AMG GTR Pro to GT500

[JN66]

Morning fellas -

Exactly what the Topic Title suggests. I am thinking of ditching the 2020 AMG GTR Pro and moving back into a Shelby. I spend a lot of time on the track and went through a 2016 GT350, a 2017 GT350R and then over to the Mercedes.

This thing is a wild car; however, I am contemplating jumping into a end of May build date for a Race Red (not my ideal colour but it is what is on order).

Question would be: any real negatives on the track with this model? Anyone driven both the GTR and the GT500? Feedback?

Thanks in advance.

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[Epiphany]

Race Red is gonna be killer, trust me.

Track negatives? She's a bit on the heavy side but still dances very well. Fuel consumption will have you watching the gas gauge and refueling a bit more than some like. Beyond that the car is a beast at the track!

 

[JN66]

Race Red is gonna be killer, trust me.

Track negatives? She's a bit on the heavy side but still dances very well. Fuel consumption will have you watching the gas gauge and refueling a bit more than some like. Beyond that the car is a beast at the track!

Thanks for the reply. Good to see you here still. Your posts were some of my favourite over on the 350 forum. Very helpful.

Going to talk to the dealership today. Has a scheduled build date for the end of May. What’s been the normal turn around times for delivery? I suspect relatively slow these days? Build in May, delivery fall type of expectation?

 

[Bulldogs22]

Morning fellas -

Exactly what the Topic Title suggests. I am thinking of ditching the 2020 AMG GTR Pro and moving back into a Shelby. I spend a lot of time on the track and went through a 2016 GT350, a 2017 GT350R and then over to the Mercedes.

This thing is a wild car; however, I am contemplating jumping into a end of May build date for a Race Red (not my ideal colour but it is what is on order).

Question would be: any real negatives on the track with this model? Anyone driven both the GTR and the GT500? Feedback?

Thanks in advance.

As long as you get the CFTP you can expect similar times or even beat the Pro's times on longer tracks where the HP advantage shows itself. If you were thinking about a base model I don't think it would compare to the Pro until upgrades were done on your end (CFTP springs, forged wheels, sway bars, CUP 2 tires, etc). Race red will look killer especially with window and reflector tint added to go all red & black on the car. I wouldn't mind seeing pic or two of that GTR Pro either if you could help the forum out.

 

[JN66]

Absolutely. Would be the track pack for sure.

Pics attached including one with my daughter and a car seat in the front. Has 19,000km on it now. Been a great car.

 

[Bulldogs22]

Beautiful spec! Man that front end is something else (in a very good way). Good to hear on the CFTP. I think the race red will look absolutely killer and have not seen one yet on the forums. While the GTR has one of the best turbo deep V8 rumble sounds, I do think the 500 screaming at 7,500rpms will take the cake for you.

Absolutely. Would be the track pack for sure.

Pics attached including one with my daughter and a car seat in the front. Has 19,000km on it now. Been a great car.

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[JN66]

Thanks man. Yeah, I have really enjoyed this car thus far and might end up keeping it if the trade value isn't right due to my higher mileage. This car was so different than my GT350R. The 4 wheel steering is flawless, imo and the driver confidence this car instills is very high.

I am in the car here just before 4 minutes. A buddy of mine was testing it out for the first few.

I'll update the thread if I end up closing on the GT500.

 

[Kane00]

Interesting, I was thinking about an AMG GTR, and ended up ordering a new 21 GT500 CFTP. Similar build date, hoping to take delivery before the end of summer.

 

[Houston Kid]

Thanks man. Yeah, I have really enjoyed this car thus far and might end up keeping it if the trade value isn't right due to my higher mileage. This car was so different than my GT350R. The 4 wheel steering is flawless, imo and the driver confidence this car instills is very high.

I am in the car here just before 4 minutes. A buddy of mine was testing it out for the first few.

I'll update the thread if I end up closing on the GT500.

Damn that AMG GTR is fast, then I realized KPM. LOL. Still a very fast car and good to see you drove it like it should be driven.

I have not driven the AMG GTR so I am of no help but I will say my base GT500 is a beast on the track and should be even more so with the Cup 2s and camber plates now installed.

 

[JN66]

Damn that AMG GTR is fast, then I realized KPM. LOL. Still a very fast car and good to see you drove it like it should be driven.

I have not driven the AMG GTR so I am of no help but I will say my base GT500 is a beast on the track and should be even more so with the Cup 2s and camber plates now installed.

Haha...yeah, the KM is much different.

That session was on the second day. Tires were destroyed I was pretty concerned driving back home on them. I'll see if I can find some photos of them haha.

 

[JN66]

Tires.

 

[Warpath]

Tires.

Damn...

 

[ZRacerLE]

Tires.

Nice driving!

 

[gmd2003]

Absolutely. Would be the track pack for sure.

Pics attached including one with my daughter and a car seat in the front. Has 19,000km on it now. Been a great car.

Beautiful Pro ! I went from a heavily modded 350R to the Pro and can say the AMG chassis is much much better . Despite the power delta on paper on similar tires the pro is a faster track car and actually pretty similar in a straight line stock. low 7 seconds 60-130 with mid 6 seconds with just a tune. Not knocking the 500 but you are talking about a near 500 pound weight increase and much less aero grip. The VIR lightning lap time for the regular GTR is till faster than the 500 CFTP. I do want more power than just the tuned 630 so i'm upgrading mine with the Renntech R3 turbo package lol . The CFTP 500 can lay down a very fast lap but the weight will be a huge tire use issue. I was going through Cup2 tires in one day on the 350R at Roebling and it was 3750. Here is one of my quicker laps on the regular cup 2's at Roebling before the power upgrade .

 

[JN66]

seconds with just a tune. Not knocking the 500 but you are talking about a near 500 pound weight increase and much less aero grip. The VIR lightning lap time for the regular GTR is till faster than the 500 C

Beautiful Pro ! I went from a heavily modded 350R to the Pro and can say the AMG chassis is much much better . Despite the power delta on paper on similar tires the pro is a faster track car and actually pretty similar in a straight line stock. low 7 seconds 60-130 with mid 6 seconds with just a tune. Not knocking the 500 but you are talking about a near 500 pound weight increase and much less aero grip. The VIR lightning lap time for the regular GTR is till faster than the 500 CFTP. I do want more power than just the tuned 630 so i'm upgrading mine with the Renntech R3 turbo package lol . The CFTP 500 can lay down a very fast lap but the weight will be a huge tire use issue. I was going through Cup2 tires in one day on the 350R at Roebling and it was 3750. Here is one of my quicker laps on the regular cup 2's at Roebling before the power upgrade .

Great reply and will watch the video. Thank you for sharing.

Funny, we both made the same move. My GT350R was heavily modded as well. Tune, headers, full exhaust, camber plates (I think brake ducts but could be wrong).

The GTR Pro is a remarkable car. I will be keeping it just adding the GT500 I believe.

I actually just installed a Eurocharged tune to the car, stage 1. PM me if you want any thoughts on it...Jerry @ Eurocharged has been great so far but I do have some opinions on the tune itself.

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