Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 4-door review

As mentioned earlier, GT prices start at £121,350, rising to £135,550 for the S. In addition to the power, the electronic diff lock and Drift mode you get bigger brakes, Race mode, dynamic engine mounts and a 3D Burmester 23-speaker, 1450-watt surround sound system. That’s most of what you’ll need, although we expect people will be tempted to fit one or both of the exterior carbon packs (£3,895 and £3,265) and maybe the £3,600 Premium Plus pack with its head up display, soft-close doors, cooled massage seats and more. A fully loaded Edition One is available at £149k; tick every box and you’ll get to £161k.

It’s not a cheap car, but at this level it takes Mercedes into an interesting new position – it’s not only rivalling the Porsche Panamera Turbo S, but is also a left-field alternative to pretty much everything else with four doors, up to and including a Range Rover SV Autobiography or even the (£200k) Ferrari GTC4 Lusso T.

Some numbers that those with such expensive tastes don’t need to worry about: the GT 63 S’s combined fuel economy is 22.1mpg, CO2 emissions 257g/km.