Mercedes-AMG has announced pricing of its sports car, the GT R: $157,995 before all applicable taxes. The 577-hp max-attack GT R may sit at the summit of AMG performance, but its MSRP exactly matches that of the somewhat less intense, and more suntan-friendly, GT C roadster.
With the GT R numbers now out, we can survey the entire landscape of AMG GT pricing so interested buyers can know which model to ask for, based on the size of their bonus and their desired level of intensity. The 2018 AMG GT coupe is the gateway model, at $113,395 (or find a 2017 version on the lot and save $1200). The AMG GT roadster is $125,395 (a relative bargain next to the AMG SL63, at $152,275). Stepping up from the 469-hp GT to the 515-hp GT S coupe requires $133,395. For the moment, at least, there is no roadster version of the S, so next up is the GT C coupe, with 550 horsepower, for $145,995; its roadster variant is $157,995, same as the racy GT R coupe.
All of the above 2018 models should be in dealerships by this summer, with the exception of the C coupe, which won’t arrive until the fall.

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For those who may be cross-shopping outside the Mercedes-AMG family, the R’s price places it between two of Stuttgart’s finest: the Porsche 911 GT3 at $131,450 and the GT3 RS at $176,950. That is, in the unlikel...