Mercedes-Benz India on Friday launched its super sports car — the AMG GT Black Series, the most powerful AMG ever.

The new AMG GT Black Series showcases the company’s motorsports prowess and its technology transfer from motorsport to series production cars. The Black Series models can do significant lap-times on a racetrack and are approved for roads.

The AMG GT Black Series has a V8 engine with a flat crankshaft that develops 537 kw (730 hp) at 6700- 6900 rpm and delivers a peak torque of 800Nm available at 2000-6000 rpm. The V8 enables the vehicle to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds, and 0 to 200 km/h in under 9 seconds with a top speed of 325 km/h.

Martin Schwenk, managing director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India delivered the first ever AMG GT Black Series super sports car in India on Friday. He said: “We are thrilled to deliver the first-ever AMG GT Black Series in India.”