Published:
19 May 2017A lighter AMG GT this might be, but don’t expect the GT R to have a stripped-out interior like a GT-badged Porsche.
Inside, the R is very much like the other Mercedes-AMG GT coupes in the line-up when it comes to retaining comfort and equipment.
Yes, there is more Alcantara – and very nice it is, too – and bucket seats with holes in the back to allow four-point harnesses to be threaded through them (as Mercedes-AMG will do on your behalf if you tick the Track Pack option).
But the R remains a very luxurious ‘Mercedes’ take on the whole hardcore sports car concept – and it’s none the worse for it.
The driving position is good, as is the passenger’s. The windscreen looms small while the nose of the car disappears into the yonder, but visibility is generally fine. You can sit genuinely low if you want to, although don’t need to. The steering wheel manually adjusts willingly and is backed by neat, glossy paddles that turn with the wheel.
There’s also a slathering of Alcantara on it, a minimal flattening out of round and a coloured tell-tale so you know when it’s pointing at noon.
On the tall, wide transmission tunnel you get the obligatory stubby AMG gearlever, surrounded by lots of controls that cover the various different drive modes and options – selectable all apiece in one rotary knob, or tweakable in detail by individually changing the exhaust note, damper stiffness and so on.
