Driving the new AMG GT R Roadster with @rana65556 had me surprised by quite how much difference there is to the Pro. I had thought it was crazy to buy both of them, and I still do but slightly less so! Join me now for my first drive and running over the spec I've gone for including some touches from the AMG Performance Studio and my thoughts on it.
The funny thing is that we spotted while editing; it's just down to dragging the transition too long, but I figured I'd just leave it in and see what the comments about it were - if any. Didn't expect it to be top comment though!
Man you are living the life. Perfect example how how hard work pays off cause the amount of videos and quality of content you don’t rest I don’t think. Thank you for the great entertainment love the videos Tim please keep them up.
I've a 21 year old Merc SLK 23O and it's traditional for me to roof down on New years day. The heated leather seats and heater don't allow you to feel any cold and if it rains, as long as you're moving, you don't feel a thing and the car stays dry inside. As a Scottish female, who's always cold, the only time I'm truly feeling warm is when I'm zapping around in my mota John!
This is one of the only videos on your channel I can relate to. I am 11 years old, and recently went to the AMG section of my local Mercedes dealer because I saw on autotrader that they had a GTR roadster. The AMG specialist came out and let me listen to the startup. It was amazing. Mind blowing how much better this car is than the GTC
Sort of reminds me of when Shmee bought multiple focus rs’ to get an allocation for the ford gt. I’m guessing he knows about a future project by AMG after the Project One which he wants an allocation for.
I'm loving that Tim went to one of my local jaunts, Smith and Western. Hope you enjoyed your Horsham trip! The road you went back on, via Leaf hill is a lovely driving road. Keep up the sterling videos. I watch every one and thoroughly enjoy following your story.
@@Shmee150 so that's like +£200,000 a year and you're fortunate enough to have all of those cars, I must say I'm well impressed. A man that KNOWS how to spend money!
@@Shmee150 I actually find that hard to believe including parking, insurance, fuel, maintenance absolutely everything. I mean the Senna and Ford GT alone must be $7k or $8k.
Bib The Boulder no but I’m not a geezer. 36, and I can’t think of one that looks better from mid 80’s on. It has a similar look to the 61 Shelby. Name one better.
@@tannergauge9374 As I said "In my opinion"...however, personally I think from the 2000's the Jaguar XK (150), from the 1990's the Bentley Arnage, and from the 1980's the Lamborghini Countach, but as I say, it's all subjective.
Bib The Boulder No I wasn’t taking offense just was taking the challenge in my mind and I really couldn’t come up with a whole lot. That Jaguar is pretty hot. And for me I don’t like Porsche at all so that eliminates them.
I absolutely love the grin of how Smhee enjoys kicking down on this GTR @ 500 miles in.. Cause he certainly knows he'd not have the opportunity to do that anytime soon on his GTR Pro (or never matter of fact😂) until its fully broken in..
Schmee is right. The coupe looks great but the roadster looks "epic" and these colors are "mega" 😀. Tim you enthusiasm is contagious. I may need to test drive one.
You are going to have one great looking and great driving car! It is not just Brits who would drive in winter with the top down and the heaters on. This Yank would love it as well! I hope you do some laps at the Ring with that top down as well! Great video for a cold dreary day, thanks for sharing it, Cheers!
Absolutely love the car. We, New Yorkers, also love the drive with the top down too. I see so much Mercedes GLC and GLE design features in this car. Hey it works!
Man sitting here at 21 years old it hurts me knowing you have all these beautiful cars, yet I can't afford any car. Hopefully one day I'll be able to live a life like yours Shmee! Big inspiration.
Martin: Don’t think of it as it “hurts” knowing he has these beautiful cars. See it as an inspiration! It used to be that you could only ever read about cars like this, and maybe never even see one in person. These days, we can share the experience of having cars like this with people like Shmee150. Be optimistic, and plan for how you can afford nice cars 👍🏻 It is absolutely possible.
