Mercedes AMG GT S vs Porsche 911 Turbo | evo DEADLY RIVALS 

Why am I suprised? Of course the 911 Turbo is faster. Has more hp and AWD. I'd still prefer the AMG GT S but nonetheless both are amazing cars.

The fact that the AMG GTS can put up a fight against a Porsche 911 in its first couple years of production is impressive to me. Mercedes has a very purpose-built sports car on their hands, which they should definitely continue to produce and improve upon. Mercedes needs to hold a car like this as a staple for their performance line-up on the high end & build on it. I had a 2016 911, it was the base model but nonetheless it was a very uncomfortable car. The other thing I wasn't impressed with was the straight line power, I even drove the S and the reason I didn't get the S was because I didn't feel a big enough power difference. Bottom line is, while Porsche definitely does make a better track focused vehicle, that's also a problem it has for someone who isn't tracking their car. The AMG GTS is a far more fun car to drive on the roads. You get so much power on a light-light sprint compared to a 911, and you still get all the comfort of a Mercedes, with the track ability even if you do need it. The AMG GTS also gets a lot more attention, has more super car presence.. Overall, unless you're tracking your car the AMG GTS is a better pick IMO.

The better car in almost every aspect: 911 Which car do i want: AMG Gts Why: more fun, more exclusive, rear wheel drive.

Porsche is faster. That's it. The Mercedes looks amazing, is not that far behind on speed and costs less, it's the better choice. I don't care what fan boys say the Porsche just looks stupid.

The "wank factor" of the AMG is 10 times that of the 911 Turbo. AMG GTS is hands down winner as a road car. Its definitely more playful (read: FUN) than the nerdy 4WD 911.

I have the 2015 911 turbo and it is by far the best Porsche I have ever driven! It's like driving with crazy glue on your tires! Just insane! I have been blessed to have 9 Porsches and Porsche took this turbo to another level. But I have to say that the AMG GTS interior is one of the coolest I have ever seen. I think if you want a very cool stand out the GTS is just an incredible car too! It's is marvelous that these manufacturers give us car lovers these incredible choices to play with! I'm going to order one of these GTS since I think it's a very unique looking ride with great performance and love the rumble coming out of the exhaust!! Thank you for the comparison!!!!

Both great cars! Yes, the Porsche is the winner on the circuit but it loses against the AMG on looks and sound. Just look at that AMG, inside and outside... Absolutely amazing. I'll take the AMG over the Porsche but if I can I would want both.

We are in the best car times there has been period. There is so much to choose from, depends on you personality taste and so on, there is a car for you.

I like the Merc's growl better.

The Merc could be half the performance of the 911 and I'd still drive it for the looks alone. One of the best looking grand tourers ever built.

911 Turbo = Simply the best all round car in the World! It looks great, it's a 2+2, you can go to the mall in it, you can take it to the track, you can take it on long journeys, you can take to the opera, you can drive it in winter, it has a lot of pedigree, its retains its value pretty well and it's damn fast!!!

Fair comparison. Realistically, the AMG GT was supposed to be slotted between the 911S /GTS and the Turbo/Turbo S, but in reality, the S model, which is the only one available now, is listed here in central Florida for about the same price as your typical well quipped 911 GTS coupe with the carbon brakes, which is to say in the low to mid $130k range. Interestingly, on the AMG-GT S, the carbon-ceramic brakes are an option, but the trick Burmester amplifier and speaker setup that is a rather expensive option on any of the 911's, is apparently standard on the Mercedes. So realistically, the base price of the AMG-GT S is about $20 K less than the base Turbo and like maybe $10-12K more than the base price for the RWD GTS.

Hold up, the 911 has about 25 more horsepower and all wheel drive and it's only 1.8 seconds faster than the AMG? Fuck that. I'll take the beautiful AMG inside and out every day. That sound from that Merc is glorious. Imagine flooring it while going through a tunnel at night and no traffic with windows down? Salivating. Winner here is clearly the Mercedes Benz.

Very interesting input on the PDCC...would have never though about it that way

Wrong... GT3 RS vs AMG GT S it would be the right comparison. (both rwd and both 500hp + or -)

I think if GTS was AWD the best car in this compare was AMG

the AMG is more aggressive and better looking (y)

the porsche is faster on a track, but no one drives such a car on a track. the porsche is boring, I would take the AMG all day, looks better, sounds (way) better, WAY better interior. its just the cooler car, and I think its more fun to drive in normal traffic.

One of the most poignant, no-nonsense, get-down-to-performance reviews I've ever seen. I thank you, Evo dudes, for this! Truly. I am so grateful. I'm ordering my AMG tomorrow, partially due to this wonderful test and feedback video.

