panels in my own garage because of Jaguars poor craftmanship. HOWEVER.... the supercharged engine with the AWD is a ton of fun, but maxed it out on power around 675 horse with new pulleys. My GTS is now making 997hp on a mustang dyno with stock internals.
I was considering an AMG GT, but would have had to get a used one. My top dollar was $100k. I was concerned about the maintenance costs, eating away at my savings; Same goes for possibly a newer C63 or E63 V8s only. My E55 costs me an average of $3k a year. The reason I commented though is because I did get a Lotus Emira. So different, but checks all the right boxes.
I own two Mercedes and I love Benz but Benz is screwing everything up, so I decided not to buy anything past 2016. At least not beyond first gen AMG GTS.
Great video! I bought one of these last year. Was looking at a Porsche 911 as well but for the same age (2017) I believe you get so much more car for your money and the sound is simply amazing.
Thanks! Definitely the sound and extra power make for more fun
I was going to get on but i bought a skateboard instead
I was going to get a skateboard but I had to buy shoes first
Me too! Love it
8:41 Very good points. Funny that i thought about this last night. A C63 on first sight looks like a C-class which is available for a fraction of what you pay for a new AMG GT. (And you see the c-class everywhere here in Germany) But still a used AMG GT is not that much more expensive than a used C63...so yeah if you want an exclusive car this is a no brainer.
Also i totally agree that the new GT version looks like a fat 911. The old proportions with the stupid long looking hood where the best part about this AMG GT.
Thanks for the review! Excellent. I would have the Merc Gt amg over a 911 as a road car. It has bags of personality and that excellent engine and soundtrack. It looks fantastic. The Porche is clinical and boring. If it is the fastest laptime I am after I would buy a Radical for the fraction of the price of a Gt3 Rs and get a better time.
Former 911 owner here - nothing wrong with the Porsche at all - too good if anything - but it does not stir your soul or passers by like the GTS can - and that's before you get to the sound - its annoying, it's deafening it's unnecessary and truly, truly, totally brilliant - when did you last see one? Servicing costs are about on par with Porsche too
must've been a Cayman owner
@@nickjames6813 It does say in the comment that I ownd a 911 - it was a2015 Tatga
@@nelsonclub7722 AMG GTS owner. My next will be a targa. Love that car! Lucky you!
@@Kelvin_Ess The Targa - mine was 2015, is astonishing, if you find the edge you are going too fast. I never tried that hard - its a lot easier to park than the GT as well!!! Go for it you will not be sorry
@nelsonclub7722 good to know, thx!! I feel the Targa is one of the best looking Porsche, looks so classic. Ill enjoy the GTS another year, and then I'll search for
Targa between 2015 - 2020. Unless a really good deal pops up sooner. Temptations 🙈
Great review. I agree with many of your points and its main rival being a 991. Also to consider in this price range in my opinion - a pair of dark horses - but the Lotus Emira and facelifted Jaguar F-Type
I need to get some F types on camera as well, considering they are now discontinued
I had a F-type before my GTS..... To be honest, super fun car, but very small (I am 6'2) and interior felt cheap, and to be honest was kind of annoyed I had to adjust body panels in my own garage because of Jaguars poor craftmanship. HOWEVER.... the supercharged engine with the AWD is a ton of fun, but maxed it out on power around 675 horse with new pulleys. My GTS is now making 997hp on a mustang dyno with stock internals.
That's Faguar now...
I was considering an AMG GT, but would have had to get a used one. My top dollar was $100k. I was concerned about the maintenance costs, eating away at my savings; Same goes for possibly a newer C63 or E63 V8s only. My E55 costs me an average of $3k a year. The reason I commented though is because I did get a Lotus Emira. So different, but checks all the right boxes.
What year was the amg you were driving in this video?
16' from Memory
I own two Mercedes and I love Benz but Benz is screwing everything up, so I decided not to buy anything past 2016. At least not beyond first gen AMG GTS.
You are not alone, in the New car C class segment I think they are losing a lot of sales to BMW currently
hahah i came here to say AMG GTS? Buy a Porsche. Looks like the comment section is way ahead of me
Too many people have Porches. No thanks.
Dude relentlessly comparing this car to a c-class is hysterical. Different planets buddy.
‘Relentlessly’ 😂 maybe a couple times, they’re both pretty boaty as it is, mentioned a similar year 911 more often.
My C63 is supercharged, and I also own a gts with pure turbos. The C63 is faster and might even beat the gts on the track. It’s a 2012 btw
What?
@@c63tay70 Nah. I have seen how fast it is and You aint beatin that shit.
@@truth6242 I said what I said, do you own both ?