Twin-turbo V8 muscle met raw runway reality as the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series squared off against the McLaren 750S in a no-prep drag race staged by CarExpert. On paper, the matchup looks evenly balanced—rear-wheel drive, forced induction, and track-focused engineering—but the results told a very different story.
The AMG GT Black Series packs a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with a flat-plane crank, producing around 720 hp and 800 Nm, paired with a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox. It sprints from 0–100 km/h in about 3.2 seconds and tops out at roughly 325 km/h (202 mph).
Meanwhile, the McLaren 750S uses a mid-mounted 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 delivering 740 hp and 800 Nm, benefiting from a significantly lighter carbon-fiber chassis. It rockets from 0–100 km/h in just 2.8 seconds, runs the quarter mile in 10.1 seconds, and reaches 332 km/h (206 mph).
Those advantages were obvious on the strip. In multiple standing-start runs, the McLaren surged ahead decisively, its superior power-to-weight ratio overcoming poor traction. Rolling races told the same story—without wheelspin masking performance, the 750S simply walked away.
By the quarter mile, what looked close on paper became clear in practice. The McLaren isn’t just quicker—it delivers near-hypercar performance, leaving the AMG as the underdog in a fight it couldn’t win.
Source: CarExpert
