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Mercedes-AMG GT Track Series

Following the recent Mercedes-AMG G63 Edition 55 to celebrate its 55th birthday, the Affalterbach-based company has unveiled another limited version, the Mercedes-AMG GT Track Series. It is the most powerful car from the AMG family.

The GT Track Series is painted in a special shade of silver (Manufaktur Hightech Silver Magno) with red and anthracite details. It is equipped with carbon parts such as the bonnet with a large vent, a new front splitter, a new rear spoiler, fenders, sills, rear cover and rear bumper. Carbon fiber racing seats, a protective cage and five-point seat belts are part of the racing interior.

The Mercedes-AMG GT Track Series is powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine with 724 hp (533 kW) and 627 lb-ft (850 Nm) of torque. The engine is paired with a sequential Hewland HLS 6-speed racing transmission.

Drivers can adjust the traction and anti-lock braking system with 12 levels of adjustment from maximum assistance to complete shutdown. It is also possible to adjust the brake balance back and forth.

It will be produced in only 55 copies, and the price of one car is $ 369,000. Deliveries of the GT Track Series will begin in the second quarter of this year.

Source: Mercedes-AMG

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Audi will stop production at certain plants

After Porsche, which announced earlier this month that it was temporarily suspending production at some of its plants, Audi has now done the same. According to Automobilwoche, Audi has informed dealers that it will stop production at certain plants. The letter did not specify how long the termination would last, but said the suspension would last “days or weeks.”

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Earlier this month, Volkswagen announced that it was suspending production in Dresden and Zwickau, due to problems with the supply of electronic parts from Ukraine, where the company owns two factors. Audi, which is part of the VW Group, also has a problem with the delivery of parts from Ukraine, primarily cable harnesses.

Audi is currently working on several new models, primarily electric, and this decision could affect the timing of their presentation. It could also lead to long waiting lists especially for the A4, A5, A6, A7, TT, Q7 and Q8 models, which was confirmed by the company saying that dealers should be prepared for “significantly longer delivery times.”

2022 Audi e-Tron GT

According to information from Audi, production of the e-tron GT and R8 will continue from March 28, while production of the A4 and A5 will take place at a reduced capacity from April 4, when production of the A6 and A7 should begin.

Source: Automobilwoche

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Mercedes will improve the W13 for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

At the Bahrain Grand Prix, Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell took third and fourth place, which is not a bad result. However, at the very end of the race it was clear that the W13 car is not competitive with the biggest rivals, and that certain changes will be necessary.

After the race in Bahrain, the head of the Mercedes engineering team Andrew Shovlin said that Mercedes was not satisfied with the results achieved and that they would make certain changes to the car by the next race.

“We had a conversation with the drivers and there are a lot of problems. The balance is desperate, the car is heavy, and because of all that we are struggling in the right direction. We will do everything in our power to fix things for the next race in the hope that Hamilton and Russell will be more competitive, “Shovlin said.

Luckily for Mercedes, problems were noticed in the first race, so they can hope for a better result in the next one. The next race, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, will take place on Sunday, March 27th.

Source: Mercedes