Mercedes Dealers Will Sell You A 735bhp Modified AMG GT With A Warranty

The Dime Racing Edition AMG GT is a modified version of Mercedes-AMG's hot coupe, and it's available from Mercedes dealers across the USA
Mercedes Dealers Will Sell You A 735bhp Modified AMG GT With A Warranty

I doubt many people look at the Mercedes-AMG GT R’s 577bhp output and think: “Hmmmm, you know what? That’s a bit limp.” But if you are that power obsessed, there is solution courtesy of Dime Racing - a US-based AMG customer racing team.

What Dime will do is take a standard AMG GT S and its pathetic 503bhp, boosting it to 735bhp. No details have been given as to how, but we do know that you get new wheels, shouty aerodynamic bits, an upgraded cooling system and beefier suspension as part of the deal. The result is the car you see here: the Dime Racing Edition AMG GT.

Mercedes Dealers Will Sell You A 735bhp Modified AMG GT With A Warranty

So far, so predictable, and on the face of it there’s little to separate Dime’s tuning package to the plethora of AMG GT upgrade options out there. Until you get to the way it’s sold that is: it’s available through “select Mercedes AMG dealers” across the USA, and it’ll even “carry a bumper-to-bumper warranty.”

Almost sounds too good to be true, and that’s before we get to the price, which is just $150,200. I know, I know, that’s still a lot of money, but it’s just $20k more than the GT S, and a whopping $50k less than the GT R.

Mercedes Dealers Will Sell You A 735bhp Modified AMG GT With A Warranty

Sure, it doesn’t have all the clever active aero gubbins found on the GT R, nor the heft of a major manufacturer’s R&D power behind its upgrades, but still - that seems like a bargain. And you get a fancy watch designed by former F1 driver Stefan Johansson thrown in. Obviously.

The icing on the turbocharged V8 cake? Exclusivity: Dime will be making just 100 of these hopped-up GTs a year.

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Comments

GotStance

man that costs a a few DIME ;)

10/18/2016 - 15:20 |
170 | 8

Dime?

10/21/2016 - 05:08 |
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[Flux]

I feel like an insurance policy would be a bit more useful. Cuz, who can control a car with that much power? Lol

10/18/2016 - 15:20 |
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GotStance

In reply to by [Flux]

ken block :O as his new V2 hoonicorn does have 1400bhp :D

10/18/2016 - 15:23 |
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Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

It’s got a wang

10/18/2016 - 15:21 |
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iCypher(Joel Chan)

Hang on, so I can now get a AMG GT with more power than the GT R? Okay then..Even comes with a Bumper.To.Bumper.Warranty! How nice!

10/18/2016 - 15:22 |
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Marvin Paasch

If it has Bumper to Bumper Warranty, i’ll know who will get it ;)

10/18/2016 - 15:26 |
86 | 2

He already has a Viper though…

10/18/2016 - 15:32 |
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Anonymous

Are they offering it with warranty because they know that non car guys who buy the car would not be able to handle the power?

10/18/2016 - 15:31 |
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Anonymous

People who are asking why would Mercedes let them do it, need to know that “Mercedes dealers” are not Mercedes but individual business that could sell you anything they want. And manufacturers have no control what so ever over them. Also, manufacturers are NOT allowed to sell you a car at least in the US.

Political corruption at its finest.

10/18/2016 - 15:41 |
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SupercarClub
10/18/2016 - 15:42 |
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TheMindGarage

With a price so low, it’ll sell out almost immediately and probably gain value a la Porsche 911 R.

10/18/2016 - 15:42 |
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Chad Fischbeck (Corvette squad)

That forza wing tho.

10/18/2016 - 15:52 |
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