Lets be honest, the AMG GT R Roadster looks so incredibly menacing with that additional aero and especially the GT R Wing! I can't believe I am actually saying this, but looking at it I would actually prefer a Roadster in my garage instead of the normal GT R! Congratulations on your soon to be new star in the garage Tim, I cannot wait for both the Pro and the Roadster to sit menacingly besides each other!
David S. he already exaplains theyre both totally different, its like i have a corsa vxr clubsport and an astra vxr arctic, both are simialir but different
Impressive motorcar, thank you for sharing, presently the Ford Focus duo you own are the ones for me, and last, but certainly not least, really impressive is your work ethic with all the filming, quite inspirational, many thanks indeed Shmee150! (and in this case too, thanks to the owner of this AMG GT R Roadster)
Nice video, Tim. Instantly recognised the location as Burford Bridge Hotel carpark (where you also filmed the Ferrari) just outside Dorking and the A24 after. Superb roads & I’m usually on them in my Sakhir Orange M4 so will keep an eye out for you!
Nice. A friend of mine who is a Mercedes collector has recently been invited by the dealership to place an order for the upcoming GTR Black Series, if he is interested. He did. In phase 2 he will be asked to spec it. Also they told him that it will be available only in 12 countries.
My best guess is, he is trying to get some special edition mercs, most likely want that black series seeing how the sls black series value are ridiculously high
Curious as to why both Pro and Roadster 🤔 I think this is all in order to qualify for a GTR Black series which will be a keeper in the Shmee garage well until the next Black which ultimately super-cedes the GTR series
Very similar style to a viper, long nose, seated way back almost over the rear axle, and a short rear end. Somewhat similarly shaped in some crude ways even. I'm hoping for a c6 ZR1 in the next 2 years but would LOVE an ACR extreme viper. Cheers Tim.
Really excited for the exterior color but you also need to paint the brakes and mainly in my opinion you should go for red stitching to match with the exterior color.
For my 2 cents worth, the GTR Pro is the best looking car in the fleet. The convertible may be the car that topples it from that spot. Hyacinth red is stunning.....
One of the coolest specs of the model love the steering wheel and of course the wing and that it's is a convertible..thumbs up..🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Now this is a gorgeous car! I'm not normally a fan of convertible type cars but this may be the one exception, one thing I don't understand is why some car parts are not allowed to be carbon? Love it very much, looks like a lot of fun to drive. I think in the future you should spec one of your cars in the opposite spec of a car you already have......perhaps maybe?
a worthy roadster weve seen the black also with the green strip.. how would this rate v her? 2018 Ferrari 488 Spider along came TB and saw a Spider would he Buy her? Finished in Blu California over dark grey leather interior, yellow CCb brakes..
Happy New Year everyone. Tim, George Michael is also a fan of you. ..listen to the track ' kissing a fool ' time 3.20 I hear ddefenitely Shmee mobile. ..😆😎
In a world where I could afford either the Pro or this, I would go for this. I am from the cooler Pacific NW but currently live in SoCal..but I like the cooler air too.
With the seats that you want to order for your version is it possible to do coloured Carbon on the back that might go with your stripes or stitching or something like that just to change it up might be an option
If it's possible I would retrofit the carbon parts, like the wing and mirror's on the Pro and Roadster. Maybe you can order them through Renntech? And bucket seats in a convertible are the best!
Driving the new AMG GT R Roadster with @rana65556 had me surprised by quite how much difference there is to the Pro. I had thought it was crazy to buy both of them, and I still do but slightly less so! Join me now for my first drive and running over the spec I've gone for including some touches from the AMG Performance Studio and my thoughts on it.
Cool
Yes for the red, i love some bold people and bold color
And that red is amazing
Love the GT R. This spec looks surprisingly good on the conv!!!!
Cant wait to see the pro roaster
Red and yellow don’t go you need red and black with black interior and red stitching that’s the way to go
It would be interesting to see the roadster have the reverse color pattern of the pro
Agree, that would be really cool actually
Yes, thats an amazing idea.