That merc is a thing of beauty and craftsmanship, porsche just seems less connected with the driver and no thunder from the engine unlike the amg. Just my opinion

991 turbo any day

I love Dan Prosser. One of the best new car journalists around! Love reading his features in EVO magazine. Making his name at EVO. Oh, I'd take the Mercedes. But take it back for the Porsche ;)

the AMG GT S actually beat the 911 Turbo easily at the nurburgring... not to mention the AMG GT R which DESTROYED any Audi, Bmw, Porsches (even the 918) at the nurburgring. Mercedes is just too much for other car makers. let alone that F1 hypercar mercedes will show us in september then it will just game over for everyone

Awesome review Dan Prosser!

911 Turbo is king.

Those rims with the red color on the 911 looks sweeeeet!

The 911 turbo S did it in 1:13.6 :o I guess the S is really worth it after all

who cares about 1.8 seconds? it all depends on driver's performance

"What a thing???" "Mega?" I think this guy is a Chris Harris wannabe.

i dont like the look of 997 but damn im in love with how the 991 looks damn that car is such a beauty...

I take the GT S ey'day, all day. Porsche is a champ @ extremes but the GT S is alive even on my way to pick up my kid from school. Plus GT S looks betta to me.

THIS GUY MAKES ME FALL ASLEEP.

The result was to be expected, considering the Turbo S proved to be faster even than the Speciale. What surprised me is the difference between Turbo and Turbo S, 1.6 seconds. Was expecting less than a second.

that little tail-out at 2:32 !! Love it

Hmmm... testing GT cars on a track...now that doesn't make sense. The AMG GTS in particular was meant for long comfortable journeys. Looking at the camera views from inside both cars, the GTS is much more luxurious and pleasant. Plus, all I heard the whole way was that roaring engine track from the Merc - which was AWESOME!

These "supercars" best perform on a race track and there aren't many race tracks in every part of where you live. So for the most part those 2 cars will be used on everyday roads where you can't truly test what they're made of. So the 1-2 second difference between the Porsche and the Mercedes really doesn't matter. What does matter no matter what road you're on is the look of the car. Which looks more aggressive? Which has the more visually appealing design inside and out? The AMG GTS wins that by a mile. The AMG GTS actually looks like a supercar, it's more likely to get people's attention because it looks more like the Lamborghini/Ferrari caliber of cars while the Porsche 911 have had the same design on their cars for the past 10-20 years and so it doesn't stand out. The $170,000 Porsce 911 GTR looks exactly like the $50,000 Boxster. They all look the same just add or take away a spoiler and change the wheels, everything else looks the same.

3.4 to 60? More like 2.9 in the turbo turbo s does it in like 2.6 seconds my 997 turbo does 3.4

Imagine what the AMG GT4 With all wheel drive would be! that would be a good comparo

Although I'd most likely take the porsche, I think the fact that it isn't rwd gives it a HUGE advantage... the GT S is a very nice car for that market. I'm glad it exists.

This is what I call a fair comparison unlike Auto Express comparing the merc with 911 GTS..... I mean come on every one knows that Porsche is in a whole different level

I loved this test. Another great comparo from evo! Even though I am a 911 guy I do think pitting an all wheel drive 911 against that GT was a tad unfair. There are just so many inherent traction advantages that come with the four wheel drive, and with the power that particular 911 packs the added weight isn't really an issue. I'm not saying this review is worthless, it does have lots of worth, but it would also be interesting to see a slightly more similar GT vs 911 comparison. Keep up the great work evo!

Great video and like to see Dan Prosser taking a more prominent role in evo. I would take the Mercedes. 911 is incredible but the Merc is fun on track and looks beautiful. It's not all about lap times.

JetliFan, Sorry for the confusion! I am 51 and have had 9 Porsche's since my first one when I was 23. I so wish I could afford 918 Spyder!!!! Let both keep praying that our dreams come true for such a killer car! Take Care!

LOL so much for the AMG commercial saying "The car you dreamt of has just been over taken" id Still buy the amg though

I love the way you lot put these vids together. Thanks, and keep up the good work!

Could have been already said somewhere down here, but: to me it's much more obvious rival to an F-type, rather than the 911... Still, it's a bit odd noone makes a test of this against an SLS and SLR, which would be truely worth watching. In the end, a GT is kind of a successor to the latter ones even though it down on power and breed and much more, apart from technology, so EVO, please, consider making one

Great review, but you failed to mention the most important part, which was most fun?

I've never seen this lap comparison; really nice.

I’m finally able to afford to buy my first sports car ( Currently own an E63 ) I’ve been researching for months and think I’ll get the AMG GT . I really wanted a a 997 Turbo but the mark ups are crazy and for the price point the AMG is more of attractive deal.

Great review I mean this was a true review on performance on the track an you guys nailed it keep it coming .

I think that the best competitor for the Mercedes would be the Porsche GT3

Ide still prefer AMG GT over the Porsche. Unlike the Porsche it actually has a soul, its meant to put a smile on your face, rather than just track times. The 911 is just a robot which will do the same thing lap after lap.

Great review guys, lovely to watch and wonderful analysis of the vehicles!

