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Finest used automobiles for £50,000 and below

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5. Mercedes AMG GT (2014-2022)

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Imagine it or not, just a few of those creep into our finances with middling mileages, full service histories, and excessive specs. However select properly.

AMGs traditionally let their dynamic prospers come to life with low-slung, top-rung GTs like this. And the AMG GT will get off to a very good begin, possessing all of the hallmarks of a well-balanced driver’s automobile that additionally needs to be a grand tourer.

Up entrance is a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 with cylinder deactivation, so it’s claimed to realize 30mpg if you wish to drive effectively, and when you do not you get 503bhp, 479lb ft, a prime pace of 193mph and 62mph delivered in a raucous, snarling 3.8sec. That energy is distributed to the rear wheels by way of a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.

All totally purposeful figures for a automobile which produced an equally purposeful, thundering baritone of noise to make you wince on the surging cacophany of sentimental limiters and catalytic converters that strangle most automobiles these days.

Is that character one thing you would dwell with? Properly, it isn’t current all over the place. Homeowners complain of some inside fittings and finishes feeling too C-Class and a experience high quality that feels extra akin to Monza than the motorway. However it’s usually usable and, so long as they’re sorted, it shouldn’t turn into an unlimited problem.

Cheaper, poorly maintained automobiles are prone to endure electrical/wiring points. Examine, too, for unhealthy scuffs, scrapes or scratches as a result of this low-slung machine is sort of tough to see out of. We strongly suggest you solely purchase one with a full service historical past, given the possible exhausting life some automobiles can have lived, particularly at this value.


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