A larger Z4C?

XMetal · 09-10-2014, 09:52 AM

Does this new AMG-GT reminds you of anything on this site?

jdoublehcubed · 09-10-2014, 09:54 AM

looks like they took the sexy sculpting of the SLS and then beat it over the head with that overly chunky suburu sports car.

And there's way to much Dodge Charger in that front end/grill.

gas-can · 09-10-2014, 10:01 AM

And the Zs look like the ba$tard child of the old Jag E types and countless many other predecessors. Everyone copies from everyone else I guess.

That building looks cool though.

GuidoK · 09-10-2014, 10:37 AM

imho that doesnt look like a e86.
More like a sls obviously

yousefnjr · 09-10-2014, 10:53 AM

I thought the same thing when looking at the side profile, definitely has some moupe proportions

Vanne · 09-10-2014, 11:20 AM

Amg gt , looks fine to me. Shooting brake. They all share the same dna.

The HACK · 09-10-2014, 11:36 AM

There's only so much you can put into designing a smaller rectangular box stacked on top of another. The only way around to creating a different shape, is by moving the engine around (to say, the middle of the car or behind the passenger compartment).

The end result is, if you have a long engine block, and minimal requirement for passenger, plus want to make an efficient aerodynamic "reverse wing" shape? Cars are going to look either like old school jaguar coupes, the Ford Daytona Coupe, Dodge Viper GTS, or a slew of other vehicles that all share the same general profile to fit the above criteria.

Huz-Z · 09-10-2014, 11:58 AM

My wife and I had such a bad experience with a brand new new Merc we bought at the end of last year and over the past winter that we made the buggers buy the car back.

Honestly, this could be the greatest car ever made, but as its a Merc product, I wouldn't keep it even if it were given to me for free by Donald Trump for saying how great his hair looks.

Vanne · 09-10-2014, 12:27 PM

Huz, you make me smile :-D
His hair is bloody terrible, probably the worst I've ever seen. Still if he gave me one for saying so, yeah I'd drive it . My mum also had a spanking merc back in 2000 that must have left the factory on a Monday...worst car ever...

baege · 09-10-2014, 10:32 PM

I find it quite fetching and the resemblance to a Z4C is strong. This may well be the closest we ever get to my dream car...the Z4 Mcoupe with a V8 under the hood. If only they had made that car I would have owned it for life.

If the GT came in a manual it would be on my radar...

ZeD4Mr · 09-10-2014, 10:47 PM

I like it. It looks good to me. From this angle of the picture, the rear looks like a 993; however, I do prefer a perky butt than the sloping one. F-Type V8 and this AMG GT looks great.

Vanne · 09-11-2014, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by baege

I find it quite fetching and the resemblance to a Z4C is strong. This may well be the closest we ever get to my dream car...the Z4 Mcoupe with a V8 under the hood. If only they had made that car I would have owned it for life.

If the GT came in a manual it would be on my radar...

how about you drop a V8 in your coupe

its been done a few times before

KevinC · 09-11-2014, 12:06 AM

It's a hairdresser's car. Like the E89.

Finnegan · 09-11-2014, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Vanne

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Originally Posted by baege

I find it quite fetching and the resemblance to a Z4C is strong. This may well be the closest we ever get to my dream car...the Z4 Mcoupe with a V8 under the hood. If only they had made that car I would have owned it for life.

If the GT came in a manual it would be on my radar...

how about you drop a V8 in your coupe

its been done a few times before

Some of us hope to figure out how to do it as well! (E90 is stripped and we're defining an electrics and coding strategy for the E46.)

baege · 09-11-2014, 10:03 AM

[QUOTE=Vanne;16614570]how about you drop a V8 in your coupe

its been done a few times before

the expense and potential for things to go wrong seem to scare my risk averse self away from this...a production vehicle z4m v8 is what i long hoped for

GQM · 09-12-2014, 08:09 PM

I think the new SLS has a lot of F-Type Jaguar influence in the lines. I think it looks decent. I've always been attracted to the long hood slung back coupes i.e. Z4M, Viper, SLS, E-Type, F-Type, etc. I always thought the e89 Z4's looked like a mini SLS. I still like the SLS better over the new GT because of the the powertrain. The m159 is a serious engine and it's a damn shame to see it retired. I'm not digging this small displacement F/I movement for the sake of emissions and fuel economy. Sports cars should have engines with personality.

TennesseeZ4 · 09-12-2014, 09:16 PM

All I can say is that the past 30 years, there have always been BMW and Mercedes in our garage. And that is still true today. 5 series, 3 series, E class, S class, have been the staples in our garage. (I do love my Z4!) My wife's previous MB was an E320 wagon, 1999 model that we bought new, and we sold it for some nice cabbage at 12 years old, and 187K miles. Her current driver is an E350, 2009, with 78K on the clock, and with the sports suspension. You can throw a blanket over both brands IMO. Merits and demerits are in both blood lines, but what you cannot take away is that within the two marques, these are some of the best driving vehicles in the world. Perfect? Nah. Supreme in road manners? Yep. Other than tire wear, the E class is a great driving machine. Damn near a 535. So I don't equivocate on the differences, I just enjoy the driving experience. As I recently told one of my Infiniti afficionados, I don't give a damn about silver impregnated wood; that has to be a Japanese fantasy that approximates anime. Give me a well built German car, and let me drive. That is the bottom line in any of these comparisons. I might add that my friends' Audi A6 is a worthy vehicle as well. Love the lines of those cars. But love the driving experience of German vehicles even more.