Genius
Nobody : ....
Shmee's Editor : 18:04 Ok , i will put on a drunk filter for extra video quality!
I edit myself!
@@Shmee150 that was epic
@@Shmee150 i'm speechless i didn't even know it XD
@Shmee150 you are a very skilled editor! :)
Shmee150 Yeah right lol. You travel way to much to make these videos 😂👌
Mercedes: which of the new gtrs is your favorite?
Shmee: yes
18:04 those shrooms kicked in rather unexpectedly
18:05
I honestly thought I was tripping. I had to re-watch that part a few times over.
I'm sober right now and yet fully thought I was drunk at that part, wtf.
you were tripping xD
This is gold lmao
_@Vikas Acharya 😂😂😂😂_
The funny thing is that we spotted while editing; it's just down to dragging the transition too long, but I figured I'd just leave it in and see what the comments about it were - if any. Didn't expect it to be top comment though!
Man you are living the life. Perfect example how how hard work pays off cause the amount of videos and quality of content you don’t rest I don’t think. Thank you for the great entertainment love the videos Tim please keep them up.
Thank you so much for the kind words and support, it's really appreciated
Dude Does Not Sleep.... Shoot when was the last time he saw his place in Frankfurt
I’ve been really enjoying your videos lately shmee! Good job.
Thank you for the support, appreciate it
The roof on that thing is magical, i could watch that mechanism again and again. Engineering with a large helping of showmanship i love it.
Britain: *doesn’t rain*
British people: perfect weather to drive a convertible
Shmee: "Hi guys, I am Shmee!"
Everybody: "Yeah, we know who you are!"
Everyone: Tim, have you ever edited a video on LSD ?
Tim: fast forward to 18:03 and you decide 🤣🤣🤣
More like alcohol than LSD why just choose a random drug you know nothing about?
@@matthias7569 Why get your panties in a bunch over a dumb comment?
Yeah, pretty trippy, but less boring than a jump-cut 🤷♂️
@@matthias7569 it's a joke shut up
@@veemacks7255 Because its literally a permanent life changing medicine you should see what the FDA is doing with it
Shmee: got to run in my GTR Pro up to 1000 miles
Rana: GTR Roadster with 500 miles - nevermind, pedal to the metal
I've a 21 year old Merc SLK 23O and it's traditional for me to roof down on New years day. The heated leather seats and heater don't allow you to feel any cold and if it rains, as long as you're moving, you don't feel a thing and the car stays dry inside. As a Scottish female, who's always cold, the only time I'm truly feeling warm is when I'm zapping around in my mota John!
This is one of the only videos on your channel I can relate to. I am 11 years old, and recently went to the AMG section of my local Mercedes dealer because I saw on autotrader that they had a GTR roadster. The AMG specialist came out and let me listen to the startup. It was amazing. Mind blowing how much better this car is than the GTC
The roadster is the perfect configuration for the GTR. The lines are beautiful.
The perfect roadster!!!
So menacing and sounds insane!!!
This is my absolute dream car of all cars. Astonishing beauty. Wow. Congrats Tim.
Sort of reminds me of when Shmee bought multiple focus rs’ to get an allocation for the ford gt. I’m guessing he knows about a future project by AMG after the Project One which he wants an allocation for.
kteam 11 think he wants the gtr black series
kteam 11 He got the GT Allocation before he bought the RS
Ford didn't care about that. They see straight through that, as the people who bought up a bunch of Ford's, when the GT was announced, found out.
Andrew Delashaw no they don’t... they just see them as customers with money that they can keep on their side.... it was just an exclusivity thing
Andrew Delashaw, with most manufacturers, it does make a difference.
Thanks for the update. Eyes rolling.
I'm loving that Tim went to one of my local jaunts, Smith and Western. Hope you enjoyed your Horsham trip! The road you went back on, via Leaf hill is a lovely driving road. Keep up the sterling videos. I watch every one and thoroughly enjoy following your story.
