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2021 Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S Pulls Down Record Lap On The Nürburgring Nordschleife



Of late, high-performance Mercedes AMG cars have been making a big racket. I mean, they are loud. And Wotan knows this beast must have made some noise when it was blasting around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. In this case, though, the “big racket” we’re talking about is how the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S is the fastest luxury class vehicle on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

Yes, calling it the “fastest luxury class vehicle” is kind of equivocating and slicing the cake a bit thin, but why not let Mercedes AMG have it" Because this thing, a sort of quasi-sedan/coupe thing, is Fast with a capital F.

Right Tools For The Job

The new record, 7:23.009 minutes, was set by former racing driver and AMG development engineer Demian Schaffert, beating his own previous lap record by 2.3 seconds. And not to detract from Herr Schaffert, but given the tools he had to work with, it seems like a lead pipe cinch. The bi-turbo Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S was completely stock, but “stock” in this case means it comes with enough tech to mistake it for Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes GP car.
The 2021 Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S is equipped with a fully variable AMG Performance 4MATIC+ all-wheel drive system, active rear-axle steering, an electronically controlled rear-axle limited-slip differential, and the AMG DYNAMICS agility program. The Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires sure helped, as did the AMG Aerodynamics Package, increasing stabilit...
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