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jdoublehcubed Mechanical Engineer 96 Rep 1,025 Posts Drives: 2006 Z4MR, Imola Red Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Anaheim, CA iTrader: (1)	looks like they took the sexy sculpting of the SLS and then beat it over the head with that overly chunky suburu sports car. And there's way to much Dodge Charger in that front end/grill.
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gas-can Second Lieutenant 25 Rep 204 Posts Drives: 2006 3.0i Roadster Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	And the Zs look like the ba$tard child of the old Jag E types and countless many other predecessors. Everyone copies from everyone else I guess. That building looks cool though.
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yousefnjr salty cowboys fan 6158 Rep 3,406 Posts Drives: ‘06 Z4MR, ‘20 X7, ‘22 M4x Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (2)	I thought the same thing when looking at the side profile, definitely has some moupe proportions
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Vanne Down Under!! 1621 Rep 4,294 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4MC Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dubai iTrader: (4)	Amg gt , looks fine to me. Shooting brake. They all share the same dna.
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Vanne Down Under!! 1621 Rep 4,294 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4MC Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dubai iTrader: (4)	Huz, you make me smile :-D His hair is bloody terrible, probably the worst I've ever seen. Still if he gave me one for saying so, yeah I'd drive it . My mum also had a spanking merc back in 2000 that must have left the factory on a Monday...worst car ever...
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baege Lieutenant Colonel 1334 Rep 1,600 Posts Drives: 2022 Cayman GTS 4.0 6MT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	I find it quite fetching and the resemblance to a Z4C is strong. This may well be the closest we ever get to my dream car...the Z4 Mcoupe with a V8 under the hood. If only they had made that car I would have owned it for life. If the GT came in a manual it would be on my radar...
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ZeD4Mr Lieutenant Colonel 502 Rep 1,543 Posts Drives: Skyer Z4MR Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada iTrader: (18)	I like it. It looks good to me. From this angle of the picture, the rear looks like a 993; however, I do prefer a perky butt than the sloping one. F-Type V8 and this AMG GT looks great.
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baege Lieutenant Colonel 1334 Rep 1,600 Posts Drives: 2022 Cayman GTS 4.0 6MT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	[QUOTE=Vanne;16614570]how about you drop a V8 in your coupe its been done a few times before the expense and potential for things to go wrong seem to scare my risk averse self away from this...a production vehicle z4m v8 is what i long hoped for
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GQM The Slip Angle 31 Rep 50 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW Z4 ///M Coupe Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 Honda S2000 [0.00] 2006 Mazda RX-8 Shinka [0.00] 1994 Mazda Spec Miata [0.00] 2003 Honda S2000 [0.00] 1991 Mazda Miata [0.00] 1999 Mazda Miata [0.00] 1993 Mazda RX-7 [0.00] 1993 Mazda RX-7 [0.00] 2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe [0.00]	I think the new SLS has a lot of F-Type Jaguar influence in the lines. I think it looks decent. I've always been attracted to the long hood slung back coupes i.e. Z4M, Viper, SLS, E-Type, F-Type, etc. I always thought the e89 Z4's looked like a mini SLS. I still like the SLS better over the new GT because of the the powertrain. The m159 is a serious engine and it's a damn shame to see it retired. I'm not digging this small displacement F/I movement for the sake of emissions and fuel economy. Sports cars should have engines with personality.
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TennesseeZ4 Enlisted Member 5 Rep 46 Posts Drives: 2003 Z4 3.0i; six speed manual Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Nashville, TN iTrader: (0)	All I can say is that the past 30 years, there have always been BMW and Mercedes in our garage. And that is still true today. 5 series, 3 series, E class, S class, have been the staples in our garage. (I do love my Z4!) My wife's previous MB was an E320 wagon, 1999 model that we bought new, and we sold it for some nice cabbage at 12 years old, and 187K miles. Her current driver is an E350, 2009, with 78K on the clock, and with the sports suspension. You can throw a blanket over both brands IMO. Merits and demerits are in both blood lines, but what you cannot take away is that within the two marques, these are some of the best driving vehicles in the world. Perfect? Nah. Supreme in road manners? Yep. Other than tire wear, the E class is a great driving machine. Damn near a 535. So I don't equivocate on the differences, I just enjoy the driving experience. As I recently told one of my Infiniti afficionados, I don't give a damn about silver impregnated wood; that has to be a Japanese fantasy that approximates anime. Give me a well built German car, and let me drive. That is the bottom line in any of these comparisons. I might add that my friends' Audi A6 is a worthy vehicle as well. Love the lines of those cars. But love the driving experience of German vehicles even more.
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