Interesting... It turns out that turbo s is 1.6 sec faster than tuebo, so extra hp with PDCC and cermics play quite a significant role...

The 911 turbo is the king of all sport cars for 20 years+

*insert comment about the track making it unfair despite the Merc losing its rear end in the slow corners*

Dan Prosser is pretty good at giving his technical insights in dummy's version for us to understand. Enjoyable commentary.

I like this new guy!

I’d take either one. They are both great.

I like them both.

Love both these cars. Always liked a Porsche. I have been around Anglesey Circuit many times on a motorbike that cost me a couple of grand. My best lap time was only a few seconds behind. Bang for buck, bikes win. But we all love a good car. Good video 👍👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

This guy has improved a lot

Just have 2 point. 1 - Why people need to know how quick its around the corners or circle if in Britain on normal roads its 30 mph and motorway 70 and its straight. 2 - I doubt that people who spend 100k+ on a car will go and thrash it around circle on track days, because not every one is Lewis Hamilton and stuffing 120k+ Porsche in the wall is not a great day. I just need to know how much Aldi bags I can get in the boot of this cars and how comfortable they are on british roads.

Need to throw the times up on the Leaderboard and keep the comparisons going.

Is anyone ever going to come out and kill the Turbo? That thing is a monster.

common guys where is Jethro?

The GTS was better so you know the Turbo whipped it's ass.

the biggest advantage a car can have is AWD

don't forget that the suspension on the Porsche is McPherson strut front and rear the same suspension you find on a car under $30,000 and the Mercedes has double wishbone suspension front and multi link in the rear the same suspension you would fond on any Rolls Royce, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Ferrari, lotus,and all of the other high end cars.

A 911 GTS is a much more reasonable competitor to this car in terms of price and features. The Turbo costs $17000 more and is bare bones on the inside, whereas the AMG GT is fully loaded. Not to mention the 4 wheel drive advantage of the turbo

Mercedes AMG GT S over 991 all day

Lap time wise, other magazines has compared gt s to 911 c4 gts and that's more in line, although still slower. Earlier that 911 turbo s has lapped faster than speciale by evo so it's no surprise

the Mercedes AMG GT S is way better looking

Really Good Review - Like this presenter and his forward straight attitude mixed with the right amount of driving enthusiasm. More Please ;D

Great video well done

I thinks it's a personal choice, but we all agree these cars are amazing and all around very difficult to beat...

Been waiting a while for this

My 2 favourite car brands!

WOW! imagine having the TTS with all the performance options available...

Great review!

As expected, I don't think any motoring enthusiast would argue that the 991 turbo is still the king when it comes to this kind of stuff. But it would have been interesting to see the all wheel drive variant of the GT go against the turbo.

At this sector in the market speed is getting so ludicrous that 0-60 and the like should be close to irrelevant pub talk (the entry level mid-engined ferrari has Enzo power, where do you go from there?). In the real world, the Porsche is the better car with AWD and vestigial rear seats, but having been in a neighbor's AMG GT S (ridden and driven), clearly that makes you feel more special than a hotted up 2017 Carrera with that sound, looks, and ubiquitous but near flawless Mercedes interior . If you want numbers, buy a 911 turbo, it's better, but for everything else there's AMG. Coming from someone who really did not think anything of the car until he got in it. Shame the R8 isn't getting a lower entry model yet, that'd be the fiercest 911 rival to date with S-tronic and turbo v8 (or I5, rumors say).

I just don't know why people dont test the GT3 VS AMGGTS.. is gonna be so close

A win - win !!

That 911 just ate that GT FOR "LUNCH"... next 'up

I like UK car shows, but I feel like it's a bad place to set up a car show because of the unpredictable weather. How many times in a year do you get a perfect weather like this in the UK?

1:17 absolutely, Road America in any weather. ;)

Total domination

Amg Gts vs Ftype R coupe

Well that was pretty obvious. Better comparison would have been with the GTS (also the Porsche I would actually prefer) but I still enjoyed the video.

maybe lap time viewed one after the other rather than together

so over 10k for 1.8 seconds faster. i'd rather have a AMG GTs since all porsches look the same anyway

At the end of the day .. Its a rear wheel AMG that wants to have its back end swinging right ?

Should these two really be compared concerning the price?

Pas mal... Ca me plait...

Welcome to another EVO Porsche-show. Seriously, this was way too predictable, at least compare a RWD car to another RWD car

Nothing can beat a Porsche when the hardware is evenly matched and sometimes it performs even when it is out gunned, they are just better balanced.

My issue with this test is that the 911 "wins" but if I wanted a track car I wouldn't buy one, I'd buy a GT3 instead. To me the 911 turbo should be more of a road car but yet every review says it's lifeless on the road unless going really fast. For me, if I was buying one for the road I'd have the Merc.

I like this test driver!

Doc-tor Ro-bo-to I think I almost saw a smile in the AMG, but that was probably a software glitch.