This dude must have $50k a month easy going out for just car expenses
Fortunately it's only about 1/3rd of that xD
@@Shmee150 so that's like +£200,000 a year and you're fortunate enough to have all of those cars, I must say I'm well impressed. A man that KNOWS how to spend money!
@@Shmee150 How many business's do you have?
@@Shmee150 I actually find that hard to believe including parking, insurance, fuel, maintenance absolutely everything. I mean the Senna and Ford GT alone must be $7k or $8k.
@@hellogoodbyestaysavage6283 I don't know what you mean but $15k a year is way low bro. It's closer to $15k a month each
Yeah these are incredible cars, especially near the autobahn. Can’t wait to see those vids!
Watching this cool video at 1 AM ...By the way the Shmee150 hoodie looks cool
I am not a roadsters fan, but this one.. It's amazing. I cannot wait for this one in your collection!
The GT line just seems like amazing cars overall.
Ok that is the greatest looking car of my lifetime by far. I’ve always been a roadster guy, but finally here one that swings for the fences.
Are you still in high school then? Many way better looking cars from the 60's 70's and 80's...in my opinion...
Bib The Boulder no but I’m not a geezer. 36, and I can’t think of one that looks better from mid 80’s on. It has a similar look to the 61 Shelby. Name one better.
@@tannergauge9374 As I said "In my opinion"...however, personally I think from the 2000's the Jaguar XK (150), from the 1990's the Bentley Arnage, and from the 1980's the Lamborghini Countach, but as I say, it's all subjective.
Bib The Boulder No I wasn’t taking offense just was taking the challenge in my mind and I really couldn’t come up with a whole lot. That Jaguar is pretty hot. And for me I don’t like Porsche at all so that eliminates them.
im in love w/ dat deep v8 rumble. like a lion's growl. Im a huge AMG fan and I love ur vids. keep up the great work!
I absolutely love the grin of how Smhee enjoys kicking down on this GTR @ 500 miles in.. Cause he certainly knows he'd not have the opportunity to do that anytime soon on his GTR Pro (or never matter of fact😂) until its fully broken in..
Schmee is right. The coupe looks great but the roadster looks "epic" and these colors are "mega" 😀. Tim you enthusiasm is contagious. I may need to test drive one.
You are going to have one great looking and great driving car! It is not just Brits who would drive in winter with the top down and the heaters on. This Yank would love it as well! I hope you do some laps at the Ring with that top down as well! Great video for a cold dreary day, thanks for sharing it, Cheers!
Absolutely love the car. We, New Yorkers, also love the drive with the top down too. I see so much Mercedes GLC and GLE design features in this car. Hey it works!
Man sitting here at 21 years old it hurts me knowing you have all these beautiful cars, yet I can't afford any car. Hopefully one day I'll be able to live a life like yours Shmee! Big inspiration.
Martin: Don’t think of it as it “hurts” knowing he has these beautiful cars. See it as an inspiration! It used to be that you could only ever read about cars like this, and maybe never even see one in person. These days, we can share the experience of having cars like this with people like Shmee150. Be optimistic, and plan for how you can afford nice cars 👍🏻 It is absolutely possible.
981porsche I like this reply.
981porsche I like this reply.
Lets be honest, the AMG GT R Roadster looks so incredibly menacing with that additional aero and especially the GT R Wing! I can't believe I am actually saying this, but looking at it I would actually prefer a Roadster in my garage instead of the normal GT R! Congratulations on your soon to be new star in the garage Tim, I cannot wait for both the Pro and the Roadster to sit menacingly besides each other!
Nice car, but why would Shmee need more than one Amg Gt🤷♂️
David S. he already exaplains theyre both totally different, its like i have a corsa vxr clubsport and an astra vxr arctic, both are simialir but different
abc didnt realise having a passion for cars makes me depressed tbh😂 infact cars are the total opposite, theyre the cure
@@Kieran_OPC Isn't it 3 AMG GTRs he still has his normal GTR right?
i think he is trying to be in the good books with AMG maybe future plans to get the next hyper car?
