Is this Mercedes-AMG GT an ‘OMG’-Good deal for $ 87,995? – Jalopnik

While only five years old and with less than 30,000 miles on the clock, the great price of today or no dice AMG GT has already gone through two previous owners. Let’s see if his prize has prepared to welcome owner number three.

The current owner of the Chevy Volt PHEV 2012 that we considered yesterday was a prizes in the prizes. The basic questions was a drive-off of $ 7,500, but moreover they dangled the possibility of a maximum of $ 4,000 in used EV tax credit, which brought down the potential costs of the volts, they claimed, to a ridiculous $ 3,500. Various requirements must be met to participate in such a tax credit, so the situation of the buyer is just as critical as that of the car when determining the overall value.

For the right buyer, the volt can then be considered a great bargain. The model is also one of the best commuter cars there are, so the next owner should not feel that they are endangered for those costs. Most of you agreed with the assumption that, even at $ 7,500, the Volt was very happy, giving the car a great price gain of 69%.

As you have all heard, the financial prospects of Porsche in deep yogurt are. The triple Whammy of a collapse of sales in China, the matt receipt of the EV models of the company and an amazing tax increase (rate) about imports in the US ensures that the C-suite of the company in Alka-Seltzer. This is all even though the turnover in the US in the first half of 2025 in 2024 increased by 11%. However, most of that increase is in the cross -overs of the company and the Panamera. The 911, Porsche’s Halo Model Line, on the other hand, has a significant decrease in turnover year after year.

Why is that? Could it be because of a more competitive market? Or is it possible that Porsche has priced the 911 from its Sweet Spot as the car of your choice for successful lawyers and dentists? The cheapest model today costs an eye-watery $ 132,000 to start with. Even with a lease that is a big question.

However, it is unlikely that the Mercedes-AMG GT has been much of a factor to dimming the prospects of the 911, even though they have been placed as a direct competitor by the Swabians. On paper it is a compelling proposition, with a lower price tag than Porsche’s 911, and the lures of the AMG name. Yet the GT has not yet been proven as popular as Porsche’s evergreen heavy batter.

This 2020 Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster Seems to have the goods to compete. With around 3,600 pounds, it is a good 10% heavier than a 911, and there is no option from AWD, but it comes with two more cylinders and turbo charger across the board, while with the Porsche the limit is six and a turbo costs extra. The GT, as it can be argued, also has a better engine installation, with the V8 in a front mid-position prior to the standard automatic manual transmission with seven gears with double clutch.

This is all wrapped in a seriously sexy bodywork that the Rubenesque hips and the low nose of the 911 APT, and in the case of this car is told with a fabric roof that can be dropped to let the sunshine inside. Under everything, a multi-metal mix is made from an aluminum Uni-body structure that is covered with a steel trunk member and magnesium cap.

On this 28,000 mile car, that bodywork is accentuated by the white paint, black factory alloys and the rear wing of the picnic bin. In the cabin there is plenty of leather, a steering wheel with carbon fiber and piano-black finish. This is an extensively furnished car, with all the bells and whistles you could want, and more buttons and sliding controllers on the wheel than everyone probably needs.

The 4.0-liter M178 DOHC V8 lives under the long hood. Created with its turbos in the V and the intakes under the heads in a ‘hot v’ layout, makes the AMG-built mill 469 hp and many large sounds. The engine is far behind a plastic cover on which a plaque is placed with the builder’s signature, so that you know who should blame if something goes wrong.

However, nothing should go wrong about this. The car with a dealer comes with a clean title and a Carfax report That only shows some electric work and repairs to the instrument cluster and the console in the history of the car. Regular services (oil change, brackish fluid flush, etc.) are also noted in the report; The last of the documented, however, is in June 2023 at 23,009 miles. That was 5k ago, so every interested party should ask to confirm that work that was more recently done before the money handed over.

And how much money should that buyer hand over? The asking price for this five -year -old, but looks like a new GT, is $ 87,995. That is a lot of cabbage, but a way, gone, under what a dealer-sold 911 of the same year and mileage would ask. And the GT has the performance carbonades to compete with the 911, because Mercedes-AMG came close to hitting the goal, despite the fact that the model was a bit portly than the Porsche.

But does that matter? Is the Mercedes-AMG GT a compelling car to overthrow the powerful 911 of the ambitious car of the New-money-consort? And is that price a sufficient incentive to do this? Or is this GT Roadster just a wannabe?

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