Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series is priced at $452 per horsepower

Mercedes-AMG dropped its most powerful V8 in to the 2021 GT Black Series, but adding the record-setting coupe to your collection comes at a price. It’s over two times as expensive as Maybach’s variant from the GLS.

Positioned towards the top of the AMG hierarchy, the GT Black Series will land in showrooms in early 2021 having a base price of $326,050 once a mandatory $1,050 destination charge enters the equation. Pricing for the standard GT starts at $116,950, which means you could buy two base models and make a garage to ensure that they're set for about the same amount of cash required to purchase the Black Series. It may sound like the king of all GTs lives as much as the hype, however.

Power comes from a hand-built 4.0-liter V8 that’s twin-turbocharged to develop 720 horsepower at 6,700-6,900 rpm and 590 pound-feet of torque between 2,000 and 6,000 rpm. It spins the trunk wheels using a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission associated with steering-wheel-mounted shift paddles. AMG quotes a 3.1-second sprint from zero to 60 mph, which makes the Black Series the fastest GT, along with a top speed of 202 mph. 

Buyers waiting in line for the chance to scoop up a Black Series care much more about the Nürburgring record it recently set (it’s the fastest street-legal car round the track) than about what’s on the list of standard features, but AMG nonetheless provided highlights from the specifications sheet. Every GT receives leather upholstery with orange or silver contrast stitching, flat black carbon fiber interior trim, lightweight doors, and cloth door handles like the ones present in many cars. Owners also have a manually-adjustable front splitter to play with, and also the Black Series rides on 19-inch front wheels and 20-inch rear wheels wrapped by Michelin tires.

Orders for the GT Black Series will be accepted for a short time only. Mercedes-AMG hasn’t revealed how many units of the GT Black Series it will make, however it told us the model is a rare sight. “We've not announced a collection number. However, its production will be limited to only model year 2021,” a spokesperson told Autoblog.