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Mercedes AMG GT 4 Door Coupe: maybe I’ll have to see it in person

By Andrew Hulse

STUTTGART, GERMANY - JANUARY 24: An employee mounts a Daimler AG Mercedes-Benz emblem to the hood of a S-Class sedans at the Mercedes-Benz plant on January 24, 2018 in Sindelfingen, Germany. Daimler AG, which owns the Mercedes-Benz brand, will host its annual press conference to present financial results for 2017 on February 1. Daimler produces S-class and E-class cars at the Sindelfingen facility. (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images)
STUTTGART, GERMANY - JANUARY 24: An employee mounts a Daimler AG Mercedes-Benz emblem to the hood of a S-Class sedans at the Mercedes-Benz plant on January 24, 2018 in Sindelfingen, Germany. Daimler AG, which owns the Mercedes-Benz brand, will host its annual press conference to present financial results for 2017 on February 1. Daimler produces S-class and E-class cars at the Sindelfingen facility. (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images) /
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Mercedes unleashed the AMG GT 4 Door Coupe after plenty of teasing at Geneva.  This will replace the CLS 63 in the weirdly (but understandably) popular 4 door coupe segment.

The AMG GT 4 Door Coupe is the talk of the town after its unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show.  Mercedes went on a PR blast with teaser images and a tour of the car before it was unveiled.  The new range-topping Mercedes boasts up t0 577 horsepower and 553 torque in the 63 trim.  In the 53 trim, it is toned down to “just” 429 horsepower.

The car is built to be a track monster while also carrying your family on long road trips. The AMG 53 has the same 3.0 inline 6 as the CLS 53 AMG and is more a family-friendly version.  Holding the car in the corners is a more traditional spring and adaptive shock setup.

The AMG 63 model is the top trim on the car, both count as “true” AMGs.  With 577 horses from a twin-turbo V8.  But wait, there’s more!  There is also a 63s variant with 630 horsepower.  Both of the 63 models are differentiated with all-wheel steer and adaptive air suspension.  Carbon ceramic brake discs are available on both V8 models.

I should be infatuated with this car…

All in all, the car is insane and a ton of people are swooning over it as I type.  I just don’t like the look of it though.  Maybe it is the photos that I have seen don’t do it justice but I just do not like it.  The back end looks just off to me.  Now that I think of it, it looks very similar to the Porsche Panamera back end, which I do like.

Most of my issue is with the back end of the car, which frankly, is the side I will see in my Jetta the most.  It looks almost like the designers didn’t know how to finish it and just plopped it off.  The front is at least aggressive like the GT Coupe.  The side view and front 3/4 view are just odd to me.

There a ton of cars out there that do not look good in photos, including the car this will replace, the CLS63 AMG.  Also in the list of cars that only look good in person are the BMW 6 Series, the new Audi A5, and the Mercedes SL.  All of them are actually fantastic in person, the photos are just not cutting it.

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All that needs to happen is for someone to bring me an AMG GT 4 Door Coupe so I can get a truly good look at it.  I have a weird feeling my thoughts on it being downright ugly will change.

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