Head 2 Head: AMG GTS vs F-Type R Video
 

Just saw it posted...watching it as we speak...

At 17:31 you can see 65F climate control on the jag.

There's a $45,000 price gap between these two cars and yet Johnny is torn between the two. Yes, the AMG GT S finally separates itself on the track, but for $45K, it better!!

Shocked he called the MB better looking - he must be a "blind idiot".

+1

I saw dash vent up as well. We are to assume air was on in Merc also? I know looks are subjective, it's what made me look at Jag, but I've been up close with several AMG's and I really like the way they look.

Guys, it's actually 'ok' to like other cars.... If you are a car enthusiast, you can appreciate other vehicles without putting them down or feeling your car is somewhat inferior. Mercedes AMG made a great car, no doubt. It is much more expensive than the F-Type and performs better, as it should. There shouldn't be any surprise there.

I agree. I actually am an AMG fan. I traded in an AMG for my R. Now I'm thinking about going back to Benz for the AMG GTS.

Since you're a big fan of both, which one do you think looks better?

I think the F-Type is a seamless work of art, while the AMG looks like it was designed by a committee.

I agree with you. IMO, the F-Type is better looking but the Merc is the performer. The thing is, I don't track often but I may start when I get the AMG. Don't get me wrong though, I'm happy with my R.

I haven't driven the gts, but I have a hard time believing them when they say there is no turbo lag. It seems to me that every time a new car comes out, they say "this car is the first car that has no turbo lag". Also, there is no way the gts looks better than the f type. Subjectively, sure, someone may like the amg more and that's cool. But there's no way someone can analyze the exterior design then say the gts looks better.
Now that my rant is over, I think the gts is pretty cool too. I wish more people in the silicon valley spent their money on cool cars so we could see them in the street.
Honestly though, the f type's weight ensured it had no chance of winning the head2head.

I find it hard to say which one looks better. They're both brilliantly beautiful machines. I like the lower roof height of the Merc, the rear lines of the F, sound of the F, I could go on and on... Rather than stooping to the level of some other forums that bash anything other than what they own, why don't we all appreciate these two beasts as the modern automotive marvels that they are.

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Bashing is caring :icon_starwars:

All things considered (especially the 45k price difference between the 2 vehicles tested) the R fared very well.

I wasn't expecting it to beat the AMG on the track, but on the street it seems like a very close heat.

I was really impressed by the 3.3 second 0-60 time they wrung out of the R. That has to be one of the best I have seen to date.

Track battle the AMG GTS is miles ahead, although I think tires might have made the results much more skewed (read that the AMG was running the grippy michelins). No surprised here, the F-Type is no track monster.

Looks...I think they actually had it right...the F-Type is classically beautiful, whereas the AMG looks more "exotic", i.e., different....so it depends on if you are going to classic beautiful design or something a little more unorthodox.

I don't think these head 2 head ever factor in price...that's for consumers to decide...

Shift, what are you still doing here?
Go away :p

I'm looking to see if I should get the AMG :icon_duck:

This poster is shifty.

I completely agree with you. I can appreciate any high quality automobile, as both the AMG and F Type are. Aesthetically, I prefer the F Type, but I have to agree with him that I'm not crazy about the new side sills on the 2016 F.

I just get frustrated when they compare 2 cars in a head-to-head like this that are in completely different price brackets. An SL550 would have been a more realistic comparison- $108k base price compared to the $106k of the F

+1 I think the F-Type looks incredible. The first time I saw an S2000 I said that I will own that car. When I saw a TV ad for an F-Type I said the same thing. It's just beautiful. I do agree with his comment about the side sills though. The AMG doesn't look good to me. It's not terrible, but it doesn't stir the passion within.