{"id":830770,"date":"2026-07-29T07:31:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/830770\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T07:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:31:15","slug":"mercedes-amgs-new-v8-supercar-caught-on-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/830770\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-AMG\u2019s new V8 supercar caught on camera"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mercedes-AMG\u2019s<\/p>\n

Mercedes-AMG is gearing up for the launch of its new GT Black Series, with the twin-turbo V8 sports coupe spied testing ahead of an expected unveiling next year.<\/p>\n

First announced in March<\/a>, AMG says the new-generation model will be the \u201cmost extreme Black Series ever\u201d, having previously served as the limited-run flagship of the first-generation GT, and now coming to bring the second-generation version to the race track.<\/p>\n

In a video uploaded to YouTube by N Cars, the new GT Black Series was spotted testing with a handful of other Mercedes-Benz models in Spain\u2019s Sierra Nevada mountain ranges \u2013 the same region where one GT63 was filmed burning to the ground.<\/p>\n

Little has changed to when we first saw the prototype in camouflage earlier this year, though it has lost its racing-inspired fluoro yellow highlights for a simple black and white finish.<\/p>\n

Though camouflage covers the details, the GT Black Series appears to get a GT3-inspired aerodynamics package which includes a swan-neck rear wing and side-exit exhausts, as well as multiple bonnet vents plus a front splitter with extra canards.<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll serve as the upon which the new AMG GT3 race vehicle will be homologated, and do battle with the likes of the Porsche 911, Ford Mustang GTD and the upcoming Toyota GR GT in showrooms as well as on the track.<\/p>\n

AMG is still running the first-generation GT in its GT3 racing program, powered by a naturally aspirated 6.2-litre V8. This engine was never available in the first-gen GT road car, which instead had a twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 heart.<\/p>\n

\"\"New Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series (front) with the new AMG GT3 (rear)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s expected the new GT Black Series will finally move to a twin-turbo V8 engine, with Mercedes-Benz recently launching the M177 Evo, an updated version of the 4.0-litre, now with a flat-plane crankshaft.<\/p>\n

Speaking with US publication MotorTrend<\/a> in May, Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola K\u00e4llenius said the M177 Evo will be offered in three distinct guises: \u201cthe Mercedes-Benz [version], the AMG [version], and the \u2018go crazy\u2019 AMG [version].\u201d<\/p>\n

Given the AMG version of the engine is understood to be powering the upcoming CLE-based \u2018Mythos\u2019 series vehicle, it is widely expected the \u201cgo crazy\u201d version of the V8 will work its way into the upcoming AMG GT Black Series.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt AMG, we develop vehicles to exceed expectations,\u201d AMG CEO Michael Schiebe has said. \u201cAnd that is exactly what the future Black Series and the new GT3 will do.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

AMG promises to \u2018go crazy\u2019 with new V8<\/p>\n

The new line of Mercedes-Benz V8s will come in three flavours, with the most potent of the lot leaving AMG\u2019s regular engines in its wake.<\/p>\n

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