The Mercedes AMG GT is a grand tourer produced in coupe and roadster body styles and was introduced on 9 September 2014 and was officially unveiled to the public in October 2014 at the Paris Motor Show. After the SLS AMG, it is the second sports car developed entirely in-house by Mercedes-AMG. The Mercedes-AMG GT initially went on sale in two variants the GT and GT S in March 2015, while the high performance variant called the GT R was introduced in 2016.

In 2018 Mercedes-AMG introduced the Limited Edition GT R ‘Pro’ at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The GT R Pro is a more track focused variant of the AMG GT line up and based on the GT R and would be limited for 750 units worldwide. The GT R Pro retains all key mechanical differences of the GT R gains over the GT C with other minor upgrades, the GT R Pro uses the same engine and power output of the GT R but with upgrades to fine tune the dynamics and character of the car.

These upgrade included; new manually adjustable coil-over suspension setup, lightweight anti-roll bars, electronically controlled dynamic engine and transmission mounts, new carbon-fibre bucket seats, lightweight forged wheels 19-inch on front and 20-inch on rear which were exclusive for the GT R Pro, new carbon-fibre braced active aerodynamic front splitter and canards, new front fenders with GT3 inspired vents, new rear diffuser with canards, new side skirts, updated rear wing with a small gurney for increase downforce while reducing weight. In addition to the plethora of individual aerodynamic and chassis tuning the GT R’s optional carbon-fiber roof and carbon ceramic brakes became standard.

In November 2018, Mercedes-AMG conducted a test at Nürburgring Nordschleife for the new GT R Pro, and the car completed a lap time, driven by Maro Engel, set a lap time of 7:04.632 minutes around the track. Making it the 8th fastest lap time for a road-legal production vehicle around the track at the time.