It was 164 years ago today that Emil Jellinek was born. The Mercedes was named after Jellinek’s 11 year old daughter at the turn of the century in 1900. In 1903, Jellinek changed his own name to Emil Jellinek-Mercedes. He retired from the auto business five years later and died on January 21, 1918 at the age of 64. By 1926, Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft merged with Benz & Cie., which was founded in by German auto engineer Karl Benz. The name Mercedes-Benz was born.
Today in Atlanta, Mercedes -Benz USA announced that the 2018 AMG GT R Coupe pricing will start at $157,000.00. They will be arriving this summer at U.S. dealers.
The new Mercedes will feature a front-mid-engine with a transaxle, handcrafted AMG 4.0L V8 biturbo engine rated at 577 hp, extensively modified suspension, active aerodynamics, active rear-wheel steering, nine-way adjustable traction control and intelligent lightweight construction throughout.
This beautiful Mercedes-Benz has been nicknamed the “Beast of The Green Hell” and it has already proven to be a record setter in AMG family. In an independent test drive conducted by the magazine “sport auto,” on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, the AMG GT R was faster than any other rear-wheel-drive road-going sports car ever tested with a laptime of just 7:10.9.
Many auto manufacturers’ continue to tweak their body styles and subsequently lose the integrity of their brand, but Myclassic NEWS commends Mercedes Benz on the 2018 AMG GT R Coupe, as it cries out the name, Mercedes Benz, from every angle of the exterior and interior.
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