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Mercedes-AMG GT Track Series Is Ready for the Checkered Flag

I hope you like track-day events, since that's about the only place you can use this thing.

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Mercedes-AMG this week unveiled the GT Track Series.     

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Limited to just 55 units, this low-volume performance car is not actually legal for road use.     

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Instead, it's meant exclusively for track events, and it's this limitation that highlights precisely how absurd this new model is.

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While the AMG GT Black Series' 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 puts out an impressive 720 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque, that wasn't enough for the Track Series.     

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Thanks to new injectors and engine tuning, this eight-pot now puts out 778 hp and 627 lb-ft of torque, which is routed rearward by way of a six-speed sequential racing transmission.    

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The GT Track Series boasts adjustable Bilstein dampers that offer individual adjustment of rebound and compression for both high- and low-speed driving. The sway bars also offer that level of fine tuning.     

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Steel brakes are standard, as is a brake beam that allows drivers to tune the car's brake balance.     

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To keep the Track Series' curb weight low, Mercedes-AMG loaded the body panels with carbon fiber.     

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The hood, fenders, side sills, trunk lid and rear bumper are all made of the lightweight material, which keeps the GT Track Series at a sufficiently svelte 3,086 pounds.     

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Keep scrolling to check out even more pictures of the Mercedes-AMG GT Track Series.

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