Mad Mercs are back: AMG confirms Black Series GT is officially coming

Good news for those among you who despise a well-crafted performance tyre: Mercedes-AMG has today confirmed a new Black Series GT will arrive, bringing back one of the wildest badges in the car world.

And to prove just how wild, it’ll serve as a homologation car for a future Mercedes-AMG GT3 racing car.

It’ll be no less than the “most extreme Black Series ever”, according to AMG boss Michael Schiebe. If you know your Black Series cars, that’s quite the claim. Top Gear still shakes at the thought of the old SLS Black.

The next-gen Black Series was first teased last year by the Concept AMG GT Track Sport… concept, and if it’s supposed to be the most extreme AMG Black yet, it’ll have to top the current GT 63 Pro and its measly 600bhp+.

How high that V8 goes, Top Gear does not yet know, but we do know the prototype has been tested around tracks like Bilster Berg, Portimao, and Monteblanco, and the next one on the hit list is the Nürburgring. AMG’s got history with a Black Series at the Nürburgring. Expect fireworks this time around.

How many fireworks, Top Gear also does not yet know, but we do know AMG’s Motorsport colour will feature red as a central element, while yellow and green will represent the AMG GT Black Series.

“At AMG, we develop vehicles to exceed expectations,” Schiebe added. “And that is exactly what the future Black Series and the new GT3 will do." Watch this space.