Mercedes AMG didn't won Bathurst 12-hour last weekend but they won the titile of fastest production car ever to lap the Mount Panorama circuit. Mercedes AMG GT R in the hands of five-time German touring car champion Bernd Schneider set a new lap record for production cars with a time of 2m16.5s around the 6.213 km circuit. The previous record of AMG GT S variant, set in 2015 by Bernd Schneider was beaten by almost 8 seconds. Mercedes AMG GT R is powered by 4.0 L Bi-Turbo V8 engine producing 577 BHP of power and 700 NM of torque. The power is sent to rear wheels via 7 speed dual clutch automatic transmission.
 

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