Discontinued in 2021, the AMG GT began life as the German über-tuner’s first “clean sheet” design. Physically, the unadorned base models have all the purity of form of that elevated the poorly-plumbed Jaguar E-Type and Bonded BMW Z8 to immortality. Performance-wise, the turbocharged V8 beneath the entry-level GT’s enormous snout is good for over 500hp, and an almost equal amount of torque. But if we’re looking for a true collector AMG GT, a vehicle that will gain significant value in years to come, there are four AMG GT’s that deserve special attention.
AMG GT-R Black Series
Most Black Series AMG GT-R’s aren’t black (click here to taste the rainbow). But they’re all obvious candidates for a serious collector. Mercedes made 1700 examples, sending 371 stateside. Rarity aside, AMG’s 720hp go-faster model is a BEAST – the world’s quickest production car on the Nurburgring (until it wasn’t). Why Mercedes didn’t buy the rights to AC/DC’s Back in Black for their GT-R commercial is anyone’s guess.
Sticker price? No guesswork required. The Black Series AMG GT hit the streets for around $330k. The production run is done. As of this writing, The Dupont Registry has no less that twenty-three Black Series AMG GT-R’s for sale. All with stupid low miles, all for about $500k.
Given the generous supply of basically no-mileage cars (“this is not the daily driver anyone’s looking for”) and the recession, I’d bet dollars to donuts AMG GT-R Black Series sellers would entertain a lower offer. The price of entry might also sink in a few months, when the economy sputters into winter and the thrill of the new subsides. Regardless, five years from now, it will be a very different story.
AMG GT-R Roadster
The AMG GT-R is the less extreme extreme version of the AMG GT, and boy howdy does it go some. The car’s 2021 swan song tapped into 577 ponies to sprint from zero to sixty in 3.7 seconds. And it finally had Apple Carplay. Back in the day (i.e., last year), GT-R prices started at around $170k, heading towards $200k mit options (e.g., ventilated front seats, Burmester stereo). Low-mileage examples still fetch all of that – but no more.
I can’t find the total production numbers for the GT-R, but Mercedes made several thousand – limiting collectability. BUT they only made 750 GT-R Roadsters (convertibles). Here’s a surprise: Cargurus.com has no less than fourteen low-mileage 2020 GT-R Roadsters for sale, all for about $220k. Again, that’s about what people paid new. A low-mileage open-top bewinged high-performance rear-wheel-drive gas-powered AMG GT for the original msrp and it’s rare? Yes please!
AMG GTR-R Pro
The AMG GTR-R Pro is an even more exclusive version of the GT-R. The track-oriented performance upgrade is only slightly lighter than the donor car and no faster in a straight line, but it corners faster and it looks way cooler – in a boy racer improved aero, carbon fiber seats and (optional) racing stripe kinda way. AMG only made 500 Pro. At the moment, cargurus.com is selling a 2020 non-track pack low-mileage AMG GT-R Pro (above) for $242k.
There’s even rarer version: an AMG GT-R Pro equipped with the optional track pack. Ticking that box added a full steel roll-cage, four-point harnesses and a fire extinguisher. Nobody knows how many Pro owners went full track day. You’d hope all of them. Anyway, a roll cage AMG GT-R Pro may require a premium. Good thing Tony Rienzi’s a determined negotiator.
[Normally, I’d worry about a track-focused car being beat to sh*t, but AMG’s are built like a brick sh*t house, and an independent inspection will ease your mind.]
AMG GT C Roadster “Edition 50”
How low [production numbers] can we go? Enter the AMG GT C Roadster Edition 50, a pricey appearance package on a standard GT C commemorating AMG’s 50th anniversary. Outside: designo Graphite Grey Magno paint and black chrome highlights aplenty (e.g., wheels, front splitter, grille air inlets, rear diffuser and tailpipe trim). More importantly, “Edition 50” badges and “GT Edition 50” embossing on the headrests. That black Dinamica microfiber performance steering wheel ain’t too shabby neither.
Mercedes made just 100 examples of the AMG GT C Edition 50 worldwide, split between 50 coupes and 50 roadsters, available in Graphite Gray or Cashmere White. The Edition 50 lacks the in-yer-face aesthetics of the cars above, but collectors love them some limited special editions. Three years ago, Mecum sold a 59-mile Edition 50 coupe for $154k. And that’s all I can find. Again, Tony Rienzi is your man. The question is: which car?
