2024 Mercedes AMG GT review. Now with 4WD, is AMG's 584bhp hotrod even more (or less) fun to drive? 

The more I see these modern cars that you test, the more I appreciate the older ones in the garage.

It's 300 kilos heavier so they can pat themselves on the back for trimming 200 kilos from the Black Edition and charge double the price.

First we get 2 liters, now we get 2 tons. Come on AMG, get yourself together.

Instead of a simple twist of a vent for fresh air, it's now several functions requiring a iPad screen .... Rubbish!

After a drive in my analogue R129 SL this afternoon and then seeing this interior I can only conclude that I’m a lucky man.

Analogue clocks with needles and proper buttons and switches are the new luxury. Screens are just a cheap solution.

The touch screen must account for 150kg.

Now just another overweight FR grand tourer. The original AMG GT carried on a lineage from the SLS of a front mid engined supercar. This is just a hardtop SL now. As a die hard AMG fan, I'd definitely take the new AM Vantage over this.

Car prices are outrageously high today. Inflation is a factor, but these cars can lose over £35,000+ in value within just 6 to 8 months, and that's not even considering the finance costs on top. Purchasing one doesn't require wealth, but it does require a questionable sense of financial judgment.

Drug dealers and footballers will love his new model.

God, that big ass iPad is appalling.

When it comes to interiors it looks like Mercedes has lost the plot

I understand them trying to compete against the 911 for the rear seats, but the overall long hood shape was what made the previous gen so attractive.

Nice to see the Clio 182 Trophy still in the garage, I feared that had been moved on

I’m with you Aston every time

The Mercedes script on the windscreen is like a Halfords special, and the iPad type screen looks like an afterthought. Great review as usual.

345kg more than the new Porsche 992.2 GTS

Harry Metcalfe - the only car-youtuber who inspects the vehicle with a magnet.

Remember when we were kids and we were excited by modern cars?

It's just an SL, you tell by the styling alone. RIP AMG GT.

Mechanically it's a huge step back from the previous AMG GT. This is basically and SL with a fixed roof.

This move by Merc is so disappointing. The previous GT was a front-mid engine, transaxle, RWD sports car that could compete with the 911 every step of the way. The GTS won awards for best drivers car. The GT black series broke many track records. This however has become a grand tourer, and gained so much size and weight. The old GTS was 1618kg. This is 1974kg, which is possibly heavier than the old BMW M5, with less power and with worst weight distribution. The last AMG GTR had 585hp and weighed 1630kg, and literally beat a 660hp Ferrari 488 around the track.

Those screens are a deal breaker.

@16:15 I love the way you say about the consumption that you wish it had a bigger tank, rather than better mpg! 😂😂

That screen is an utter monstrosity, why oh why. Need better range, 200+ miles for a “GT” is just silly. Glorious drivetrain.

So, Merc has abandoned its glorious front-mid-engined plus transaxle chassis and produced an SL in drag. Presumably, the bean-counters also dictated the bleak iPad cabin and cock-eyed UI? The epitome of ‘the old car was better’ - and a very tempting used bargain.

Still waiting on that c63 review 😂😂😂

Correction: this thing does NOT go racing and probably never will. The predecessor AMG GT is still the thing to go for GT2, GT3, GT4 racing lol.

Everything through a touch screen! I'm out!

100% agree that the trend of dumping a screen in the middle of an otherwise traditional dashboard is the height of laziness / build to cost solution.

The price of this Mercedes is not far off the cost of an Aston Martin Vantage which in my view is far better looking car !

The ipad just ruins the entire car sadly

I’m nostalgic for the days when we used to look at the road

Surprised there was even room for seats with that 65 inch tv.

Imagine paying that much for a car and then you get an interior as bad as that 😂🤮

Cars at less than a quarter the price manage to mould the dash and embed the screen into it. The afterthought stuck on look was bad 15 years ago, it should have been consigned to history by now.

4343lbs is insane. I'll stick to my 2500lb B16a EK.

That touchscreen is probably 300kgs. 😂

I'll take the new Vantage over this.

NEW VIDEO FROM HARRY ON A SUNDAY

I fear most consumers are fine with the digital experience, but most enthusiasts are wanting more of an analog experience.

Sorry Harry, but I much prefer the older classics. Manufacturers are producing so many ridiculously powerful cars stuffed with highly advanced electronics. I just can’t relate to them and would never buy one even though I could (just about!).

That Mercedes font on the glass is the original Mercedes logo from the 1900's

Another fantastic video Harry, 👍🏽

Love it when the magnet comes out!! So a grand tourer that you need to refill every 200 miles not that grand is it!

The exterior sounding quiet is, because it is. They use speaker sounds for the interior, which to me was always a big no. The previous GT coupes were / are masterpieces IMO. It'd be nice to have a review of the GT S / C / R, maybe even the black series, but that's just unobtainium.

My RU-vid car obsession journey started many years ago with you Harry and has since grown to include Ian Tyrrell, Jack with Number 27, Classics World, Big Car, Twin Cam, Jonny Smith and TLBS, Tiff Needell, DRIVETRIBE, Jodie Kidd and Kidd in a Sweet Shop, Jason Camissa with Hagerty, Derek Tam Scott and BTSw/DTS ISSIMI, Car Wizard, Hoovies Garage, Doug DeMuro and of course Jay Leno's Garage. There are many more I could list but it really started with you. You're part of my Sunday routine now and I get antsy when I haven't seen anything from you (and all of the others) THANK YOU!

The "Hot-v" is mostly done to reduce emissions, not packaging and throttle response. Unfortunately also reduces reliability substantially, like most emissions related engineering does.

