Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 4-door review

Whatever your take on Mercedes’ exterior design ethos, you can’t argue with what’s happening inside: these are the best executed interiors in the business. Aside from the sheer quality of the materials, the GT 4-door’s cabin is dominated by the widescreen cockpit, the IMAX of cars, which combines two hi-res 12.3in screens whose bonded glass has a smartphone lustre. Choose between Classic, Sport and Supersport configurations, with all the principal multimedia functionality displayed on the central screen.

There’s also a new AMG Performance steering wheel, with extra buttons (and mini screens) located in the right and left lower spokes controlling the drive mode and dynamic settings. There are tiny touch pads on the wheel itself, as debuted on the current E-Class, the aim being to give you complete control without ever taking your hands off the wheel. Good in theory, but we’d suggest setting aside an entire weekend to figure it all out. It’s perhaps too clever for its own good, the sheer range and variety of functions, views and configurations leading to occasional frustration.  

Then there’s the revised central ‘bridge’, which now uses recessed TFT displays rather than actual, passé buttons. There’s no rotary controller, either; instead, there’s a touch-sensitive track pad. Again, not an unqualified success as it all takes some getting used to.

But the basics are exceptional: design, quality, materials, driving position, seat comfort. In the back you can choose a four- or five-seat layout, the latter a £750 option. There’s also the £3,695 Luxury Lounge Pack which adds a passenger-dividing centre console with all manner of controls, screens and cup holders. 

The boot holds 461 litres of kit, which doesn’t sound that much when an E-Class has upwards of 500 litres, but the floor area is huge, and of course it’s a hatchback, meaning its acceptable for dogs, bikes and other lifestyle accoutrements. Fold the seats and there’s 1,324 litres on offer. Just bear in mind you can only do that if you have the five-seat version – the others have a fixed carbon partition that’s claimed to further improve chassis rigidity.