@@mojojojo3575 no he sold it to get the gtr pro
You're doing perfectly to get the GT-R BLACK SERIES allocation! (With performance parts so special configuration on the GT-R roadster) 👌
Me: *stoked to pay for my Starbucks without checking bank balance in line.*
Shmee: Helloooo, good moooorning and welllllcome!ANOTHER AMG GT!
Great vid 😀😀 can’t wait to see what comes in the future and best luck finding the perfect home for the shkittles
Thank you
Impressive motorcar, thank you for sharing, presently the Ford Focus duo you own are the ones for me, and last, but certainly not least, really impressive is your work ethic with all the filming, quite inspirational, many thanks indeed Shmee150! (and in this case too, thanks to the owner of this AMG GT R Roadster)
What you say about us British liking to drive on cold days is totally true, I love going for a drive with the windows down and heating on full lol
The absence of a Porsche GT2RS from your race cars for the road collection needs to be rectified. 🤘🏻
A true unicorn this car and a very smart buy. They'll very likely appreciate in value the next few years unlike other AMG GT models. Congrats Tim!
Ronald Mcdonald called, he wants his GTR Roadster back.
Yeah driving with the roof down in the cold is amazing more people should try it
Are you buying all these AMG to get a Mercedes Project One allocation?
The roof mechanism is pretty darn cool.
Nice GTR ROADSTER. I actually have 1of 750. It’s Matte black and looks like a stealth bomber. Great videos!!💪💪
Nice video, Tim. Instantly recognised the location as Burford Bridge Hotel carpark (where you also filmed the Ferrari) just outside Dorking and the A24 after. Superb roads & I’m usually on them in my Sakhir Orange M4 so will keep an eye out for you!
Just checked Rana's Hyacinth Red GTR Pro......I like!! Stunning colour!
Epic and bad ass! The red will be Killer.
The yellow accents really set it out from the rest. Looks so sick. Closing in on 2 million subs. Looking forward to all in 2020
Nice. A friend of mine who is a Mercedes collector has recently been invited by the dealership to place an order for the upcoming GTR Black Series, if he is interested. He did. In phase 2 he will be asked to spec it. Also they told him that it will be available only in 12 countries.
Schmee, you really are a lucky man!
Thanks 4 sharing your toys with us
Shmee on that Merc hypercar pathway grind! Get it man!
I've been refreshing my subscription feed for ages waiting for today's upload, and finally I was rewarded with what looks like a banger! Can't wait!
Thank you for the support, enjoy the video
Amazing video shmee find your videos so interesting bro❤
Smooth heal brake start up Shmee👌🏼
My dad has a AMG Gt from 2017 and it
may not be the quickest thing but it is a blast
Makes no sense having two focus rs and two amg gtr
hafferzitu it’s his money, he enjoys the cars, let him do what he wants
Chris Jegan he doesnt even drive all the cars... most of the mileage in the cars are not made by him, its just his crew driving
hafferzitu it doesn’t make sense to you, but if you had a garage of 8 performance cars it might make sense to you then.
The two focuses were to get brand rep with ford to get the GT and then the two AMGs will probably be to get the black series in the future
My best guess is, he is trying to get some special edition mercs, most likely want that black series seeing how the sls black series value are ridiculously high
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Like the new ceramic bezel Daytona. Nice upgrade.
Thanks, I've had it about 18 months now
Curious as to why both Pro and Roadster 🤔 I think this is all in order to qualify for a GTR Black series which will be a keeper in the Shmee garage well until the next Black which ultimately super-cedes the GTR series
Hey down in Box Hill, Dorking. Should have used a transporter to save the miage on the Senna and AMG .
