Mercedes Teases Its 911 Rival Ahead Of Autumn Launch

MERCEDES has released teaser images of its hotly anticipated new Porsche 911 rival. The German firm has dropped the familiar ‘Benz’ element of its name, with the car being called simply the Mercedes-AMG GT.

Name and cabin layout aside, Mercedes is giving little away as to the car’s looks and motive power. Industry observers have already speculated that the GT could be powered by Mercedes’ new 4.0-litre V8 turbo petrol motor, while the car is expected to borrow styling cues from the firm’s flagship SLS supercar.

Mercedes’ in-house tuning arm AMG has been in charge of the car’s development, and a public debut is expect this autumn ahead of sales starting by the end of 2014.

By Press Association reporters