This is the new cl63. If you think of it like that, it's amazing. Same ABC, same V8, same two ton weight, same tech ahead of time. But not a SLS successor. That era is over.

Used to be an AMG fan boy, I still have a SLK55, and I used to have a brand new C63……….but I just don’t have the money to buy an AMG any more. If I did have the money I wouldn’t bother with AMG I’d rather have an AMG powered Aston Martin

Great Video and keep doing your great reviews!

Thank you harry . Very detail video

Fun fact, the AMG GT GT3 factory race cars still use the good old 6.2 💪💪💪💪

Great car! Just 3 negatives: 1.) Interior designers don’t even try anymore 2.) Electronics doing everything, makes it impossible to repair in the future 3.) Nearly 2 tons is a ridiculous number for a sportscar Cars are more and more becoming non-reparable throwaway products (especially EV). Great, entertaining video as always! Best wishes

Great review as always, Harry. I hope you review more Mercs!

I loved my 2016 GTS. The spirit is still here with the drivetrain. It appears that everyone at MB got what they wanted here. Tech department with four screens, drivetrain department got their power plant, market research got their 911 competitor and back seats, finance got their profit margins, exterior designers got their wishes. The consumer gets an overweight expensive car that isn’t great at anything, but good at a lot of things. In 2027 people will be first in line to pay 45% off.

It’s lovely seeing cars you can’t afford. But I’m afraid that’s also a car I wouldn’t want.

Hey Harry! Love watching your videos! Would you consider making one about your watches?

Thanks, great video!

Cracking car Harry keep up the good work

Give me a break with the giant iPad thing. You can't even see out the window. They should make a non-driving living room version where you can simulate driving on the iPad. Who cares about "driving" in any case ?

This new GT seems more of a rival for the Bentley Continental GT than a 911 Turbo S.

Big Thank . 😀

So happy you're doing this review. Can you please do the Utopia next

It sounds completely false/synthesised from in the cabin - on my TV at least. I assume it sounds more authentic in person?

I love how this humble man says « well welcome to a new Harry’s garage ». Your reviews are great and we thank you!!

stick shift, light, vibration, noise, visceral, non turbo, beautiful, no screens, analog dials, you dont exist WHY NOT!!!

Its that time yall!!! Harrys on Sunday!!! Yay!

Aston all day long arry !❤

If I'm shelling out 100k+ for a car, the entertainment center better be integrated into the damn dash!

Loved the video. None of the options needed like another German brand! Love the car and great look. Well done M-B.👍

Too f*** heavy 🛳️🛳️🛳️

Had a courtesy c class last week, as my mercedes was in the garage and what happened.... The centre screen didn't switch on and I was unable to adjust the temperature in the car. 25 degrees outside and 30 degrees plus inside. Get rid of the screens. I gave the loan car back 😂

For some reason Harry sharing my AMG i mode preference has made my day

Great preview as always Harry … love the farm ones as well . I look forward to the Aston Vantage preview as think I would go for that one as an all rounder

Would love to see you review the new Maserati Granturismo. See how it compares to this

I much prefer the previous models.

cool the discs

Can't wait for the vantage review

Watch that mic distortion!

The only part I like on the interiors of modern Mercs are the turbine-like looking air-vents…that’s it! The rest is video arcade chintz 😒 oh and that central LCD is going to date this interior so much, down the line. And all those hundreds of kilos of extra weight and front-biased weight distribution is a step backwards compared to the previous gen too. Quite good looking on the outside though, for a modern Merc jelly mould. Actually reminds me a bit of the original Sierra 😬

Thanks

Really enjoying my AMG E53 saloon

It’s lovely - but £165k?

It’s not awkwardly long hood like the last one. I don’t like the iPad at all. It would be great with normal switchgear and maybe some analog style gauges.

I can't help but missing how beautiful all the switches and buttons used to be in car interiors now that every manufacturer uses touch screens. I mean they even used to engineer all buttons to have a pleasant clicking noise and feel when you pressed them, while every touch screen feels and looks the same, even like the ones used in fast food chains for placing orders!

Love the title

Honestly, heavier,phatter asp! Looks wise; the older amg gt's ,gts,gtc, gt r, better looking. Prefer the Classic long hood, older had nicer interior too. Change for the sake of change and seems like incremental improvements; perhaps. And did he say 300kg heavier!!? Deal breaker! i'll take my imaginary 200k elsewhere haha!

Beautiful! And in thatt silver, it looks glorious.

Love the styling.

Yet another great blog Harry, and yes the screen, ugh. With these need screens, how easy is it to turn on the radio ?

Noticed you have a new watch. Can't really tell what model is that. Maybe consider to a video on your watch collection?

AWD, extra heavy (+300kg?!?) and then the 8% shift of weight balance to the front... Oh and for more money. . I don't get the point of these vehicles anymore. It has lost any chance of being considered a "sports" car. 😞

So bottom line: like every new Mercedes these days, too expensive for what it delivers. I've analyzed the price vs value of each new AMG that's been released and, almost like clockwork, each one is 30% too expensive for what it delivers. Thanks for corroborating Harry!

Always great reviews Harry. Question, do you choose your watch to match the car you're reviewing? They always seem too 🙂

Great to see you back in a Merc again Harry, your trip to the Lake District in the SLR is one of my all time favourites but I’m afraid they’ve ruined the AMG GT in exactly the same way that they ruined the SL, such a shame.

welcome to a new HARRY GARAGE???

Led trim looks also good.

Harry. From USA, you are one of my go-to auto sites. I wish you and Jay Leno to mash up and blow our minds. No? It would be epic. "It's getting better all the time."

Race mode in a GT to me looks a bit silly like sporting a pair of running shoes while wearing a tuxedo.