The amg gtr roadster is really nice cheers steve 😀👍
One of the best looking cars
And now there’s a red crew! (Ford GT, RS Red, GT R Roadster)
Yes! I hadn't even thought about it that way but I have indeed 'accidentally' done that
Very similar style to a viper, long nose, seated way back almost over the rear axle, and a short rear end. Somewhat similarly shaped in some crude ways even. I'm hoping for a c6 ZR1 in the next 2 years but would LOVE an ACR extreme viper. Cheers Tim.
Really excited for the exterior color but you also need to paint the brakes and mainly in my opinion you should go for red stitching to match with the exterior color.
Love the car, so excited and it's not even mine!! 😂😂
Ok, this is my new favourite car, so much better than a lambo!
For my 2 cents worth, the GTR Pro is the best looking car in the fleet. The convertible may be the car that topples it from that spot. Hyacinth red is stunning.....
One of the coolest specs of the model love the steering wheel and of course the wing and that it's is a convertible..thumbs up..🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Now this is a gorgeous car! I'm not normally a fan of convertible type cars but this may be the one exception, one thing I don't understand is why some car parts are not allowed to be carbon? Love it very much, looks like a lot of fun to drive. I think in the future you should spec one of your cars in the opposite spec of a car you already have......perhaps maybe?
As always great video
It's got a nice colour scheme...!!! 🙂🆒️
Shmee reviewing the car from the parking lot and I looking at the green roof on the background 😻
having performance studio amg cars is super rare, you will have a one of one car
What a beast. I'm waiting for my 2020 C63S coupe. It's nowhere near GT-R Roadster, but I'm so excited. Good luck.
For sure, congratulations on the new car, you're going to love it
Happy newyear good Sir!
Keep the videos coming.
Greetings from Norway
That AMG Roaster GT R Roaster is really cool
5:01 you can see Muhammad Ali is driving the car xD (central screen)
He does look like he is Pakistani, like Mohammed Ali.
Rana the mysterious Freshie.
@@MohsinChheena Mohammed Ali is not Pakistani? he's from Kentucky.
Got a few AMG in the garage 🧐🤔 .... Shmee working his way onto the Project One list ?
David not possible because allocations have already been distributed / completed
What about having this in the exact opposite colours to your GTR-Pro, black with white strips?
Does MB pump the engine sound into the cabin when the roof is up? I'm not a fan of that feature.
a worthy roadster weve seen the black also with the green strip.. how would this rate v her? 2018 Ferrari 488 Spider along came TB and saw a Spider would he Buy her? Finished in Blu California over dark grey leather interior, yellow CCb brakes..
Why does the AMG GT-R Roadster not have the traction control dial in the middle?
Happy New Year everyone. Tim, George Michael is also a fan of you. ..listen to the track ' kissing a fool ' time 3.20 I hear ddefenitely Shmee mobile. ..😆😎
In a world where I could afford either the Pro or this, I would go for this. I am from the cooler Pacific NW but currently live in SoCal..but I like the cooler air too.
With the seats that you want to order for your version is it possible to do coloured Carbon on the back that might go with your stripes or stitching or something like that just to change it up might be an option
If it's possible I would retrofit the carbon parts, like the wing and mirror's on the Pro and Roadster. Maybe you can order them through Renntech?
And bucket seats in a convertible are the best!
One of my favorite cars. There really is something special about a roadster
Why won’t they allow you to option a carbon rear deck spoiler in the UK?
The shown specification is extremely nice.
I always wonder if that long hood is distracting while driving. I feel like a shorter hood like Porsche or Lambo have, feels better while driving.
I have a feeling that all of these AMGs are a foreshadowing of a future F1-engined Mercedes joining the garage 🤔
I think having the GT R Pro in white with piano black stripes you should do this in Piano black with white stripes
Bit of Smith&Western? Weird to see you in Horsham! Did you visit Octane collection in Rudgwick?
This is probably one of my dream cars of all time.
Shmee buys so many AMG's so he can apply for an AMG Project ONE :D
Are you getting an allocation for an AMG Project One for buying all these Gtr AMG's?